When Ruth Reichl signed up to be 'The New York Times' restaurant critic, her picture was posted all over town. Yet to be a good critic, anonymity was surely a prerequisite. Ruth adopted a radical way of eating incognito, she amassed a wardrobe of wigs and costumes for her different personas and the resulting reviews are both hilarious and sobering and full of fascinating insights and delicious gossip.
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When Ruth Reichl signed up to be 'The New York Times' restaurant critic, her picture was posted all over town. Yet to be a good critic, anonymity was surely a prerequisite. Ruth adopted a radical way of eating incognito, she amassed a wardrobe of wigs and costumes for her different personas and the resulting reviews are both hilarious and sobering and full of fascinating insights and delicious gossip.