“An absolute delight to read” (Newsday), Ruth Reichl was the editor-in-chief of Gourmet for ten years. She is the author of four bestselling memoirs: Comfort Me with Apples, Tender at the Bone, Garlic and Sapphires, and For You Mom, Finally. Her novel Delicious! tells the story of a mysterious collection of letters and the sole employee of a shuttered New York food magazine. A former restaurant critic for the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, Reichl is the recipient of six6 prestigious James Beard Awards. Half cookbook, half memoir, My Kitchen Year is a zesty celebration of the curative power of cooking.