Ta-Nehisi Coates on Writing via The Atlantic's Creative Breakthroughs

First post in a while but I think it's a great one from Ta-Nehisi Coates on how he kept going through writing and how writing can be an act of courage and persistence if you're going to actually make it.

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#CookbookTrials: Fried & True

The (belated) latest in the Cookbook Trials. Delays to Italy trip and impending move so may not do another one until after I move in June. What I can say from this round is that Charles Gabriel's recipes are IT. Never making candied yams the same way again.

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Italian Eatery Recommendations

I was in Italy for 8 days last month and ate, ate, and ate some more.

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