The Flavor Files + Go deeper into food, technique, and the recipes that reward it Read Past Newsletters 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. Hi Reader , For the longest time, I assumed the secret to chilled tomato soup was finding the best tomatoes. I was lucky enough to have plenty to test that theory this summer. After months of watering,...
3 days 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 THE MAKINGS OF FUNDAMENTALS OF FLAVOR I Why This Book Took Six Years Read Past Newsletters Hi Reader One of the questions I get asked most about Fundamentals of Flavor is why it took six years to write. The short version is that curiosity doesn't stay contained. I'd ask why browning deepens...
8 days ago • 2 min read
The Flavor Brief A weekly letter about food, science, and why things taste the way they do Read Past Newsletters 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. Hi Reader, I learned two things over the holiday weekend. First, Ojai is absolutely worth the hour-and-a-half drive from Los Angeles. We escaped for a few days, slowed down, ate well, and came home...
10 days ago • 2 min read
The Flavor Brief A weekly letter about food, science, and why things taste the way they do Read Past Newsletters 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. Hi Reader It's the Independence Day holiday weekend here, which means a lot of potato salad, backyard grills, and the kind of low-and-slow cooking that fills the whole neighborhood with smoke. [Get...
17 days ago • 4 min read
The Flavor Brief A weekly letter about food, science, and why things taste the way they do Read Past Newsletters 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. Hi Reader Last week, Flavor Forward was nominated for a James Beard Media Award, and I sat in that room hoping — not for myself, but for every person at America's Test Kitchen who gave so much to...
22 days ago • 2 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 It's officially summer in the Northern Hemisphere, though if you live in Southern California, summer has been quietly auditioning since April. June here comes with its own plot twist: June...
24 days 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 Hi Reader A few weeks ago, I was eating a Taiwanese pineapple cake with a cup of tea when I noticed something I always notice but rarely think about. The pastry disappeared quickly. The pineapple...
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 I can see why so many people become obsessed with K-dramas. Earlier this week, on my flight to Boston to go film a new episode of Flavor Forward, I started watching Bon Appétit, Your...
about 1 month 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 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...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read