PALATE CLEANSE
a look at contemporary culture, psychology, and wellness through a food-based lens, by a food-based person
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PALATE FRIEND: OLIVIA ANDREWS (opens the original)
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I first met Olivia when I was twelve years old. We were at our summer camp, in the San Juan islands. She had come with her sister, the lovely Caroline, and I was drawn to them both quickly. I was mesmerized by Olivia’s quiet elegance, sharp and inquisitive mind, quick laugh, quick eyes. Gentle and funny nature. We proceeded to spend summers there, growing up and older, lying in the sun and around the fire at night, singing songs after meals and running around the strange island’s forest, dense a
THE PILGRIM’S SHELL (opens the original)
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I have found myself talking about the Pilgrim’s Shell a lot this week, and had the urge to tell you about it. I think about it a fair amount, so much so that it feels like a well-kept secret.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="714" src="https://substackcdn
PALATE FRIENDS #4: CLIPPING WINGS (opens the original)
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We’re back with PALATE FRIENDS, a feature where I get to ask people I admire how they do what they do. We hear a lot about product, but what is up with process?This time, we’re talking with none other than Clipping Wings! subscribing to this… one of the few things in life that is totally free… would love if you did<input class="email-input" name="email" tabindex="-1" ty
CALLED OUT! CALLED IN! (opens the original)
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Before I tell you what happened, it’s important that I admit something to you : most of the time, posting anything I write makes me feel like this George Tooker painting. I think about it all the time.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="356" s
EATING AT HOME: a conversation with Trinity Mouzon Wofford (opens the original)
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High summer is upon us! It’s a weird submission: walking on a 1000 degree day, the body naturally yawns and slows. If one is properly hydrated, I find, this can feel cathartic. Time switches up, slows down during the day, picks up at dusk and dawn. The other day, I finally removed plums from my freezer — they had been in there for two years and smelled a little like wine. I roasted them, because Universe is funny and decided to give me — among the many blessings of the last two years — a stonefr
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