Poor Man's Feast
Elissa AltmanThe James Beard Award-winning narrative journal about the intersection of sustenance, storytelling, and the creative spirit (and sometimes, a recipe).
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 324 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 4 days ago |
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the midweek roundup
(Step into any garden, anywhere, and if it's your own, bring your mini-secateurs)
I’ve been waking very early every morning (early for me; I like sleep, probably too much), and today I went out into the backyard where we have an immense li...
what lurks at the bottom of boxes and bags
1967
We met some old friends for brunch yesterday in Manhattan at Barney Greengrass, The Sturgeon King.
C and J were waiting on line when we arrived, we hadn’t seen them since just after Covid, and after hellos and hugs, the conversation...
A Time for Quieter Cooking
Dinner As Metaphor for the News [RECIPE]
A few weeks ago, we had a spate of very warm weather, which resulted in our turning on the gas grill, giving it a quick cleaning, and grilling a small pork shoulder, which I had patted down with lem...
the midweek roundup
From Maira Kalman’s exhibition at The Shaker Museum
It’s been a trying week here, with all manner of personal hell involving the American pharmaceutical and healthcare system; the downslope following my first Mother’s Day without my mother...
From the Archives: risk and truth-telling
It is shame-inducing to write about shame. What does risk mean in the life of a creative? How do we know when we’ve gone too far? What to do when your mother is more upset with you writing about the demise of the family turtle than her not...
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Elissa Altman is the award-winning author of PERMISSION: The New Memoirist and the Courage to Create (GODINE), and memoirs Motherland, Treyf, and Poor Man's Feast. Her new book, WHERE YOU USED TO BE, is forthcoming from Godine.
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