{"product_id":"book-cxoi","title":"Save Me the Plums","description":"\u003cb\u003eTrailblazing food writer and beloved restaurant critic Ruth Reichl took the job (and the risk) of a lifetime when she entered the glamorous, high-stakes world of magazine publishing. Now, for the first time, she chronicles her groundbreaking tenure as editor in chief of \u003ci\u003eGourmet, \u003c\/i\u003eduring which she spearheaded a revolution in the way we think about food.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When Condé Nast offered Ruth Reichl the top position at America’s oldest epicurean magazine, she declined. She was a writer, not a manager, and had no inclination to be anyone’s boss. And yet . . . Reichl had been reading \u003ci\u003eGourmet\u003c\/i\u003e since she was eight; it had inspired her career. How could she say no?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is the story of a former Berkeley hippie entering the corporate world and worrying about losing her soul. It is the story of the moment restaurants became an important part of popular culture, a time when the rise of the farm-to-table movement changed, forever, the way we eat. Readers will meet legendary chefs like David Chang and Eric Ripert, idiosyncratic writers like David Foster Wallace, and a colorful group of editors and art directors who, under Reichl’s leadership, transformed stately \u003ci\u003eGourmet \u003c\/i\u003einto a cutting-edge publication. This was the golden age of print media—the last spendthrift gasp before the Internet turned the magazine world upside down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Complete with recipes, \u003ci\u003eSave Me the Plums\u003c\/i\u003e is a personal journey of a woman coming to terms with being in charge and making a mark, following a passion and holding on to her dreams—even when she ends up in a place she never expected to be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdvance praise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSave Me the Plums\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eSave Me the Plums\u003c\/i\u003e sweeps the reader up in the intoxicating splendor of \u003ci\u003eGourmet\u003c\/i\u003e in its glory days, when the smart set was in it for the food, the friendship, and the big new ideas. This is the rare case of an amazing writer living an amazing life, with a book that’s the party I never wanted to end.”\u003cb\u003e—Ann Patchett, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCommonwealth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “No one writes about food like Ruth Reichl. She also happens to be a mesmerizing storyteller. I consider this book essential nourishment.”\u003cb\u003e—Nigella Lawson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Endearing . . . \u003ci\u003eGourmet\u003c\/i\u003e magazine readers will relish the behind-the-scenes peek at the workings of the magazine. . . . Reichl’s revealing memoir is a deeply personal look at a food world on the brink of change.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49329428005168,"sku":"BDcxoi","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD [40]","offer_id":49329428136240,"sku":"40cxoi","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/350323-cxoi-Square.jpg?v=1733744929","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-cxoi","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}