Whether you’ve been reading TNHS for a day or many years, I appreciate you and want to get to know you a bit better! If you’re in the mood to procrastinate/connect over your beverage of choice, please chime in below. Remember, this is an asshole free community, so be kind and generous to one another. We did a lot of threads in early 2020 about grocery shopping, cooking fatigue, and more.
The TNHS Q&A:
What’s your name and where are you located?
What did you have for dinner last night? (no judgement)
How did you find TNHS?
What’s something bringing you joy right now? (can be big or small)
As a pisces rising, I get a lot of joy from being by the water
2. Last night for dinner, I had a rice bowl with fried eggs and pickled veggies, very simple.
3. I started TNHS in October 2017 :)
4. Yesterday's episode of Celebrity Book Club brought me so much joy. They typically read a book but this week, they tasted a bunch of wines (because wine tells a story...) and it was hilarious. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6a2ih3MxX4mRsYojp757df
2. I had 2 Campari spritzes for dinner last night. It was too hot to eat.
3. I found you through Substack Grow
4. I escaped the city for the country north of Rome for a few days. There have been power cuts and fires and unrelenting heat for weeks. What is bringing me joy right this very moment? The thunder in the distance after a few minutes of much needed rain and the sweet chirps of a Hoopoe and the crow of a rooster.
Hi Gillian! I've never been to Italy and am absolutely living vicariously through your comment. I hope I can visit sooner rather than later! I'm glad you got to escape the heat for a bit and I also love a good summer storm.
Hi Leah! You share a name with my sister, so nice to meet you! Toastie is a way cuter than "grilled cheese," either way I love that food. And so glad you found TNHS on twitter. Cheers to your good health and more live events, summer is also my favorite time of year!
2. Last night for dinner, I got takeout from Sage, my favorite local Thai spot! Gotta love a spot with an appetizer sampler.
3. Not to brag, but I'm an OG reader, because Abigail has been my BFF since we met as summer camp roomies in 2010 <3333 yes, she is as rad IRL as she appears to be in your inbox, and yes, it is a joy to read recaps of some of my best meals with her here.
4. I feel like I've shrieked "I FUCKIN LOVE SUMMER IN NYC!!!!!!" approximately 100 times in the past week. Between burgers from Rippers at Rockaway to 360 views of fireworks from Julianne's roof on the 4th and all the other fun stuff I'm looking forward to, I am just losing my dang mind over summer fun :')
Julia is the OG reader and she is the best! We were roommates when I started the newsletter and I couldn't have done it without her! Sage is so good and so is summer in NYC! The best time of year even when it smells like garbage!
Gosh, first off, it's exciting to comment because I'm a (cheap but enthusiastic!) reader who often heads to comment and is not able to, blah blah blah not-a-paying subscriber : )
1. I'm jess and I'm commenting from the interior of Alaska.
2. I had a "big salad" of arugula, romaine, butter lettuce and basil with noochy sesame avocado toast on no knead bread.
3. I noticed a comment recommending TNHS on a food newsletter thread around the time I joined substack, and I quickly checked it out and subscribed.
4. BASIL. The short summer up here was cut even shorter last year by early snow, and my partner and I had a rare Saturday off yesterday so we drove to Fairbanks for the farmers market & yard sales. Long story short, we came home with a FLAT of basil that I'm swooning over and processing into pesto for fresh & freezing.
Hi Jess, so nice to meet you. I love a big salad in the summer and I'm sure the short Alaska summers are super special, so nice that you'll have pesto for the winter!
Also, I'm working on comping you a subscription so you can comment all the time, I had an issue with Substack this morning but it should be sorted out soon so you can read everything and comment!
Dude, it is so pleasant to receive this reply and soooo nice to get this gifted subscription! Thank you & enjoy your day!!! (And any pesto in your summer unfolding!!) <3
2. Last night I had panzanella with tomatoes from the farmer's market and some peaches for dessert, very much leaning into the summer produce lately :)
3. I found TNHS through the Substack discover feature. I love reading all of the Substack food & bev newsletters— there's such a good community on this platform!
4. I'm gearing up to help with a bake sale for charity (abortion funds) and I am having so much fun doing recipe testing and playing around with new ideas for treats!! I can't wait to help out for a good cause.
Thanks for all of the work and love you put into your newsletters— I always look forward to reading them!
Hi Caleigh! DC is great and that dinner sounds delicious, summer produce is the best! And that bake sale sounds wonderful, I love seeing the resurgence of bake sales lately! Thank you for being here :)
1. I'm Hillary and I live on the Upper East Side in New York City.
2. Last night, I went out to dinner at a very cute Austrian restaurant in my neighborhood, Blume. I split a charcuterie board and tried a new-to-me cheese called "alp blossom" and then had an extremely delicious squid ink fettucini with clams! (Fun fact, the restaurant switches to be Alpine ski themed in the winter and renames as Hutte)
3. I found TNHS because I'm friends with Abigail IRL, but the content is so relevant to my interests that I'd be a subscriber even if I didn't know her.
4. I've recently discovered the joy of walking to the park after work, laying on a blanket, and reading a book. It feels extra special in the evenings when it's light out so late!
Hillary <3!! Can confirm we have been friends since we were teens and Hillary is a great person to eat with/trade recipes. Also Alp Blossom cheese is so good, my friend who is a cheesemonger recommended it a few years ago and it's so cool how it uses the herbs and flowers of the season! And that after work ritual sounds lovely, I am very into these later sunsets!
1. Suzanna Simpson here - located in Estes Park, Colorado at the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park.
2. I had a solo night, so I made a summer pasta I've been dying to try for a while. My husband doesn't like summer squash, so I try to cook with it mostly when he's gone. It was delicious and I added some grilled corn, ricotta, and basil.
3. I discovered TNHS through the Morning Brew's Sidekick newsletter.
4. My thriving plants at 7,500 feet. Coming from the DC area 10 years ago, I was bound and determined to make this work. I've had to adjust my attitude and preferences a bit, but isn't that part of life? I have a terraced rock garden out front with many succulents that have returned year after year (many blooming this year), and lots of columbine, geranium and lilacs in the backyard. What used to be garden plants for me (tomatoes, greens, herbs, etc.) are now in pots and that is just fine.
Suzanna - we just moved to CO last year and this post is inspiring me to really dive into transforming our yard with succulents! Were there any resources you found helpful for getting this started?
Hi Camille! Welcome to Colorado! Honestly, for me it was just a lot of trial and error. My biggest recommendation is to find the zone for your area and then purchase everything that will grow a zone lower than that. Those zones don't take into account common things in Colorado like wind, late season (or early season) snows, etc. So far, everything that I planted for a zone lower than mine has come back. The other thing with succulents outside is a lot like inside - just try to leave them be as much as you can. They need a sandy soil and lots of sun, but we also have some that are really happy on a NW corner of our property.
Hi Suzanna, so nice to meet you! That day TNHS featured in Sidekick was my biggest day of growth ever, I'm so grateful for that feature! And that pasta sounds so good—it's always fun to have a solo night where you make exactly what YOU want. And your garden sounds absolutely gorgeous and absolutely a metaphor for persistence, patience, and evolving your expectations.
That's so great! I almost didn't subscribe because I didn't feel that I needed another newsletter in my life, but I love your content. Obviously all things related to food, but also that you can weave social justice and other complicated topics into your content. Thanks for all you do!
Hey there Abigail! I'm Terrell Johnson and I live in Atlanta, Ga., and I had fried shrimp for dinner last night -- but I'm on vacation at the beach with my family, so that's okay, right? And, I found TNHS by meeting you (of course!) back at the Substack gathering in NYC a couple of years ago. And, something bringing me joy right now is John Grisham's 'Camino Island' -- I love a good beach read!
Hi Terrell!! That's sounds like the perfect vacation meal, I hope you're having a great time at the beach!! And I loved meeting you back in New York in 2020, feels like so long ago!
3. I subscribed to TNHS after so many other writers on Substack recommended it. Or it was when I began publishing on here and Substack oo-ed and ah-ed over Abigail's knack for building community. One of those.
4. Just accepted a full-time job after a long and hard job search!
Hi Claudia!! We love Philly around here (and pasta). And I can't take full credit for the TNHS community, y'all are awesome and I feel lucky that we can gather here. And congratulations on your new job!! What great news!
2) Dinner last night was a CSA fridge clean-out: summer squash, garlic, and beet greens, sautéed with onions, some leftover marina, and turkey sausage. Served over a half box of pasta and some bread.
3) My daughter recommended TNHS.
4) Seeing the cute babies and dogs on walks/runs through the neighborhood brings me joy.
1. I'm Chrissy and I live in coastal North Carolina.
2. For dinner last night, I had peanut tofu stir fry over quinoa, which my husband made for us, which is a pretty big deal, as I am a the main chef in our home and also a little bit of a control freak.
3. I don't remember - it's been a while. I'm a long time reader!
4. In mid-June, I started a running streak - one mile a day, no matter what. It's been a nice, low effort, grounding practice that starts my day on the right foot (pun intended lol).
Hi Chrissy! Please do borrow, this is so much fun to get to know everyone. I feel like we've been internet friends for so long, it's the best! And love that your husband made dinner, I too can be a kitchen control freak! And congrats on the running streak, that's very impressive and a great routine!
Hello! I'm reading from Tallahassee FL. Last night we were driving home from a short vacation in the North Carolina mountains and we just snacked in the car (cheese crackers, peanut M&Ms, prunes (??), and gas station iced tea. Not feeling my personal best this morning haha!
I must have discovered TNHS from another newsletter... Alicia Kennedy maybe?
Something bringing me joy right now is my morning walk. I used to walk every morning before I had kids, but for the past 10 years I've been finding excuses on why I just simply can't get up early enough for an hour walk before work...until about a month ago when I just started doing it. It's been fantastic! The movement feels great for my body, I'm a morning person and getting to see the sun rise each day has been so life-affirming, and it's giving me so much more reading time (in the form of audiobooks).
Hi Sarah! One of my best friends went to FSU so I've heard a lot about Tallahassee! And long drives can be so exhausting, I hope you can get some rest today! Peanut M&Ms are the best M&Ms so you chose good snacks :)
And a huge yes to morning walks! They helped me get through 2020 and 2021 and I need to get back into the habit, it really starts the day off right.
Hi Hannah! Totally agree that dip is an appropriate dinner in the summer time! And small world, Alicia is the best! The new MUNA album is great, we listened to a lot of it on the drive home from the beach this weekend. And in person yoga sounds delightful, I miss being adjusted.
Last night (as with EVERY Wednesday night since the pandemic began), my partner and I made homemade chicken tenders and air fried them, pairing them with oven baked sweet potato wedges. It's a tradition we have become very fond of, and although eating the same dinner every Wednesday got old a few times, it DID help us stay grounded when it seemed like the world was turning upside down.
I honestly don't really know how I found TNHS. I think I found it in a recommendation from a podcast or radio feature.
Right now I am beaming with joy just from getting to have my morning coffee with my cats in the perfect summer weather.
Hi Madison!! I love that you have a Wednesday dinner tradition, that sounds super comforting amid ~gestures wildly~ everything! And your morning sounds blissful—cats, coffee, and sunshine! Hope you have a great rest of your day!
1. I’m summer and I was born, raised and currently reside in London
2. Last night, I made a (very involved) paella- it was very tasty.
3. I found TNHS through your meal prep book co- author erica! (I can’t wait to purchase btw)
4. I’ve been eating at the dinner table recently and I’m really loving it. I still watch netflix on my computer, but it’s lovely to actually use my table.
Hi Jorge, great to hear from you. Santiago is beautiful—I spent a summer in Pontevedra many years ago and loved it! Enjoy the end of summer and the local harvest :)
1. My name is Emily Rose and I'm here in Chicago, IL
2. Last night I ate prosciutto direct from the package, like a heathen, and a cabbage salad with apples, sunflower sees, cranberries and a parmesan vinaigrette.
3. I was happy to find TNHS through a Substack grow workshop.
4. I rescued a dead/dying orchid from my mother's house and nursed it until it grew a stem. She's now got 5 blooms and 5 buds on their way. With everything going on (gesturing) out there, I keep my tiny joys close to home.
Hi Emily Rose! So happy we met through Substack grow, the breakout rooms are the best! And that salad sounds so good. I'm very impressed with your orchid rescue, what a beautiful plant to have close by!
1. I’m Rachel and I live in Brooklyn. I moved to NYC from Boston last November and absolutely love it.
2. Last night I had leftover rice and veggies with crispy tofu and a spicy yogurt harissa sauce.
3. I found TNHS through Instagram.
4. Something bringing me joy is thinking of the vacation I’m leaving for after work today - I’m headed to my friends lake house upstate for a long weekend of relaxing, reading, good eats, and good company!
Hi Rachel!! Never too late and I'm so glad to hear you're liking New York! I hope you can come to an event soon! Have an incredible trip upstate, there's really nothing better than a long weekend with friends!
Hi Dana! So great to meet you! I hope you can come to an event soon since you're local (and a fellow pizza lover). I love going to grocery stores on vacation, have a great trip!
For dinner, I had nothing japanese despite living in Tokyo, but some korean chicken called "Yangnyeom" (sweet and spicy sauce) with cheesy Tteokbokki (rice cakes) and a light white wine.
I found about TNHS while looking for food-related newsletter/blogs.
I'm doing my dream job (or something that is super close) and I have access to the best coffee for free 🤍
2. Last night for dinner I had noodles in broth. I bought a bottle of Yuzu Ponzu, and can confirm it is the absolute bomb and I will be adding it to everything going forward.
3. I just found TNHS after being in breakout room with you in Substack Grow!
4. Aside from the Yuzu Ponzu, I’m loving eating ice lollies (ice pops? Or are they popsicles?!) in the garden with my three kids at the end of a hot day. Such a sweet moment of pure childhood joy x
Hi Sophie!! So lovely to meet you in that breakout room and ponzu sauce is so good! Also, I'm going to be in London in late September and am planning a meet up, we will have to connect then! Enjoy your summer with the kiddos, that sounds lovely :)
2. I had a strawberry passionfruit banana smoothie, but balanced that out with a piece of brownie :P
3. I honestly can’t remember, must have been linked from another newsletter
4. Took advantage of prime day on amazon to buy a bunch of OXO items to replace some crappy kitchenware I bought in my 20s, so am feeling very grown-up
Hi Hoi! Thanks so much for saying hello, it’s so exciting to hear from people all over the world. And Oxo tools are so good, they’ll last you a while! Congrats on the upgrade!
What’s your name and where are you located? My name is Grace (she/her) and I’m located in Richmond, VA
What did you have for dinner last night? (no judgement) we had grilled turkey and mushroom meatballs with fresh pasta and broccolini (thanks to the farmers market!!)
How did you find TNHS? I don’t totally remember - I know I found it on Instagram, maybe a share or round up by another creator? No matter how I am so so glad to be here!!
What’s something bringing you joy right now? (can be big or small) I’ve been painting my nails almost every week since the pandemic started for the first time in my life. It’s been something that is a quiet moment for myself and makes me feel like I’m always a little put together even on days I barely change out of PJs. It’s also so fun to try the colors I never would have bought when I was younger - neon? Go for it! Green that might look like mold? Try it anyway it’s only a week (and the mini bottles are great for trying a color!)
Hi Grace!! So glad you're here and fresh pasta is so good! I love your nail polish ritual, it's true that it's a low stakes way to do some self care (and stay off your phone while they're drying). what's your favorite polish brand?
Hi Diana! Love to see folks from South Jersey! And so glad you found TNHS too. And what a blessing that you were able to be with your parents this summer.
1. I'm Annette and I live in Auckland, New Zealand.
2. Last night I made a TVP-pinto-black bean chilli, starting with a bean recipe from Provecho and adding a few extra ingredients, and put it on a baked potato along with a side of broccoli gratin.
3. I am actually not sure 😳 but most likely via Instagram or another newsletter.
4. It's midwinter here and I installed two heated cat beds under my desk, so I have little friends with me all day as I work from home!
Hi Annette! Lovely to meet you and have heard great things about New Zealand. That chili sounds so good and hearty and working with your cats nearby must be so cozy :)
Hi Chrystal! I fully support french fries for dinner, sometimes it needs to happen! I'm glad you had a great trip and please use this with your work team, I love that!
Hi Kim! Roasted broccoli is one of my favorite sides, I usually serve it with lemon and nutritional yeast! And it's always fun to rewatch a favorite TV show!
Hi Lauren! Great to meet you and I love quesadillas, I probably have one once a week! I hope you're staying cool this summer, I know the Texas heat is real!
I feel like this post is a sign that we're somehow cosmically linked because I also dropped a "introduce yourself" thread moments after you did!
1. I'm Ashley and I live in Madison, Wisconsin
2. Last night for dinner, I ate chicken nuggets because I'm a child. BUT the night before I made a pantry pasta with roasted artichoke hearts I found in the back of my cabinet.
3. I can't remember if I started following you first or you started following me! But I think it must have been through Twitter or IG
4. I just picked up my farm box and there are fresh raspberries, which I didn't expect to get.
Ah! I need to go say hi on yours, we are definitely on the same wavelength, i love it! I hope you've had a great weekend, fresh raspberries sound so good! And right back at you, you're the best and I'm so glad the internet brought us together!
Hi Miranda!! So glad you found TNHS through the pumpkin bread, it's such a special recipe! And I love pizza of all kinds! It's so nice when a favorite tv show has a companion podcast.
2. Last night I had rice with some white beans baked with arugula and lots of herbs from my garden, lemon, smoked paprika, and pecorino and cheddar on top.
3. I think I found TNHS through a retweet of the hamantaschen bakeoff!
4. Something bringing me joy right now is Star Trek: Strange New Worlds :')
2. I found you via SubStack Grow (and love your work)
3. Last night we had a red curry chicken curry for dinner in front of the fire.
4. It’s the depths of winter here so right now I am grateful that I can stay in bed a teeny bit longer with a cup of coffee and keep warm because I don’t have to scoot the kids of to school.
Hi Skye! So great to see you here from Australia, I love how many continents we have represented in this thread! I hope you're staying cozy and warm this winter!
2. Last night I had the Chinese leftovers from the massive combo plate I bought for lunch at a nearby Asian supermarket.
3. I found TNHS from the Bon Appetit Hamentaschen brouhaha!
4. I bought some green walnuts last week that I'm soaking in Everclear to make the Italian liqueur Nocino. It should be ready by Christmas. My wife is away until Saturday, so I've bought some rhubarb (which she loves) to make rhubarb liqueur with the remaining Everclear. I'll surprise her with it when it's ready in a month or so!
Hi Mike! Leftovers are really the best! And glad you found TNHS amidst that whole thing, such a crazy time. That's such a nice surprise for your wife, I"m sure she'll love it!
2. I had carnitas tacos with homemade corn tortillas and they were extremely good!
3. I honestly can't remember! I think maybe you tagged me in something on instagram? Or I may have followed when you hosted some sort of substack event? Not sure!
4. Turning the A/C off and opening all the windows to enjoy a nice summer breeze.
Hi Rebecca! I feel like we met on twitter? But not 100% sure! Open windows in the summertime are so nice when it's not too hot and I'll never turn down a taco night.
I'm Hannah and I live in the mountains near Asheville, NC.
For dinner last night, I enjoyed some gluten-free pizza from a local pizza place. It was my friend's birthday but she's stressed about covid so we ate outside - thankfully we had a rain-free evening. I have lately become obsessed with artichoke hearts and so I added those to my pizza too!
I found this newsletter because I work for a couple of craft food/bev companies and honestly I thought at first that it was a newsletter about hot sauce. Now that I know that your scope is broader than that, I'm trying to learn more about food/bev in general. I always really enjoy how you place things in context in your writing - that larger food/bev context is what I'm trying to learn!
What's bringing me joy right now is following a Raptor Rescue account on Instagram @raptororg and especially learning about Snowy Owls. I can't believe they're real and I kind of want one.
Hi Hannah, I've heard Asheville is beautiful! That dinner sounds lovely—I definitely had a rainy pizza party in the park in the summer of 2020. And I'm glad my newsletter is helpful, your job sounds very cool!
2. Last night for dinner I had homemade pizza from my friend’s wood-fire pizza oven! Delish.
3. I found TNHS by searching food-related Substacks to follow. I started my own last summer called Cook the Books (shameless plug!! 😂)
4. I’m visiting my mom this week and she has been making me all of my favorite snacks. The highlights include Rice Krispie treats, Waldorf salad and canned biscuit donuts!
Hi Meagan! So many Colorado friends here, I love that! And love the Substack food newsletter community! Enjoy your week with your mom, there's something so special about snacks made by mom :)
2) I had mazemen from Kokoro in Vancouver and an ice cream sandwich from JAPADOG! It’s literally a scoop of ice cream on a lightly fried hot dog bun. We used to have JAPADOG in NY and I miss them so much.
3) I think I found you on Instagram through some mutual followers (shoutout @howtobebrokeinnewyork)
4) Right now I’m on vacation in Vancouver (first time). Over the weekend I watched one of my friends marry the love of her life and I got to reconnect with friends who I haven’t seen in years. There were tears and hugs and it was everything I needed.
Hi Eden!! Love that we've gotten to meet through Julianne and now this newsletter and your trip to Vancouver sounds amazing, I've never been but have heard only great things! I hope the rest of the trip is great!
I actually live in North Van so I can definitely help! Earnest Ice Cream on 1st between Lonsdale and Chesterfield is the best, but Welcome Parlour at the pier is also good. If you're going hiking near Deep Cove, make sure you grab a donut at Honey's too!
Food wise I recommend the pizza at Farina a Legna, and if you like sushi the special rolls at Mr Sushi are excellent.
2. last night for dinner we did make your own veg sushi roll/rice paper crisp things! slapdash and yummy and mostly crunchy things with veggies and sushi rice and condiments
3. my friend (maybe our mutual friend from philly?) charlotte m recommended it!
Hi Xio! I love Charlotte, she had me on her cheese radio show while she was in grad school, small world! And that dinner sounds delicious especially in the summer! I'm going to download that podcast episode, thanks for the rec and for being here!
hi hi! (relatively) new to the community, so I'm stoked to introduce myself :)
1. I'm Maia, and I live in Brooklyn
2. I had a mix of pizza, snacks, and beer from a party at a lakehouse upstate
3. I *think* it's been 1-2 years, but I know for sure that I found TNHS via a recommendation on Alicia Kennedy's newsletter
4. mentioned in #2 that I'm upstate - getting away from the city and experiencing the sounds and smells of summer in Ithaca are giving me a ton of joy rn!
Hi Maia, welcome! So glad you're here from Alicia! And I hope you're having a great summer upstate. A party by the lake sounds pretty perfect right now!
1. I'm Chelsea, and I live near Charlotte, North Carolina.
2. Last night, my sister-in-law and I watched a movie together and ordered "Southwestern egg rolls" from Chili's for dinner with the avocado-ranch dip. No regrets.
3. I cannot remember, exactly, but I think it was another food person on IG or an email newsletter that said to follow THNS! Maybe Girls' Night In or Ann Friedman's? I came because I trusted whoever made the rec then I stayed for the great content and thoughtful perspectives.
4. Experimenting with watermelon cocktails because it's a million degrees outside.
Hi Chelsea!! Okay takeout and movie night sounds perfect!! And I've done two classified ads in Ann's newsletter so that makes sense (the first one was a birthday present from my best friends which was so sweet). And watermelon cocktails seem necessary in this weather! Cheers!
Hi Kristy! Thank you for joining us from Japan, a bucket list destination for sure (so is New Zealand) and so glad you found us through Erica. I had veggie nachos for dinner on Tuesday, always a winner. Hope you're staying cool this summer :)
Hi Kathrine! So many UK readers here, it's so exciting to see! Glad the substack recs brought you here and that curry sounds delicious. And living three minutes from the sea, what a gift! I hope you have many wonderful summer swims!
2) Meatball subs on leftover hot dog buns, green beans sauteed with bacon
3) I'm not totally sure but my best guess is somehow through Who? Weekly or the adjacent fb groups
4) Yesterday on my lunch break I went to Trader Joes to get out of the office and rediscovered the Green Dragon Hot Sauce that I forgot I am obsessed with
Hi LIndsay! I love the Who Weekly food groups, they're full of the best recs! And I love a good Trader Joe's run/aisle wander, I need to try that sauce!
Hi Camille! What a great gift :) And Indian food has so many incredible veg options and the leftovers are great. And crafting sounds lovely, how cool to be able to make beautiful things for your home!
2) Creamy mushroom pasta topped with tons of fresh greens
3) I freelanced with you at Bushwick Daily years ago and have loved following your work ever since :)
4) Red long of tropea onions! I got them in my CSA this week and I had never seen/heard of them and they are so delicious. Apparently there's a city in Italy that has a festival in their honor every year. And they deserve it!
Hi Katy, so nice to see you here, we had some good times at BD! And I love mushroom pasta, always a winner. Also wow I love the idea of an onion festival (and a good deep dive into a food), they look beautiful!
Kicking things off!
1. I'm Abigail and I live in Brooklyn.
2. Last night for dinner, I had a rice bowl with fried eggs and pickled veggies, very simple.
3. I started TNHS in October 2017 :)
4. Yesterday's episode of Celebrity Book Club brought me so much joy. They typically read a book but this week, they tasted a bunch of wines (because wine tells a story...) and it was hilarious. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6a2ih3MxX4mRsYojp757df
Hi!
1. I'm Susie and I live in Asheville, North Carolina.
2. I had Massaman curry with tofu for dinner last night.
3. I found out about TNHS on Twitter, I think!
4. I went for a quick swim in the river today, which I definitely couldn't do back when I lived in New York.
1. I'm Gillian and I live in Rome
2. I had 2 Campari spritzes for dinner last night. It was too hot to eat.
3. I found you through Substack Grow
4. I escaped the city for the country north of Rome for a few days. There have been power cuts and fires and unrelenting heat for weeks. What is bringing me joy right this very moment? The thunder in the distance after a few minutes of much needed rain and the sweet chirps of a Hoopoe and the crow of a rooster.
Hi Gillian! I've never been to Italy and am absolutely living vicariously through your comment. I hope I can visit sooner rather than later! I'm glad you got to escape the heat for a bit and I also love a good summer storm.
My professional advice is come in January 😉
Noted :)
Hey hey hey!
1) Leah here reading from Manchester, UK!
2) Herby tomato soup with a cheese toastie (or grilled cheese as you guys say!), simple but effective!
3) I discovered TNHS through Twitter and loved the conversational but informative output bringing us into your world :)
4) Being able to attend live events again now its festival season, being healthy after some recent anxirty and the Summer sun
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Hi Leah! You share a name with my sister, so nice to meet you! Toastie is a way cuter than "grilled cheese," either way I love that food. And so glad you found TNHS on twitter. Cheers to your good health and more live events, summer is also my favorite time of year!
Greetings fellow hotsauce-heads!!!!!
1. I'm Julia Reinstein, and I live in Brooklyn.
2. Last night for dinner, I got takeout from Sage, my favorite local Thai spot! Gotta love a spot with an appetizer sampler.
3. Not to brag, but I'm an OG reader, because Abigail has been my BFF since we met as summer camp roomies in 2010 <3333 yes, she is as rad IRL as she appears to be in your inbox, and yes, it is a joy to read recaps of some of my best meals with her here.
4. I feel like I've shrieked "I FUCKIN LOVE SUMMER IN NYC!!!!!!" approximately 100 times in the past week. Between burgers from Rippers at Rockaway to 360 views of fireworks from Julianne's roof on the 4th and all the other fun stuff I'm looking forward to, I am just losing my dang mind over summer fun :')
Julia is the OG reader and she is the best! We were roommates when I started the newsletter and I couldn't have done it without her! Sage is so good and so is summer in NYC! The best time of year even when it smells like garbage!
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Gosh, first off, it's exciting to comment because I'm a (cheap but enthusiastic!) reader who often heads to comment and is not able to, blah blah blah not-a-paying subscriber : )
1. I'm jess and I'm commenting from the interior of Alaska.
2. I had a "big salad" of arugula, romaine, butter lettuce and basil with noochy sesame avocado toast on no knead bread.
3. I noticed a comment recommending TNHS on a food newsletter thread around the time I joined substack, and I quickly checked it out and subscribed.
4. BASIL. The short summer up here was cut even shorter last year by early snow, and my partner and I had a rare Saturday off yesterday so we drove to Fairbanks for the farmers market & yard sales. Long story short, we came home with a FLAT of basil that I'm swooning over and processing into pesto for fresh & freezing.
Cheers!
Hi Jess, so nice to meet you. I love a big salad in the summer and I'm sure the short Alaska summers are super special, so nice that you'll have pesto for the winter!
Also, I'm working on comping you a subscription so you can comment all the time, I had an issue with Substack this morning but it should be sorted out soon so you can read everything and comment!
Dude, it is so pleasant to receive this reply and soooo nice to get this gifted subscription! Thank you & enjoy your day!!! (And any pesto in your summer unfolding!!) <3
My pleasure!!
Hi!
1. I'm Caleigh and I live in DC!
2. Last night I had panzanella with tomatoes from the farmer's market and some peaches for dessert, very much leaning into the summer produce lately :)
3. I found TNHS through the Substack discover feature. I love reading all of the Substack food & bev newsletters— there's such a good community on this platform!
4. I'm gearing up to help with a bake sale for charity (abortion funds) and I am having so much fun doing recipe testing and playing around with new ideas for treats!! I can't wait to help out for a good cause.
Thanks for all of the work and love you put into your newsletters— I always look forward to reading them!
Hi Caleigh! DC is great and that dinner sounds delicious, summer produce is the best! And that bake sale sounds wonderful, I love seeing the resurgence of bake sales lately! Thank you for being here :)
Hi Abigail + TNHS readers!
1. I'm Hillary and I live on the Upper East Side in New York City.
2. Last night, I went out to dinner at a very cute Austrian restaurant in my neighborhood, Blume. I split a charcuterie board and tried a new-to-me cheese called "alp blossom" and then had an extremely delicious squid ink fettucini with clams! (Fun fact, the restaurant switches to be Alpine ski themed in the winter and renames as Hutte)
3. I found TNHS because I'm friends with Abigail IRL, but the content is so relevant to my interests that I'd be a subscriber even if I didn't know her.
4. I've recently discovered the joy of walking to the park after work, laying on a blanket, and reading a book. It feels extra special in the evenings when it's light out so late!
Hillary <3!! Can confirm we have been friends since we were teens and Hillary is a great person to eat with/trade recipes. Also Alp Blossom cheese is so good, my friend who is a cheesemonger recommended it a few years ago and it's so cool how it uses the herbs and flowers of the season! And that after work ritual sounds lovely, I am very into these later sunsets!
Blume is fantastic! Your post reminded me I need to get back there since I haven’t been since their winter incarnation when they’re ‘Hutte’!
Hey there!
1. Suzanna Simpson here - located in Estes Park, Colorado at the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park.
2. I had a solo night, so I made a summer pasta I've been dying to try for a while. My husband doesn't like summer squash, so I try to cook with it mostly when he's gone. It was delicious and I added some grilled corn, ricotta, and basil.
3. I discovered TNHS through the Morning Brew's Sidekick newsletter.
4. My thriving plants at 7,500 feet. Coming from the DC area 10 years ago, I was bound and determined to make this work. I've had to adjust my attitude and preferences a bit, but isn't that part of life? I have a terraced rock garden out front with many succulents that have returned year after year (many blooming this year), and lots of columbine, geranium and lilacs in the backyard. What used to be garden plants for me (tomatoes, greens, herbs, etc.) are now in pots and that is just fine.
Suzanna - we just moved to CO last year and this post is inspiring me to really dive into transforming our yard with succulents! Were there any resources you found helpful for getting this started?
Hi Camille! Welcome to Colorado! Honestly, for me it was just a lot of trial and error. My biggest recommendation is to find the zone for your area and then purchase everything that will grow a zone lower than that. Those zones don't take into account common things in Colorado like wind, late season (or early season) snows, etc. So far, everything that I planted for a zone lower than mine has come back. The other thing with succulents outside is a lot like inside - just try to leave them be as much as you can. They need a sandy soil and lots of sun, but we also have some that are really happy on a NW corner of our property.
Hi Suzanna, so nice to meet you! That day TNHS featured in Sidekick was my biggest day of growth ever, I'm so grateful for that feature! And that pasta sounds so good—it's always fun to have a solo night where you make exactly what YOU want. And your garden sounds absolutely gorgeous and absolutely a metaphor for persistence, patience, and evolving your expectations.
That's so great! I almost didn't subscribe because I didn't feel that I needed another newsletter in my life, but I love your content. Obviously all things related to food, but also that you can weave social justice and other complicated topics into your content. Thanks for all you do!
Thank you!! There are so many newsletters out there, I get it and am so glad you decided to sign up!
Hey there Abigail! I'm Terrell Johnson and I live in Atlanta, Ga., and I had fried shrimp for dinner last night -- but I'm on vacation at the beach with my family, so that's okay, right? And, I found TNHS by meeting you (of course!) back at the Substack gathering in NYC a couple of years ago. And, something bringing me joy right now is John Grisham's 'Camino Island' -- I love a good beach read!
Hi Terrell!! That's sounds like the perfect vacation meal, I hope you're having a great time at the beach!! And I loved meeting you back in New York in 2020, feels like so long ago!
Right back at you! And you're right, it does feel like a long time ago -- it was right at the very end of the "before" times!
so true! we had no idea what was ahead!
Love this idea!!
1. I'm Claudia and I live in the Philly area.
2. Last night's dinner was tortellini and salad.
3. I subscribed to TNHS after so many other writers on Substack recommended it. Or it was when I began publishing on here and Substack oo-ed and ah-ed over Abigail's knack for building community. One of those.
4. Just accepted a full-time job after a long and hard job search!
Hi Claudia!! We love Philly around here (and pasta). And I can't take full credit for the TNHS community, y'all are awesome and I feel lucky that we can gather here. And congratulations on your new job!! What great news!
1. I’m Karen and I live in Forest Hills, Queens.
2. See Neil’s reply for what was for dinner last night. We did great with no planning and no trips to the market, utilizing CSA ingredients primarily.
3. My daughter suggested I subscribe to TNHS…
4. Sources of joy: any time I’m with my kids/family/friends; good books; good workout and of course, good meals!
Hi Mom!! Excited for our special bday lunch next week!
1) I'm Neil and live in Forest Hills.
2) Dinner last night was a CSA fridge clean-out: summer squash, garlic, and beet greens, sautéed with onions, some leftover marina, and turkey sausage. Served over a half box of pasta and some bread.
3) My daughter recommended TNHS.
4) Seeing the cute babies and dogs on walks/runs through the neighborhood brings me joy.
Hi Dad! It's certainly great baby/dog watching season and that pasta sounds really good!
I love this idea and I might borrow it. :)
1. I'm Chrissy and I live in coastal North Carolina.
2. For dinner last night, I had peanut tofu stir fry over quinoa, which my husband made for us, which is a pretty big deal, as I am a the main chef in our home and also a little bit of a control freak.
3. I don't remember - it's been a while. I'm a long time reader!
4. In mid-June, I started a running streak - one mile a day, no matter what. It's been a nice, low effort, grounding practice that starts my day on the right foot (pun intended lol).
Hi Chrissy! Please do borrow, this is so much fun to get to know everyone. I feel like we've been internet friends for so long, it's the best! And love that your husband made dinner, I too can be a kitchen control freak! And congrats on the running streak, that's very impressive and a great routine!
Hello! I'm reading from Tallahassee FL. Last night we were driving home from a short vacation in the North Carolina mountains and we just snacked in the car (cheese crackers, peanut M&Ms, prunes (??), and gas station iced tea. Not feeling my personal best this morning haha!
I must have discovered TNHS from another newsletter... Alicia Kennedy maybe?
Something bringing me joy right now is my morning walk. I used to walk every morning before I had kids, but for the past 10 years I've been finding excuses on why I just simply can't get up early enough for an hour walk before work...until about a month ago when I just started doing it. It's been fantastic! The movement feels great for my body, I'm a morning person and getting to see the sun rise each day has been so life-affirming, and it's giving me so much more reading time (in the form of audiobooks).
Hi Sarah! One of my best friends went to FSU so I've heard a lot about Tallahassee! And long drives can be so exhausting, I hope you can get some rest today! Peanut M&Ms are the best M&Ms so you chose good snacks :)
And a huge yes to morning walks! They helped me get through 2020 and 2021 and I need to get back into the habit, it really starts the day off right.
Hi there!
1) I'm Hannah and I live in Charleston, SC!
2) Last night for dinner, I had cowboy caviar with tortilla chips- some days it's just too hot here to eat anything but dip for dinner.
3) I found TNHS after I liked a post on Alicia Kennedy's newsletter and saw you'd like it as well!
4) The new MUNA album and the fact that last night I went to in-person yoga for the first time since March 2020 are currently brining me joy!
Hi Hannah! Totally agree that dip is an appropriate dinner in the summer time! And small world, Alicia is the best! The new MUNA album is great, we listened to a lot of it on the drive home from the beach this weekend. And in person yoga sounds delightful, I miss being adjusted.
Hello ☺️
My name's Madison and I am from Milwaukee.
Last night (as with EVERY Wednesday night since the pandemic began), my partner and I made homemade chicken tenders and air fried them, pairing them with oven baked sweet potato wedges. It's a tradition we have become very fond of, and although eating the same dinner every Wednesday got old a few times, it DID help us stay grounded when it seemed like the world was turning upside down.
I honestly don't really know how I found TNHS. I think I found it in a recommendation from a podcast or radio feature.
Right now I am beaming with joy just from getting to have my morning coffee with my cats in the perfect summer weather.
Hi Madison!! I love that you have a Wednesday dinner tradition, that sounds super comforting amid ~gestures wildly~ everything! And your morning sounds blissful—cats, coffee, and sunshine! Hope you have a great rest of your day!
Hii!!
1. I’m summer and I was born, raised and currently reside in London
2. Last night, I made a (very involved) paella- it was very tasty.
3. I found TNHS through your meal prep book co- author erica! (I can’t wait to purchase btw)
4. I’ve been eating at the dinner table recently and I’m really loving it. I still watch netflix on my computer, but it’s lovely to actually use my table.
So nice to meet you, Summer! I love london and it is so nice to eat at the proper table from time to time!
1. I'm Jorge, I am a foodwriter and I live in Santiago (NW Spain).
2. Beans and rice with Laoganma Sauce, sauteed eggplant and a tomato salad.
3. I knew about it via Alicia Kennedy newsletter.
4. Last days of summer. That, here, means ripe figs, local grapes and, in a few days, chestnuts and wild mushrooms.
Hi Jorge, great to hear from you. Santiago is beautiful—I spent a summer in Pontevedra many years ago and loved it! Enjoy the end of summer and the local harvest :)
Hi Abigail!
1. My name is Emily Rose and I'm here in Chicago, IL
2. Last night I ate prosciutto direct from the package, like a heathen, and a cabbage salad with apples, sunflower sees, cranberries and a parmesan vinaigrette.
3. I was happy to find TNHS through a Substack grow workshop.
4. I rescued a dead/dying orchid from my mother's house and nursed it until it grew a stem. She's now got 5 blooms and 5 buds on their way. With everything going on (gesturing) out there, I keep my tiny joys close to home.
Hi Emily Rose! So happy we met through Substack grow, the breakout rooms are the best! And that salad sounds so good. I'm very impressed with your orchid rescue, what a beautiful plant to have close by!
Hi! A little late but wanted to say hi!!
1. I’m Rachel and I live in Brooklyn. I moved to NYC from Boston last November and absolutely love it.
2. Last night I had leftover rice and veggies with crispy tofu and a spicy yogurt harissa sauce.
3. I found TNHS through Instagram.
4. Something bringing me joy is thinking of the vacation I’m leaving for after work today - I’m headed to my friends lake house upstate for a long weekend of relaxing, reading, good eats, and good company!
Hi Rachel!! Never too late and I'm so glad to hear you're liking New York! I hope you can come to an event soon! Have an incredible trip upstate, there's really nothing better than a long weekend with friends!
Hello!
1. I'm Dana and I live in Brooklyn.
2. I ate a custom pizza from Brooklyn Pizza Crew
3. I found TNHS through another Substack
4. I am to Portland next week where I'll be going to the best grocery store in the world, New Seasons
Hi Dana! So great to meet you! I hope you can come to an event soon since you're local (and a fellow pizza lover). I love going to grocery stores on vacation, have a great trip!
Hello !
I'm Pauline and I currently am based in Tokyo.
For dinner, I had nothing japanese despite living in Tokyo, but some korean chicken called "Yangnyeom" (sweet and spicy sauce) with cheesy Tteokbokki (rice cakes) and a light white wine.
I found about TNHS while looking for food-related newsletter/blogs.
I'm doing my dream job (or something that is super close) and I have access to the best coffee for free 🤍
Hi Pauline!! So great to meet you and a job that involves coffee sounds like a dream!! So glad you found TNHS!
Hey hotties,
1. I’m Sophie and I live in Hackney, east London.
2. Last night for dinner I had noodles in broth. I bought a bottle of Yuzu Ponzu, and can confirm it is the absolute bomb and I will be adding it to everything going forward.
3. I just found TNHS after being in breakout room with you in Substack Grow!
4. Aside from the Yuzu Ponzu, I’m loving eating ice lollies (ice pops? Or are they popsicles?!) in the garden with my three kids at the end of a hot day. Such a sweet moment of pure childhood joy x
Hi Sophie!! So lovely to meet you in that breakout room and ponzu sauce is so good! Also, I'm going to be in London in late September and am planning a meet up, we will have to connect then! Enjoy your summer with the kiddos, that sounds lovely :)
Yes do get in touch before your trip for a meet up. Happy to give you lots of good recs for restaurants too!
Definitely will :)
Hi! A little late but thought I’d chime in :)
1. I’m Hoi and living in Singapore
2. I had a strawberry passionfruit banana smoothie, but balanced that out with a piece of brownie :P
3. I honestly can’t remember, must have been linked from another newsletter
4. Took advantage of prime day on amazon to buy a bunch of OXO items to replace some crappy kitchenware I bought in my 20s, so am feeling very grown-up
Hi Hoi! Thanks so much for saying hello, it’s so exciting to hear from people all over the world. And Oxo tools are so good, they’ll last you a while! Congrats on the upgrade!
Hi All -
Wanted to chime in as well!
What’s your name and where are you located? My name is Grace (she/her) and I’m located in Richmond, VA
What did you have for dinner last night? (no judgement) we had grilled turkey and mushroom meatballs with fresh pasta and broccolini (thanks to the farmers market!!)
How did you find TNHS? I don’t totally remember - I know I found it on Instagram, maybe a share or round up by another creator? No matter how I am so so glad to be here!!
What’s something bringing you joy right now? (can be big or small) I’ve been painting my nails almost every week since the pandemic started for the first time in my life. It’s been something that is a quiet moment for myself and makes me feel like I’m always a little put together even on days I barely change out of PJs. It’s also so fun to try the colors I never would have bought when I was younger - neon? Go for it! Green that might look like mold? Try it anyway it’s only a week (and the mini bottles are great for trying a color!)
Hi Grace!! So glad you're here and fresh pasta is so good! I love your nail polish ritual, it's true that it's a low stakes way to do some self care (and stay off your phone while they're drying). what's your favorite polish brand?
1. Diana from NJ! ( I am close to Philadelphia)
2. Salad with roasted veggies and vegan dressing :)
3. I have no clue how I found TNHS, BUT I am so happy I did, love the weekly newsletter so much!
4. Spending time with my mom and dad this summer (The live in SC, I am in NJ , and my father is very sick) So each day is a gift!
Hi Diana! Love to see folks from South Jersey! And so glad you found TNHS too. And what a blessing that you were able to be with your parents this summer.
Hi!
1. I'm Annette and I live in Auckland, New Zealand.
2. Last night I made a TVP-pinto-black bean chilli, starting with a bean recipe from Provecho and adding a few extra ingredients, and put it on a baked potato along with a side of broccoli gratin.
3. I am actually not sure 😳 but most likely via Instagram or another newsletter.
4. It's midwinter here and I installed two heated cat beds under my desk, so I have little friends with me all day as I work from home!
Hi Annette! Lovely to meet you and have heard great things about New Zealand. That chili sounds so good and hearty and working with your cats nearby must be so cozy :)
Howdy!
My name is Chrystal and I live in Vinton, VA.
I wish I could say I had something amazing for dinner last night…I had French fries. But after a long weekend of work, comfort food hit the spot.
I think I came across TNHS in Morning Brew’s Sidekick.
I am still soaking in the joy, amazement, beauty, and excitement of my recent vacation in Germany and Austria.
This is a great idea for a little ice-breaker activity I can do with my work team. I love it!
Hi Chrystal! I fully support french fries for dinner, sometimes it needs to happen! I'm glad you had a great trip and please use this with your work team, I love that!
1. I'm Kim and I live in Naples, FL.
2. Last night for dinner, I had a turkey burger (homemade) and roasted broccoli.
3. I started a Substack newsletter this year and found TNHS while browsing.
4. Watching Better Call Saul this summer to prepare for the finale.
Hi Kim! Roasted broccoli is one of my favorite sides, I usually serve it with lemon and nutritional yeast! And it's always fun to rewatch a favorite TV show!
Hi!
1. I’m Lauren and I live in Austin
2. Last night we made instant pot pork quesadillas
3. Found through another newsletter
4. My cold brew is bring me some joy on this extremely hot monday.
Hi Lauren! Great to meet you and I love quesadillas, I probably have one once a week! I hope you're staying cool this summer, I know the Texas heat is real!
Abigail!
I feel like this post is a sign that we're somehow cosmically linked because I also dropped a "introduce yourself" thread moments after you did!
1. I'm Ashley and I live in Madison, Wisconsin
2. Last night for dinner, I ate chicken nuggets because I'm a child. BUT the night before I made a pantry pasta with roasted artichoke hearts I found in the back of my cabinet.
3. I can't remember if I started following you first or you started following me! But I think it must have been through Twitter or IG
4. I just picked up my farm box and there are fresh raspberries, which I didn't expect to get.
You're awesome!
Ah! I need to go say hi on yours, we are definitely on the same wavelength, i love it! I hope you've had a great weekend, fresh raspberries sound so good! And right back at you, you're the best and I'm so glad the internet brought us together!
1. Tina, I live in Paris (and moved from Brooklyn last fall)!
2. Dinner last night was at a restaurant called LArchimede near the Canal Saint-Martin. The 5 of us ordered one of everything and shared.
3. I learned of TNHS from Zeke!
4. Summer in Paris is bringing me much joy, especially sitting along the canal in the evenings.
Hi Tina!! I hope Paris is treating you well, adding that restaurant to my list for the next time I visit and so glad you're enjoy summer there!!
Hi Everyone!
1. My name is Miranda and I live in Phoenix, AZ.
2. I had a frozen pizza for dinner last night.
3. I found TNHS through someone who recommended THE pumpkin bread.
4. I just finished rewatching The Good Place and now I'm listening to The Good Place: The Podcast and it's a delight.
Hi Miranda!! So glad you found TNHS through the pumpkin bread, it's such a special recipe! And I love pizza of all kinds! It's so nice when a favorite tv show has a companion podcast.
1. I'm Jen and I live in Vancouver, BC
2. Last night I had rice with some white beans baked with arugula and lots of herbs from my garden, lemon, smoked paprika, and pecorino and cheddar on top.
3. I think I found TNHS through a retweet of the hamantaschen bakeoff!
4. Something bringing me joy right now is Star Trek: Strange New Worlds :')
Hi Jen! I really need to visit Vancouver and wow, your dinner sounds absolutely delicious and summery. So glad you found TNHS through Hamantaschen :)
Hello Abigail,
1. Skye here from Near Canberra in Australia!
2. I found you via SubStack Grow (and love your work)
3. Last night we had a red curry chicken curry for dinner in front of the fire.
4. It’s the depths of winter here so right now I am grateful that I can stay in bed a teeny bit longer with a cup of coffee and keep warm because I don’t have to scoot the kids of to school.
Hi Skye! So great to see you here from Australia, I love how many continents we have represented in this thread! I hope you're staying cozy and warm this winter!
Hiya!
1. I'm Jacob and I live in Bishop, CA.
2. A glorious bean salad from Rancho Gordo and Emily Nunn! Added some feta and oh man.
3. Honestly, no idea, but I'm very happy when it pops up in my inbox.
4. Iced americanos from my Moka Pot -- Bishop gets very, very hot in the summer.
Hi Jacob!! Feta & beans is such a good combo, especially with such great beans! And it's definitely iced coffee season, stay cool!
1. I'm Mike from Toronto
2. Last night I had the Chinese leftovers from the massive combo plate I bought for lunch at a nearby Asian supermarket.
3. I found TNHS from the Bon Appetit Hamentaschen brouhaha!
4. I bought some green walnuts last week that I'm soaking in Everclear to make the Italian liqueur Nocino. It should be ready by Christmas. My wife is away until Saturday, so I've bought some rhubarb (which she loves) to make rhubarb liqueur with the remaining Everclear. I'll surprise her with it when it's ready in a month or so!
Hi Mike! Leftovers are really the best! And glad you found TNHS amidst that whole thing, such a crazy time. That's such a nice surprise for your wife, I"m sure she'll love it!
1. I'm Rebecca and I'm located in Boston, MA
2. I had carnitas tacos with homemade corn tortillas and they were extremely good!
3. I honestly can't remember! I think maybe you tagged me in something on instagram? Or I may have followed when you hosted some sort of substack event? Not sure!
4. Turning the A/C off and opening all the windows to enjoy a nice summer breeze.
Hi Rebecca! I feel like we met on twitter? But not 100% sure! Open windows in the summertime are so nice when it's not too hot and I'll never turn down a taco night.
Twitter sounds right too! We overlap on so many platforms it's hard to know for sure!
I'm Hannah and I live in the mountains near Asheville, NC.
For dinner last night, I enjoyed some gluten-free pizza from a local pizza place. It was my friend's birthday but she's stressed about covid so we ate outside - thankfully we had a rain-free evening. I have lately become obsessed with artichoke hearts and so I added those to my pizza too!
I found this newsletter because I work for a couple of craft food/bev companies and honestly I thought at first that it was a newsletter about hot sauce. Now that I know that your scope is broader than that, I'm trying to learn more about food/bev in general. I always really enjoy how you place things in context in your writing - that larger food/bev context is what I'm trying to learn!
What's bringing me joy right now is following a Raptor Rescue account on Instagram @raptororg and especially learning about Snowy Owls. I can't believe they're real and I kind of want one.
Hi Hannah, I've heard Asheville is beautiful! That dinner sounds lovely—I definitely had a rainy pizza party in the park in the summer of 2020. And I'm glad my newsletter is helpful, your job sounds very cool!
Hannah! Hello! I'm also in Asheville! Where did you get that pizza? Sounds amazing!
I got it at Standard Pizza which is just down the street from me. Hello from one Ashevillain to another!
1. Hi! I’m Meagan and I live in Denver, CO.
2. Last night for dinner I had homemade pizza from my friend’s wood-fire pizza oven! Delish.
3. I found TNHS by searching food-related Substacks to follow. I started my own last summer called Cook the Books (shameless plug!! 😂)
4. I’m visiting my mom this week and she has been making me all of my favorite snacks. The highlights include Rice Krispie treats, Waldorf salad and canned biscuit donuts!
Hi Meagan! So many Colorado friends here, I love that! And love the Substack food newsletter community! Enjoy your week with your mom, there's something so special about snacks made by mom :)
1) I’m Eden from Brooklyn 👋
2) I had mazemen from Kokoro in Vancouver and an ice cream sandwich from JAPADOG! It’s literally a scoop of ice cream on a lightly fried hot dog bun. We used to have JAPADOG in NY and I miss them so much.
3) I think I found you on Instagram through some mutual followers (shoutout @howtobebrokeinnewyork)
4) Right now I’m on vacation in Vancouver (first time). Over the weekend I watched one of my friends marry the love of her life and I got to reconnect with friends who I haven’t seen in years. There were tears and hugs and it was everything I needed.
Hi Eden!! Love that we've gotten to meet through Julianne and now this newsletter and your trip to Vancouver sounds amazing, I've never been but have heard only great things! I hope the rest of the trip is great!
I'm from Vancouver— Japadog is the greatest!! Happy to provide some more local recs if you want em :)
Thanks - would love some recs for north van! I’d love to grab some ice cream after my hike tomorrow if there’s somewhere good 😋
I actually live in North Van so I can definitely help! Earnest Ice Cream on 1st between Lonsdale and Chesterfield is the best, but Welcome Parlour at the pier is also good. If you're going hiking near Deep Cove, make sure you grab a donut at Honey's too!
Food wise I recommend the pizza at Farina a Legna, and if you like sushi the special rolls at Mr Sushi are excellent.
hello!
1. Xio, most recently living in Seattle!
2. last night for dinner we did make your own veg sushi roll/rice paper crisp things! slapdash and yummy and mostly crunchy things with veggies and sushi rice and condiments
3. my friend (maybe our mutual friend from philly?) charlotte m recommended it!
4. that the sun seems to finally be here to stay after a very long rainy season! the latest episode of on being with adrienne marie brown (https://onbeing.org/programs/adrienne-maree-brown-we-are-in-a-time-of-new-suns/) and her meme compilations/mood boards on instagram @adriennemareebrown
Hi Xio! I love Charlotte, she had me on her cheese radio show while she was in grad school, small world! And that dinner sounds delicious especially in the summer! I'm going to download that podcast episode, thanks for the rec and for being here!
hi hi! (relatively) new to the community, so I'm stoked to introduce myself :)
1. I'm Maia, and I live in Brooklyn
2. I had a mix of pizza, snacks, and beer from a party at a lakehouse upstate
3. I *think* it's been 1-2 years, but I know for sure that I found TNHS via a recommendation on Alicia Kennedy's newsletter
4. mentioned in #2 that I'm upstate - getting away from the city and experiencing the sounds and smells of summer in Ithaca are giving me a ton of joy rn!
Hi Maia, welcome! So glad you're here from Alicia! And I hope you're having a great summer upstate. A party by the lake sounds pretty perfect right now!
Thanks!! It's been perfectly idyllic :)
1. I'm Chelsea, and I live near Charlotte, North Carolina.
2. Last night, my sister-in-law and I watched a movie together and ordered "Southwestern egg rolls" from Chili's for dinner with the avocado-ranch dip. No regrets.
3. I cannot remember, exactly, but I think it was another food person on IG or an email newsletter that said to follow THNS! Maybe Girls' Night In or Ann Friedman's? I came because I trusted whoever made the rec then I stayed for the great content and thoughtful perspectives.
4. Experimenting with watermelon cocktails because it's a million degrees outside.
Hi Chelsea!! Okay takeout and movie night sounds perfect!! And I've done two classified ads in Ann's newsletter so that makes sense (the first one was a birthday present from my best friends which was so sweet). And watermelon cocktails seem necessary in this weather! Cheers!
1. I’m Kirsty and I live in Saitama, Japan (just outside Tokyo) but am originally from Auckland, New Zealand and will be moving back there in a month
2. Veggie nachos
3. Through fresherica
4. Icy cold non alcoholic drinks
Hi Kristy! Thank you for joining us from Japan, a bucket list destination for sure (so is New Zealand) and so glad you found us through Erica. I had veggie nachos for dinner on Tuesday, always a winner. Hope you're staying cool this summer :)
1. I'm Khuong and I live in Los Angeles.
2. Leftover Chinese food. Orange and sweet & sour chicken with broccoli over white rice.
3. A friend told me to check out TNHS!
5. My 3-year-old son, Felix, and summertime seafood boils.
Hi Khuong! Leftover Chinese food is the best! Hope you and Felix are having a well fed summer!!
1. I'm Kathrine and I live in England, specifically a town on the South coast called Worthing (it's near Brighton)
2. For dinner last night I had a smoked tofu, sweet potato and spinach curry
3. Through the Substack recs page if I remember correctly
4. Bringing me joy is the summer weather and swimming in the sea before and after work, seeing as it's a 3 minute walk from my house!
Hi Kathrine! So many UK readers here, it's so exciting to see! Glad the substack recs brought you here and that curry sounds delicious. And living three minutes from the sea, what a gift! I hope you have many wonderful summer swims!
1) I'm Lindsay and I live in Kansas City
2) Meatball subs on leftover hot dog buns, green beans sauteed with bacon
3) I'm not totally sure but my best guess is somehow through Who? Weekly or the adjacent fb groups
4) Yesterday on my lunch break I went to Trader Joes to get out of the office and rediscovered the Green Dragon Hot Sauce that I forgot I am obsessed with
Hi LIndsay! I love the Who Weekly food groups, they're full of the best recs! And I love a good Trader Joe's run/aisle wander, I need to try that sauce!
Hello!
1. I'm Camille and I live in Denver, CO
2. Last night for dinner we had Indian takeout - IMHO Indian food is the best option when I'm looking for a veg meal
3. My sister gifted me a subscription <3
4. All the crafting. I sewed up some linen curtains last week that I love and have both a crochet and knitting project in the works.
Hi Camille! What a great gift :) And Indian food has so many incredible veg options and the leftovers are great. And crafting sounds lovely, how cool to be able to make beautiful things for your home!
Hi!
1) Katy in Hartford, CT!
2) Creamy mushroom pasta topped with tons of fresh greens
3) I freelanced with you at Bushwick Daily years ago and have loved following your work ever since :)
4) Red long of tropea onions! I got them in my CSA this week and I had never seen/heard of them and they are so delicious. Apparently there's a city in Italy that has a festival in their honor every year. And they deserve it!
Hi Katy, so nice to see you here, we had some good times at BD! And I love mushroom pasta, always a winner. Also wow I love the idea of an onion festival (and a good deep dive into a food), they look beautiful!