露丝·雷克尔，美国最著名的美食评论家。她年轻的时候，就发现了「食物是用来了解这个世界的一种方法……当你观察一个人吃东西时，你会发现什么样的人，就吃什么样的食物。」

故事从雷克尔被称为「发霉皇后」的母亲开场，引出一连串不凡的际遇，雷克尔由此一步步探索美食世界。在回忆录里，她充分表达了对美味的热爱，对各色人物的观察，更写出了生活滋味的多姿多彩。

她以独特的幽默和最喜爱的食谱作为全书的调料，烹制成一本诙谐动人的美食主义宝典。

露丝·雷克尔 《纽约时报》专栏的餐馆评论家。1999年8月起她担任美国著名的《美食家》杂志总编辑，坐在这个位子全赖于她过去二十年来在厨艺、餐馆评论和写作方面的杰出成就。她和丈夫与孩子，还有两只猫，现居住在纽约市。

At an early age, Ruth Reichl discovered that "food could be a way of making sense of the world. . . . If you watched people as they ate, you could find out who they were." Her deliciously crafted memoir, Tender at the Bone , is the story of a life determined, enhanced, and defined in equal measure by a passion for food, unforgettable people, and the love of tales well told.Beginning with Reichl's mother, the notorious food-poisoner known as the Queen of Mold, Reichl introduces us to the fascinating characters who shaped her world and her tastes, from the gourmand Monsieur du Croix, who served Reichl her first soufflé, to those at her politically correct table in Berkeley who championed the organic food revolution in the 1970s.Spiced with Reichl's infectious humor and sprinkled with her favorite recipes, Tender at the Bone is a witty and compelling chronicle of a culinary sensualist's coming-of-age.