Business plan. Step 1 : Wash your dishes.

Or how I like to call it: “The Kitchen Metaphora”

> Julia Child Facts

From Everything Changes, the Awl’s newsletter.

Julia McWilliams was born in 1912 in California to conservative parents who didn’t entirely know how to relate to a headstrong girl who’d grow to be 6 foot 2 inches.

Feeding Time: Meditations on Buzzfeed’s “Tasty” Revolution

Week 27: We Just Keep Repeating Ourselves

And why that’s a VERY good thing…

How Not to Live: A Photo Essay on State Fair Food

When Dr. Vegetable prescribes fried pickles, you buy them.

Is a hotdog a sandwich? Why or why not? Show your work.

For Valerie.

Recipe 26: SOS (Summer of Service)

The Importance of Community

Football Sunday Burgers with Fry Sauce

To celebrate the arrival of the NFL season, we decided to make precision cooked burgers with fried egg, caramelized onions, and a special fry sauce* (a tangy sauce somewhere between Mayo-Ketchup and Thousand Island dressing).

The Cost of Slow-Cooking Zucchini, Spinach, and White Bean Soup

I don’t want to say goodbye to summer squash yet.