reading round-up #6
some links to what i've been reading lately, plus a baby hippo pic
as summer fades to fall, i’m loving the excuse (though i don’t really need one) it gives me to stay in and read for hours on the couch. i’ve been flying through books like it’s my job—some good (the nickel boys by colson whitehead, doppelganger: a trip into the mirror world by naomi klein, butter by asako yuzuki), some bad (shall remain a mystery)—and my “saves” list here on substack has never been more alive as i check in daily to dance through the routine: save, read, scroll, repeat.
so if the turn of the seasons locks you into a comfortable seat with a book (or phone) in hand, i hope you enjoy the sixth installment of my reading round-ups, which covers a variety of topics from caesar salad (not just once, but twice!) to living the wrong life to endangered foods. if you’re new here, you can also check out a previously published round-up: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5. please note that some reads featured are behind paywalls, and for that i only halfheartedly apologize because you’re probably a-used to it and b-know how to deal.
if you’re looking to cook something new this week, here are some recipes i’ve been turning to lately, starting with sweets: fennel sugar cookies with dark chocolate, plum and sour cherry streusel pie, no bake buckwheat granola, buttery tomato-fennel soup with cheesy toasts, hoisin chicken with chicken fat pea shoots, fish sauce caramel lettuce wraps, dishoom’s chicken ruby (chicken dupe-y), and crispy potatoes with sticky soy glaze. see you next week!
Something Weird Is Happening With Caesar Salads
Will We Ever Shut Up About Caesar Salad?
Carla Tomasi, a cook who loved to teach.
Food Is Identity. For Korean Chefs Who Were Adopted, It’s Complicated.
What Home Cooking Does That Restaurants Can’t
Protecting endangered foods one bite at a time
Let’s Talk About Classic German Cooking
“It’s time to get cooking!”? A Rebuttal to Christopher Kimball’s “Cook America.”