AMA: Secrets You Can Only Ask Me on Zoom

If you’ve ever wondered how to scheme your way into a food job, cure olives in a pillowcase, or what the inside of Bourdain’s fridge looked like; this is the place for you.

I’m writing to you from an ancient stone masseria in Sicily where I’m hosting fourteen hardy souls for a food and yoga retreat with Elissa Cerignotta. Not because I don’t love you all but because I do, I’m keeping it simple and salty ‘till I return next week—just like my Sicilian almonds (don’t worry, I’ll be sharing the non-recipe with you soon)! My retreat guests have been eating them by the handful. Come back next week for a juicy story about…a juicy story!

AMA: Mark Your Calendars, June Coffee Klatsch Date

Join me for lunch and Ask Me Anything - Saturday, June 14th, from 12:00 to 1:30 PM EST. I started this monthly Coffee Klatsch when I launched the newsletter because people often ask me out for coffee to “pick my brain” and as much as I’d love to, I can’t meet with everyone. This is your chance to ask me questions and be in community, every month.

Join to Ask Me Questions, Stay for The Community

If you’ve ever wondered how to scheme your way into a food job, cure olives in a pillowcase, or what the inside of Bourdain’s fridge looked like; this is the place for you. So, please— pull up a stool, pour yourself something strong, and let’s talk turkey (neck), the politics of steak and frozen yogurt, and whether you should accept rumaki from a stranger. (yes, always).

Last month, I had the pleasure of hosting food creatives and friends join me in the AMA: Coffee Klatsch to chat about— pivoting, building community, starting out, when to get an agent, why "the more creative, the less it pays," and the idea of “good enough content.” I am grateful to Janet Paist, Jennifer Levy,

Kimberly Robles

, Michelle Gerard, Olique, and

Chef Carla Contreras

for joining live.

Want to join the conversation? You can upgrade for about the price of a decent cup of New York City coffee. Founding members get a 60-minute 1:1 call with me—your official chance to “pick my brain." I’ve got plenty of ripe fruit, strong opinions, and real talk to go around.

PS: One guest at my retreat found my book in the window of a bookshop on a snowy night in D.C. What she didn’t know was that I was inside, just beyond that window, signing copies of my new book. She then found me on Instagram and saw that I was hosting the retreat and decided to come with her mother. As I write this, they’re doing daybreak yoga under the lemon tree.

This is your nudge to follow the breadcrumbs; they are leading you home.