January 8, 2025
7:00pm
The Ora at the Morganroth Event Center
578 McIntosh Rd., Sarasota

Ruth Reichl is recognized as one of the most discerning voices in the food world, with accolades as a bestselling author, revered restaurant critic, and culinary industry influencer. Her icon status stems from groundbreaking roles in food journalism, including lead restaurant critic at the New York Times and Editor-in-Chief at Gourmet magazine. A six-time James Beard Award winner, capped by her 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award, Ruth's work transcends all platforms with top honors for best-selling books, magazine feature writing, restaurant critique, and multimedia food commentary.

“Eating Our Words” will feature personal reflections on her years as restaurant critic and editor, and a look at how food writing in different times and places in the world helps us to discover what the changing language of food can tell us about ourselves.