Sep 16, 2025
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9 min read
And it taught me the meaning of life.
Jul 17, 2025
23 min read
What I learned (or didn't) at Condé Nast.
Jun 19, 2025
11 min read
A single visit 25 years ago clarified my approach to food.
May 20, 2025
7 min read
A Tuesday special: Five mini-essays in one newsletter!
Apr 2, 2025
12 min read
Trigger warning: I am about to use the word "spatchcock."
Jan 29, 2025
8 min read
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.
