What is Trying!?
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Who writes this stuff?
This guy —>
Wait, there’s a book?
Yes.
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Travel
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Mar 3, 2026
In an imperfect world, the perfect dish.
Food
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 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.
