some weeks, you read more than you eat

I landed in New Orleans last night, and it feels almost cruel to send this email right before I dive into two and a half days of nonstop eating and drinking. Get ready for the highlights next week — and maybe even a fleshed out New Orleans eating and drinking guide, which a few of you have requested.

For now, though, I have way more to say about reading this week than I do about eating and drinking.

… yet another braise. Try this recipe, which I made on Monday — with a few tweaks. Instead of four oranges, I used two oranges and just the juice of two more. I subbed castelvetrano olives for kalamata and diced my fennel into small pieces, rather than just into quarters. Oh, and I served the whole deal over a fennel and potato puree.