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  • May 9, 2025
    why Babka, Alex?

    why Babka, Alex?

    I need to fall in love with NYC again.

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  • April 15, 2025
    Galicia Diaries 01

    Galicia Diaries 01

    I have been living with an artist in her home-studio-garden in Galicia and working as a private chef, maid, gardener, and firekeeper. I will explain.

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  • March 30, 2025
    Madrid Diaries 02

    Madrid Diaries 02

    everything Jose Luis eats in a day

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  • March 12, 2025
    Madrid Diaries 01

    Madrid Diaries 01

    my best friend is a middle-aged man named José Luis.

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  • April 2, 2021
    The Banchan Bible

    The Banchan Bible

    your four-part guide towards leading a new banchan-based life

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  • December 24, 2020
    Don’t Call Me a Foodie.

    Don’t Call Me a Foodie.

    The new-age term “foodie” gives me nightmarish visions. Foodies consume to be consumed. They eat to be seen.

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  • September 26, 2020
    5 Words to Eliminate from Our Food Vocabulary

    5 Words to Eliminate from Our Food Vocabulary

    If you find any of these words in any of my posts, please call me out. I will bake you some sourdough in return.

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