Alicia Kennedy

Alicia Kennedy is a food and culture writer.

Jul 17, 2026

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2 min read

On ‘Hard to Swallow’

Watch this weekend; meet the makers on Tuesday.

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Jul 13, 2026

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5 min read

What’s in My Bag

Or, why I am bad at lifestyle content.

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The Monthly Menu

Jul 10, 2026

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4 min read

Crisis and Coconuts

A month of eating, cooking, and drinking while all is out of control.

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Jul 6, 2026

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4 min read

Notes on the Dirty Martini

I don’t drink them, but I understand their purpose.

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Recommends

41% on Rotten Tomatoes Means I Will Love It

Jul 3, 2026

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4 min read

41% on Rotten Tomatoes Means I Will Love It

The reading, watching, viewing, and listening recommendations for this month.

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Jun 29, 2026

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6 min read

On ‘Cooking As Care’

What is this concept in the day to day?

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Jun 22, 2026

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8 min read

The First Read Is Pure Reaction

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

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Salon Series

Jun 21, 2026

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1 min read

The Desk Salon with Eli Davies

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

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Jun 15, 2026

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5 min read

On Being a Regular

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

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The Monthly Menu

Bread, Broccolini, & the Greatest Flan of My Life

Jun 12, 2026

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2 min read

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.

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Jun 8, 2026

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4 min read

On Values

I took the bait and ended up in a rage.

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Recommends

Jun 5, 2026

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5 min read

I’m in a Very Middle-Aged Media Moment

Italian political dramas and summer ennui.

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Jun 1, 2026

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6 min read

On Leather

Consider the material.

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TOMATO TOMATO

May 29, 2026

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3 min read

Hothouse 🍅 Issue 2 of Tomato Tomato

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

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Salon Series

May 26, 2026

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1 min read

The Desk Salon with Ariel Saramandi

Discussing her book ‘A Portrait of an Island on Fire.’

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And You May Ask Yourself, “What Am I Doing With My Life?”

May 25, 2026

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5 min read

And You May Ask Yourself, “What Am I Doing With My Life?”

A manifesto, a manifestation, a Memorial Day editorial stopgap.

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Salon Series

May 22, 2026

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2 min read

Catch Up on the Salon Series

Before next Tuesday's event with Ariel Saramandi!

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May 18, 2026

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6 min read

On Food & Religion

An essay commissioned in 2024 and killed in 2025, published here in 2026.

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Book Club

May 15, 2026

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4 min read

We’re Reading ‘Sweetness and Power’

And having a writing workshop on Monday.

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Travel

May 11, 2026

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4 min read

On Hotels

A brief list of my unfiltered thoughts on the subject.

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Recipes

May 8, 2026

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6 min read

All the Cabbage That’s Fit to Eat

A cabbage salad from ‘The Swedish Cookbook’ and all my eating, cooking, and drinking from April.

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On Vogue, ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2,’ & Magazine Dreams

May 4, 2026

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6 min read

On Vogue, ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2,’ & Magazine Dreams

We know we’re in trouble when the media’s only hope is a "good" billionaire.

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Recommends

May 1, 2026

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5 min read

Are We Good?

Watching the Marc Maron doc. Plus: The monthly Recommends.

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Salon Series

Apr 29, 2026

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1 min read

The Desk Salon with Liz Pelly

The journalist and author of ‘Mood Machine’ discusses her work.

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Salon Series

Apr 29, 2026

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1 min read

The Desk Salon with Amber Husain

The author discusses her work and book 'Tell Me How You Eat.'

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