Last Updated on May 18, 2026 by Jean Louis
Two new pieces on Beestrot this week. Both, I think, are worth your time.
The first began with a boeuf bourguignon and a book I had been meaning to read for months. It is about what happens when you stop treating kitchen time as dead time — and start treating it as the best listening opportunity in your day. If you cook seriously, this one will resonate.
→ The Best Ingredient I Ever Added to My Kitchen Had Nothing to Do with Food
The second is for anyone who cooks seriously and has a wedding coming — their own or someone else’s. The kitchen you cook in for the next thirty years can be shaped, in large part, by a single well-constructed list. I wrote about how to build one that actually works.
→ If You Cook Seriously, Your Wedding Registry Is the Most Important Kitchen Decision You Will Make
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