Food is Stupid

Start every week with fresh dinner inspiration.

A culinary journal by Peter Barrett, food writer, focused on imaginative approaches to maximizing flavor.

An insider's tour of the tea world, by award winning journalist Max Falkowitz.

Occasional tales on food, drink, culture and animals.

a newsletter on third-culture asian home cooking. subscribe now for recipes, conversations with amazing names in food, and plenty of delicious food illustrations—all delivered to your inbox weekly!

My latest finds in Chicago’s vibrant dining scene and highlights from my food-focused travels

Food stories. Mostly. Many with dead celebrity cameos.

Food recommendations of all kinds.

I write essays inspired by my life as a restaurant cook. Subscribe for memoir stories, restaurant cooking tips, and my favourite recipes.

It's about nothing, but also everything! From music to travel to obsessing about things to the point of monomania, take a few minutes to have fun with me. Do you need this newsletter? No. Do you need some laughs and little joy? YES. Sign up today!

pop culture • rom coms • swiping while middle-aged

Where travel, food, and politics intersect, with the occasional SNAFU of personal shame

Former Cracked columnist, now a free agent. Survived the rise and fall of the internet since the 90s. I talk about society, social media, current affairs, and anything I can put a sardonic spin on.

An opinionated newsletter of unsolicited (but very good) recommendations.

The travel newsletter for food people, featuring expert recommendations from longtime food writers who love exploring America. From taco trucks to tasting menus to taverns, we bring you the best places to eat and drink.

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The five songs you need to hear each week, updated Tuesdays.

A plant killer's chronicle of growing little trees in the big city, by Max Falkowitz.

Thai food in America and several long-considered but barely filtered thoughts on the subject (plus, of course, recipes)

Do you like cooking? I don't. Anyway, here's a bunch of words about something I cooked.

Your field guide to food and drink in the Midwest

Funny writing from The American Bystander, "the world's best print humor magazine."

Mike Nagrant, the last and former Chicago Sun-Times food critic and contributor to the James Beard-Winning Alinea cookbook writes about culture, life, food, cooking, restaurants, and food media.

A twice-weekly, IACP-nominated breaducational newsletter from Andrew Janjigian. "Pedantic crap!" — A (former) reader