Ruth Reichl, The Movie?

Gourmet, as loyal readers are painfully aware, is no more, but much-beloved former Gourmet editor Ruth Reichl is likely heading to a silver screen near you. According to the LA Times blog Daily Dish, Reichl’s third memoir Garlic and Sapphires may hit the screen sometime this year:

Originally envisioned as an HBO comedy series, the project was sold as a feature to Fox years ago. A representative from the production company confirmed that “Garlic and Sapphires” is in “active development” but didn’t provide any more information. The details on IMDB are sparse but indicate a 2010 release, and according to its synopsis, the movie is about “a chef [who] tries to balance her career with writing a book, motherhood and divorce.” Seems off.

Very off, actually. The memoir, for those of you who haven’t read (if not, highly recommended) is about Reichl’s return (along with supportive husband and small child) to her native New York City in the early 1990′s after she is hired by the New York Times to be their new food critic. Reichl was famous during her tenure at the Times for dressing up in detailed costumes in order not to be recognized. Let’s hope the powers that be in Hollywood don’t butcher it too badly. As for casting, the Dish suggests Catherine Keener, though I think for the big screen Sandra Bullock might actually be able to pull it off (if it were small screen I’d say Kyra Sedgwick).

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