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Coffee Tawk
Will there be a fourth wave or will it come crashing down?
Sep 25 • Brooks Reitz
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Steak Night in America
At bedtime, I plug my ears with little foam bullets and cover my eyes with an eye mask.
Sep 10 • Brooks Reitz
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Make This: Zucchini Toast
I’ve written about zucchini before, and while I’m not a big analytics guy, I can’t imagine it was a popular post; such is the plight of zucchini.
Sep 3 • Brooks Reitz
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Make This: Cold Pasta with "Carrot Pesto"
I cannot abide a mayonnaise-based pasta salad, the scourge of the Southern picnic, and no one can convince me of its merits.
Sep 2 • Brooks Reitz
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The Hair Up There
Embracing baldness, sort of.
Aug 25 • Brooks Reitz
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Make This
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Steak Night in America
At bedtime, I plug my ears with little foam bullets and cover my eyes with an eye mask.
Sep 10 • Brooks Reitz
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Make This: Cold Pasta with "Carrot Pesto"
I cannot abide a mayonnaise-based pasta salad, the scourge of the Southern picnic, and no one can convince me of its merits.
Sep 2 • Brooks Reitz
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Make This: Fennel Jam on Steak
Make this fennel jam and put it on anything
Aug 21 • Brooks Reitz
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Make This: Pea & Carrot Pasta
This one's for the kids.
Aug 11 • Brooks Reitz
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Five Easy Pieces
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Five Easy Pieces: January 3, 2025
On art collecting, tea ceremony, and Super Juice
Jan 3 • Brooks Reitz
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Five Easy Pieces: September 27, 2024
Hello, my friends - and perhaps a few enemies.
Sep 27, 2024 • Brooks Reitz
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Five Easy Pieces: October 6, 2023
Five must have kitchen essentials
Oct 6, 2023 • Brooks Reitz
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Five Easy Pieces: September 15, 2023
A collection of tabs I’ve kept open this week - to revisit, research, and remember.
Sep 15, 2023 • Brooks Reitz
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In Residence
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In Residence: The Pelican Inn
Spending a few days at The Pelican Inn.
Jun 5, 2024 • Brooks Reitz
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In Residence: La Posta Vecchia
In praise of a pre-trip downshift
Mar 18, 2024 • Brooks Reitz
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In Residence: Los Poblanos
A wellness-centric weekend in New Mexico
Aug 21, 2023 • Brooks Reitz
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In Residence: Nine Orchard
Some thoughts on a really lovely stay
Mar 16, 2023 • Brooks Reitz
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Go Here
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Notes from California
A dispatch on ingredients and simplicity
Jul 16 • Brooks Reitz
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Go Here: High and Dry in Santa Fe
I’ll cut to the chase: this is a guide to Santa Fe, a place I love, a spiritual vortex, a place of immense power.
May 23 • Brooks Reitz
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Go Here: the British Countryside
High and Low - from adults only to full on family
Sep 5, 2024 • Brooks Reitz
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Go Here: Puglia Primer
Understanding this special part of Italy
Aug 1, 2024 • Brooks Reitz
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On Style
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On Style: Warm Weather Dressing
Last week, the NY Times published a piece about men in white jeans. A few days later, Emily Sundberg of Feed Me put the issue to her readers, and the…
Mar 3 • Brooks Reitz
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On Style: In Praise of Color
A visual diary
Jul 8, 2024 • Brooks Reitz
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On Style: Channeling Dickie Greenleaf
A summertime dressing primer
Jun 26, 2024 • Brooks Reitz
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On Style: Trusted Brands For Looking Sharp
A style primer for real people
Jun 27, 2022 • Brooks Reitz
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Buy This
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Buy This: Carta di Musica
Inspired by KING
Mar 11 • Brooks Reitz
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Buy This: Making Vegetables Taste Good
Sauces, condiments, and crowning touches that elevate
Feb 25 • Brooks Reitz
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Buy This: The Best Kitchen Tools
Food prep, storage, beverage, plateware, glassware
Feb 4 • Brooks Reitz
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Buy This: Kitchen Favorites
An appreciation for the analog equipment I swear by
Sep 9, 2024 • Brooks Reitz
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Industry Notes
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Do YOU like butter?
Owning your preferences
May 12 • Brooks Reitz
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Industry Notes: I'm a Publican Now
On the opening of our project, The Bell
Nov 13, 2024 • Brooks Reitz
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Industry Notes: Great Artists Steal
On finding inspiration, and how it's deployed
Nov 3, 2024 • Brooks Reitz
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Industry Notes: Restaurant Signs
And design, and storytelling.
Aug 19, 2024 • Brooks Reitz
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