Logo
Search
From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy
LOG IN
SIGN UP
HOME
ARCHIVE
UPGRADE
MEMBERS ONLY
SECTIONS
ABOUT
Logo
From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy
On ‘Cooking As Care’

/

Jun 29, 2026

On ‘Cooking As Care’

What is this concept in the day to day?

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy
The First Read Is Pure Reaction

/

Jun 22, 2026

The First Read Is Pure Reaction

My 9 repeat essay, short story, & criticism reads.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy
The Desk Salon with Eli Davies

Salon Series

/

Jun 21, 2026

The Desk Salon with Eli Davies

A conversation with the author of 'The Spinster Cookbook.'

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy
On Being a Regular

/

Jun 15, 2026

On Being a Regular

And San Juan City Hall's random war against trees.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

Bread, Broccolini, & the Greatest Flan of My Life

The Monthly Menu

/

Jun 12, 2026

Bread, Broccolini, & the Greatest Flan of My Life

We’re stuck in San Juan until Benny’s done with chemo. Here’s what we’re eating.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy
On Values

/

Jun 8, 2026

On Values

I took the bait and ended up in a rage.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

Subscribe to From the Desk

A twice-weekly newsletter of essays, recommendations, & cooking inspiration. Members join a global community of people interested in food culture, politics, and media—through a curious, critical, & fun lens.

Featured Essays


On Food Media

On Food Media

Does it have an anti-intellectual agenda?

May 12, 2025
On Having a Vision

On Having a Vision

How can we learn from what we like?

May 26, 2025
Paid
What Do You Want From Food Writing?

What Do You Want From Food Writing?

Excerpts from a lecture, as well as a sincere question.

Jun 16, 2025
Paid

Latest


Recommends

I’m in a Very Middle-Aged Media Moment

Italian political dramas and summer ennui.

Alicia Kennedy
Jun 5, 2026
I’m in a Very Middle-Aged Media Moment

On Leather

Consider the material.

Alicia Kennedy
Jun 1, 2026
On Leather
TOMATO TOMATO

Hothouse 🍅 Issue 2 of Tomato Tomato

Stories that will take you from Bulgaria’s ski slopes to Singapore’s canteens.

Alicia Kennedy
May 29, 2026
Hothouse 🍅 Issue 2 of Tomato Tomato
Load more

From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy

A twice-weekly newsletter on food culture, media, and politics.

© 2026 From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy.
beehiivPowered by beehiiv