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Sweet food fiction by former Gourmet editor, Ruth Reichl.
Billie is a bit of a plain Jane who applies for a job at her favorite magazine, the legendary Delicious! She has an amazing palate and bakes a stellar gingerbread as part of her job interview, but is very insistent that she doesn't want to cook. She also gets a part time job at an Italian cheese shop that sounds like classic NYC. After the magazine is shut down due to budget cuts at the publisher, Billie is left as the sole employee in th ...more
Billie is a bit of a plain Jane who applies for a job at her favorite magazine, the legendary Delicious! She has an amazing palate and bakes a stellar gingerbread as part of her job interview, but is very insistent that she doesn't want to cook. She also gets a part time job at an Italian cheese shop that sounds like classic NYC. After the magazine is shut down due to budget cuts at the publisher, Billie is left as the sole employee in th ...more
I really loved every character in this book and feel like they are old friends. The only negative is of the description of the librarian sitting at the info desk of Cleveland Public Library. No way was a librarian knitting at the desk. Otherwise this book is wonderful!
I'm a huge fan of Reichl's autobiographies, but this novel was so clunky & awkward.
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This is the kind of readable book that you want to devour in one sitting. It may not be the deepest novel but it really is Delicous.
I can see why someone wouldn’t like this- it’s light and sweet and a bit cheesy but I found it entertaining.
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