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The best way to directly support this newsletter is to become a paid subscriber, which helps fund ingredients for recipe testing, meetings with chefs for interviews, and buying products to test out. In addition to interviews, chef recipes, and stories, paid subscribers get an additional subscriber recipe a month.
Another way to support this newsletter is to do something you’re already doing: shop!
Many writers share links to products and they earn a commission if a purchase is made. Those links usually point to Amazon, which is not a place I shop, so I am excited to work with retailers where I actually spend money.
One of my favorite parts of writing on hand is the fact that I get to interview so many interesting food and drink folks, over a dozen of whom have written cookbooks. I’m a strong supporter of local bookstores and with Bookshop.org, you can shop from independent shops around the country. I’ve compiled a newsletter collection of cookbooks, and if you’re in the market for something new, this is a great place to start.
Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods, and I’ve purchased a lot of custom art, furniture, and kitchen tools, like this olive oil cruet, on the site. I cannot overstate how much I love Etsy, so I’ve curated a collection of some of my favorite things.
When I moved to New York City, I got a part-time job at Sur La Table helping with their cooking classes. Working there felt like going to culinary school because I learned so much. I bought a lot of things using my discount, many of which I still own and use frequently. This Zwilling bread knife is the best I’ve ever owned, I am obsessed with these Rösle locking tongs, and my Peugeot pepper mill looks gorgeous on my counter (and works great).
Burlap and Barrel sells single-origin spices sourced directly from small farms around the world, building new spice supply chains that are equitable, transparent, and traceable. Their products are so much more flavorful than any other brand I’ve used, and I’ve been really enjoying their toasted onion powder and purple stripe garlic. I will be buying peppercorns from them the next time I am out.