Everything from working in the trenches of the restaurant kitchen to everywhere else life takes me.
Hi! My name is Marisa, but the guys in the kitchen usually call me Mari. I have been in the restaurant industry for about 7 years at different capacities and have decided to write about my experiences and share the lessons I have learned.
Essays, criticism, and interviews on food, culture, and media sent out on Monday morning. Subscribers receive every post in full, are invited to join the weekly Salon and Desk Book Club, and much more.
illyanna Maisonet is the author of Diasporican: A Puerto Rican Cookbook. She's a 2023 James Beard Award Winner and it's her whole personality. Created this newsletter in 2020 to highlight recipes and unhinged rantings.
Our rapidly sluggish decline to the end times, but with humor! and food!