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How Michael Ruhlman Keeps Writing, Decade after Decade

Writing The French Laundry Cookbook led to co-authorship of 11 books with chefs, plus many other books

Dec 15, 2024
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Michael Ruhlman says he’s been writing since the 5th grade.

I first met writer Michael Ruhlman in 2010, en route to Ixtapa for a food writing workshop. We were on a small plane from Cancun. I wanted to introduce myself, but I could see that he was busy writing on his laptop, so I waited until we had landed. I admired his productivity and discipline, tak…

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