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The Desk Digest, January 2024

From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy • 1316 implied HN points • 22 Jan 24
🎭️ Culture Newsletter Food Writing Book Reviews Travel Photography
  1. The newsletter relaunch focuses on giving more time and space for essays and discussions about food nonfiction.
  2. The author aims to provide flexibility for subscribers to choose email frequency and plans to provide monthly updates on the newsletter's status.
  3. Recent content includes essays, book recommendations, and upcoming projects like a long-form book.

Hunger Games

Secretum Secretorum • 353 implied HN points • 14 Feb 24
🍲 Food & Drink Food Writing
  1. The post delves deep into the concept of gluttony and indulgence, portraying a vivid and intense expression of insatiable hunger.
  2. The writing reflects a unique perspective on existence, blending themes of indulgence, hunger, and the primal instinct of feeding.
  3. The author's words evoke a sense of intense consumption, presenting a view where everything, even death and god, is meant to be devoured.
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Exciting Salads from an Exciting New Cookbook

The Department of Salad: Official Bulletin • 1729 implied HN points • 10 Oct 23
🍲 Food & Drink Cookbooks Recipes Food Writing Plant-based Salads
  1. Nik Sharma's cookbook combines stories of challenges and triumphs with delicious recipes influenced by his Indian upbringing.
  2. Sharma's recipes in 'Season' and 'The Flavor Equation' feature a blend of scientific curiosity and bold flavors.
  3. Sharma's latest book 'Veg-Table' offers beautiful photography, interesting vegetable facts, and mouth-watering recipes for big-flavored, veggie-focused meals.

Dine Fining

Soaring Twenties • 108 implied HN points • 22 Jan 24
🍲 Food & Drink Food Writing
  1. Tony's essays are filled with unique observations and humor.
  2. Tony likes to give himself multiple funny titles at the end of his posts.
  3. The story shared involves a memorable meal experience while on the go.

The Hater - The TV Food Man

Vittles • 315 implied HN points • 22 May 23
🍲 Food & Drink Food Writing Critique
  1. The post discusses a biography of a TV Food Man from the perspective of someone who dislikes him.
  2. The Vittles website offers subscriptions for accessing their content.
  3. Consider subscribing to Vittles for full access to their back catalog and new columns.

A delightful mess

A Perfectly Cromulent Software Engineer • 19 implied HN points • 19 Nov 23
🍲 Food & Drink Food Writing Personal Reflection Recipes
  1. The messiness of life, similar to the experience of peanut butter, can be a blend of chaos and delight.
  2. Good things leave a mark, and even though they may make a mess, they are worth savoring.
  3. The struggle to find meaning and make sense of chaos, like relating peanut butter to career and relationship experiences, can itself be an intriguing journey.