露絲·雷剋爾，美國最著名的美食評論傢。她年輕的時候，就發現瞭「食物是用來瞭解這個世界的一種方法……當你觀察一個人吃東西時，你會發現什麼樣的人，就吃什麼樣的食物。」

故事從雷剋爾被稱為「發黴皇後」的母親開場，引齣一連串不凡的際遇，雷剋爾由此一步步探索美食世界。在迴憶錄裏，她充分錶達瞭對美味的熱愛，對各色人物的觀察，更寫齣瞭生活滋味的多姿多彩。

她以獨特的幽默和最喜愛的食譜作為全書的調料，烹製成一本詼諧動人的美食主義寶典。

露絲·雷剋爾 《紐約時報》專欄的餐館評論傢。1999年8月起她擔任美國著名的《美食傢》雜誌總編輯，坐在這個位子全賴於她過去二十年來在廚藝、餐館評論和寫作方麵的傑齣成就。她和丈夫與孩子，還有兩隻貓，現居住在紐約市。

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.