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haphazard arugula: an essay about quitting my job
A couple weeks ago, I resigned from my job, and as of mid-April, I’ll be trying to make my way as a freelance writer, focusing on food writing. Today…
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slightly frozen custard pie
I have a gripe with Pi Day. On March 14, at least here in the northern hemisphere, half the world’s best pies aren’t worth baking. Don’t even think…
Mar 14
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one year of consistent Grazing
One year ago today, I published this newsletter about meatballs, reviving Grazing from a mostly dormant newsletter into something that’s publish…
Mar 7
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everything I read in January and February
(A few of) you asked, and I'm delivering: Starting now, every month I'll do a round-up of what I read the previous month.
Mar 4
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recipe! carrot-pistachio muffins
Plus a reader survey. Send me your thoughts. But be nice.
Mar 1
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February 2024
recipe! espresso, pistachio and chocolate chip cookies
Recently, I decided to see if I could adapt my favorite cookie recipe by adding some pistachios and upping the crunch factor. But as I started building…
Feb 22
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I can't remember dinner
This started as an attempt to write a few cheeky paragraphs about Martha Stewart. By the time my brain caught up with my fingers, I was working through…
Feb 13
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New Orleans sips and my favorite novel of the (very young) year
Cook this pasta with pork ragu. Drink mezcal and rose and slushies. Read "North Woods."
Feb 7
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nowhere better to be
I spent two hours standing on Napoleon Ave. in Uptown New Orleans Friday night, doing nothing, with a dead phone. No texts, no Internet, nothing to do…
Feb 5
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January 2024
buzzkill and chicken wings
Eat chicken wings. Go to Purple Patch and Daru. Drink less alcohol, maybe. Read these two novels.
Jan 30
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from 100 king cakes to a Mardi Gras empire
Every year, the lines for king cakes at Dong Phuong Bakery get longer, snaking around the parking lot and out toward Chef Menteur Highway, the four-lane…
Jan 26
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the bread basket is an endangered species
Cook red peppers. Drink beer from a wine glass. Order bread.
Jan 23
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