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Make This: Poor Man's Lyonnaise Potatoes
An homage to The Kennel Club
Sep 29 • 
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Coffee Tawk
Will there be a fourth wave or will it come crashing down?
Sep 25 • 
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Steak Night in America
At bedtime, I plug my ears with little foam bullets and cover my eyes with an eye mask.
Sep 10 • 
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Make This: Zucchini Toast
I’ve written about zucchini before, and while I’m not a big analytics guy, I can’t imagine it was a popular post; such is the plight of zucchini.
Sep 3 • 
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Make This: Cold Pasta with "Carrot Pesto"
I cannot abide a mayonnaise-based pasta salad, the scourge of the Southern picnic, and no one can convince me of its merits.
Sep 2 • 
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August 2025

The Hair Up There
Embracing baldness, sort of.
Aug 25 • 
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Make This: Fennel Jam on Steak
Make this fennel jam and put it on anything
Aug 21 • 
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Restaurant VIP dos and don’ts, with Brooks Reitz
A recording from Brooks Reitz and Austin Tedesco's live video
Aug 18 • 
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Austin Tedesco
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Make This: Pea & Carrot Pasta
This one's for the kids.
Aug 11 • 
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Make This: Peach Anchoïade
Inspired by Bell's - a punchy sauce for poultry
Aug 4 • 
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Family Road Trip: LA to Mendocino County
A dispatch fro YOLO Journal
Aug 3 • 
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Does being in nature need a rebrand?
A serious answer to a ridiculous question
Aug 1 • 
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