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Jan 21, 2026
It's deceptively humble, but when you want to make it rain, culinarily speaking, there's no better choice.
Jan 9, 2026
A foodie's guide to the next 12 months of existential despair.
Jan 5, 2026
It's an indulgence you should never feel guilty about — as long as it doesn't cost too much.
Dec 11, 2025
In which I more or less butcher the arguments for eating less (or more?) meat.
Nov 25, 2025
Why delivering pizza as a teenager was the best job in the world.
Sep 16, 2025
And it taught me the meaning of life.
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Jul 17, 2025
What I learned (or didn't) at Condé Nast.
Jun 19, 2025
A single visit 25 years ago clarified my approach to food.
Writing
May 20, 2025
A Tuesday special: Five mini-essays in one newsletter!
Apr 2, 2025
Trigger warning: I am about to use the word "spatchcock."
Jan 29, 2025
Once they brought "ethnic" cuisines together on a single menu. Now they're frozen in time. What happened, and can they be revived?
Jan 28, 2025
For me, learning to cook meant learning to freestyle. Now, when I come face-to-face with precise instructions for a dish, the results aren't always pretty.
Dec 26, 2024
On large-format cooking, and larger-format writing.
Dec 22, 2024
On the comedy of cannibalism and the tragedy of failed foodies.
Dec 11, 2024
On hate-eating and the burden of consumption.
Nov 19, 2024
A lesson in cooking, and in love.
