May 15, 2005

Fresh Air-Ruth Reichl

Gs_1 A re-broadcast of an interview between Terry Gross and Ruth Reichl, food critic and editor-in-chief of Gourmet Magazine from this past October. Just as enjoyable the second time around where Ms. Reichl talks about discovering her "inner blonde," dining with "Aunt Betty", coffee shops and dining alone.  Interview is just under 20 minutes in length.

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