This newsletter may contain some affiliate links. I only recommend things I personally use and enjoy—if you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. The Flavor Brief A weekly letter about food, science, and why things taste the way they do Read Past Newsletters Hi Reader May has a way of rushing past before you've had a chance to enjoy it, but this one left some wonderful things in its wake. I had my first Alphonso mango of the season (worth every bit of...
14 days ago • 3 min read
This newsletter may contain some affiliate links. I only recommend things I personally use and enjoy—if you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. The Flavor Files + Go deeper into food, technique, and the recipes that reward it Read Past Newsletters Hi Reader Welcome to the June edition of The Flavor Files+, my premium content newsletter. We're going deep on baking and flour, plus I've got a Pineapple Ginger Ras El Hanout Cake recipe that's equal parts...
14 days ago • 8 min read
This newsletter may contain some affiliate links. I only recommend things I personally use and enjoy—if you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. The Flavor Brief A weekly letter about food, science, and why things taste the way they do Read Past Newsletters Hi Reader I got sick this week — nothing dramatic, but enough to force a long weekend of actual rest, which, honestly, I didn't hate. I started in the garden. I admired my California poppies that...
21 days ago • 4 min read
This newsletter may contain some affiliate links. I only recommend things I personally use and enjoy—if you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. The Flavor Brief A weekly letter about food, science, and why things taste the way they do Read Past Newsletters Hi Reader I was in Washington, D.C. last week for a friend's wedding, and once the festivities were wrapped up, I found myself at a familiar spot, doing something I hadn't done in years. I ordered a...
28 days ago • 4 min read
This newsletter may contain some affiliate links. I only recommend things I personally use and enjoy—if you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. The Flavor Brief A weekly letter about food, science, and why things taste the way they do Read Past Newsletters Hi Reader Before I left for Boston last week, I spent all of Sunday cleaning my office. I’d been putting it off for months. The large Monstera behind my chair finally got its leaves wiped down,...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
This newsletter may contain some affiliate links. I only recommend things I personally use and enjoy—if you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. The Flavor Brief A weekly letter about food, science, and why things taste the way they do Read Past Newsletters Hi Reader Last week, I celebrated another year around the sun, surrounded by family, close friends, and my pets. This year, I intentionally kept things quiet, sticking to familiar routines: I...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
This newsletter may contain some affiliate links. I only recommend things I personally use and enjoy—if you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. The Flavor Files + Go deeper into food, technique, and the recipes that reward it Read Past Newsletters Hello Reader Welcome to the May edition of The Flavor Files+, my premium content newsletter. This month is all about beans. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been digging through years of recipes, kitchen notes,...
about 1 month ago • 9 min read
This newsletter may contain some affiliate links. I only recommend things I personally use and enjoy—if you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. The Flavor Brief A weekly letter about food, science, and why things taste the way they do Read Past Newsletters Hi Reader Have you ever picked up two identical-looking peaches from the same crate, only to find that one is a honey-sweet explosion and the other is muted, even mealy? In the kitchen, we tend to...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
This newsletter may contain some affiliate links. I only recommend things I personally use and enjoy—if you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. The Flavor Brief A weekly letter about food, science, and why things taste the way they do Read Past Newsletters Season 2 of Flavor Forward is live on YouTube. Watch the premiere here. Hi Reader Pick up a piece of good cheese and eat it slowly. There's something happening in your mouth beyond the salt, beyond...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read