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Poor Man's Feast

About the Substack

The James Beard Award-winning narrative journal about the intersection of sustenance, nature, and the creative spirit (and sometimes, a recipe).

Free Subscription Benefits

  • Regular public posts + bi-monthly recipes

Paid Subcription Benefits

  • Full access to all posts both paid and free, and to all archives
  • Access to essays, craft talks, monthly selections, recipes, paid subscriber events
  • Early sign-ups for workshops + events

Paid Subscription Plans

  • $6 a month
  • $60 a year

About Elissa Altman

Elissa Altman is the award-winning author of memoirs Motherland, Treyf, and Poor Man's Feast. Her new book, PERMISSION: The New Memoirist and the Courage to Create is coming from Godine in early '25.

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