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From the Desk Recommends... A Lot of Listening 🎧
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May 10, 2024

From the Desk Recommends... A Lot of Listening 🎧

While I am writing my next book, my eyes have needed a rest.

Climate Nausea

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May 6, 2024

Climate Nausea

Drought, quinoa, and the experience of food writing in this moment.

The Desk Book Club: Two Books Down! 📚

Book Club

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May 3, 2024

The Desk Book Club: Two Books Down! 📚

And here's the reading and discussion schedule for the next.

On Freelancer Angst (Or, The Desk Digest, April 2024)

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Apr 29, 2024

On Freelancer Angst (Or, The Desk Digest, April 2024)

What was published in April, plus some transparency on freelance life.

On Freelancer Angst (or, The Desk Digest, April 2024)

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Apr 29, 2024

On Freelancer Angst (or, The Desk Digest, April 2024)

What was published in April, plus some transparency on freelance life.

The Desk Dispatch: In Diaspora, Spice Becomes Seed

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Apr 22, 2024

The Desk Dispatch: In Diaspora, Spice Becomes Seed

Ruby Saha follows the thread of mahleb through an Eastern Orthodox baking tradition.

The Desk Book Club: ‘Food in Cuba’ April Discussion
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Book Club

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Apr 19, 2024

The Desk Book Club: ‘Food in Cuba’ April Discussion

Sunday Zoom details! Plus: Finishing the book and considering adequacy.

What Do You Want From a Cookbook?

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Apr 15, 2024

What Do You Want From a Cookbook?

I think we all want different things, and that’s good.

The Monthly Menu: March Went Out Like a Lion 🦁
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The Monthly Menu

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Apr 12, 2024

The Monthly Menu: March Went Out Like a Lion 🦁

Rawr.

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