The Book Standard reports that Ruth Reichl, author of Comfort Me with Apples and editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine, has signed on to executive produce a new HBO series about "a sassy, glamorous newspaper columnist who can’t seem to keep herself out of tangled romances."
The series, which is not yet named, will be based on Reichl’s own life, according to Women’s Wear Daily.
Reichl’s two books—both memoirs—tell the story of her food-critic gigs at the New York Times and Los Angeles Times, and Comfort Me with Apples gives steamy details about a romance she had with her first boss, Colman Andrews (author of Catalan Cuisine and Flavors of the Riviera, and editor-in-chief of Saveur magazine).
According to WWD, Reichl and her co-producers would be pleased to see their new show pitched as Sex and the City’s successor. "Certainly, the thought has flown around the room," Reichl told WWD.
Based on her own life, eh? We'll have to check that one out.
