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Michael Ruhlman—'The Cooking Animal'

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The author of 19 books, including 'Ratio', 'The Soul of a Chef', 'Wooden Boats', 'House: A Memoir', and the recent Kindle single, 'The Main Dish', Michael Ruhlman spent the day at Wabash, leading a discussion about cooking at noon and enjoying pizza made from his recipes by Bon Apetit, the College’s food service, speaking with student writers, and giving an evening talk on the crafts of writing and cooking. Here he enjoys the conversation with members of the Wabash and Crawfordsville communities in Hays Science Hall.

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Professor of Chemistry Scott Feller asks a question about cooking lamb.

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Professor of Classics David Kubiak asks Ruhlman a question.

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Professor Warren Rosenberg enjoys the exchange.

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Senior Zachary Thompson listens.

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Professor of English Marc Hudson welcomes the writer to his creative writing class.

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The author offers the advice given to him by his own mentor, the novelist, dramatist, and essayist Reynolds Price.

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Ruhlman and Professor Hudson enjoy the writer's time with students.

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Ruhlman talks with Associate Professor of History Rick Warner before the evening's meal.

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Ruhlman with The Bachelor writer Riley Floyd ’13.

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Floyd interviewed Ruhlman about his perspective on all-male education, as the author attended an all-male day school and is the author of a book on that school titled

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Floyd enjoys one of Ruhlman's stories about his own college days.

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The author presented a talk titled 'The Cooking Animal.'

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'The best things in life happen when you get carried away,' Ruhlman writes. 'I went into a cooking school to write about what it means to be a chef, and instead I became a cook, got a job line cooking, lucked into one of the great restaurants of the world to work with the chef on his book, and I kept on writing about food. I got carried away, and it’s made all the difference.'

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Ruhlman speaks in Baxter Hall.

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Professor Richard Bowen and Wabash First Lady Chris White enjoy one of Ruhlman's stories.

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Ruhlman signs a book for Wabash First Lady Chris White.

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Ruhlman talks with Patience Barnes during the book signing.

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The author signs a copy of 'Twenty' for Wabash Magazine Editor Steve Charles. The two worked together when Ruhlman's essay 'Becoming Home' was published in the magazine's 'A Man's Life' feature in 2002.

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