From Tender at the Bone through Comfort Me With Apples and Garlic and Sapphires, Reichl has chronicled her life with food. In her new memoir, My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes That Saved My Life, the former Gourmet editor-in-chief focuses on one difficult year — 2009, when Gourmet folded. Out of a job, Reichl was back in her own kitchen, rediscovering and savoring the joys of cooking for herself and her family. A tribute to the healing powers of food, Reichl’s account includes not only recipes, but her dialogue with Twitter followers. At Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St., NW, Washington, DC. Click here for more info.