The rumor at the time was that Anne Hathaway was attached to play the critic in the rom-com version of the book, but Reichl’s rep denied those claims and the project never came to fruition. This is not the first time Hollywood has come knocking at Reichl’s door: Eight years ago, the writer said she was working on turning her memoir about being a NYT critic, Garlic and Sapphires, into a movie. “I was working with the writer, and asked how long she envisioned each segment being, and she said it really doesn’t matter, because people binge-watch them, so the first one will be an hour, and the next one can be 40 minutes.” Netflix has not released any information about the project, but based on this interview, it sounds like the series is still in the very early planning stages.

“Netflix just bought Comfort Me With Apples, to do an eight-part series,” Reichl told Vulture. The food world legend revealed plans for the TV adaptation of her second memoir Comfort Me With Apples this week while promoting her newest autobiographical work Save Me the Plums. She is unafraid - even eager - to poke holes in the pretensions of food critics, making each meal a hilarious and instructive occasion for novices and experts alike.Former Gourmet editor and New York Times critic Ruth Reichl says that a memoir about her early days as a food writer is going to be the subject of a new eight-part series on Netflix.

Fisher, a mad dash through the produce market with Wolfgang Puck and a garlic feast with Alice Waters are priceless. Reichl's anecdotes from a summer lunch with M.F.K. It is an apprenticeship by turns delightful and daunting, one told in the most winning and engaging of voices. Picking up where Tender at the Bone left off, Comfort Me with Apples recounts Reichl's transformation from chef to food writer, a process that led her through restaurants from Bangkok to Paris to Los Angeles and brought lessons in life, love and food.

In Ruth Reichl's latest book, one that will delight her fans and convert those as yet uninitiated to her charming tales, the author brings to life her adventures in pursuit of good meals and good company.

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