The Kitchen Confessional
I'm a food journalist focused on how the culture of food creates, challenges, and changes us. Some people call me the Recipe Whisperer.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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The Jalapeño Chipotle Macaroni and Cheese Incident
Jalapeno Chipotle Macaroni and Cheese — a slightly green spicy bowl of comfort. Photo by Kristen Hartke.
The fear hit me when I was seven months pregnant as I was wolfing down a plate of jalapeño poppers, a thought in the back of my...
Don't ever read the comments, because people are assholes.
I had a story come out in the Washington Post recently that took me a couple of weeks to even begin sharing on social media, and so far, it’s only gone up on LinkedIn. I realized today that the reason I’ve just not really publicized it is b...
Sex, sexism, and the September Food Journalism class
Man, it’s been a rough couple of days for GenX. I keep writing and rewriting my thoughts about losing Dolly Parton and Tim Curry back-to-back this week but it’s too fresh. It’s like reliving 2016 all over again (I’m still getting over the l...
The Substack springboard: Monetizing beyond subscriptions
My article in the August 12th print edition of the Washington Post began as a twinkle in my eye right here on Substack.
Writers on Substack — or Patreon, Ghost, Beehiiv, etc. etc. — have all had that moment:
“Fuck the publishing p...
David Bowie made me learn how to make biscuits.
In my Bowie Girl era, circa mid-1980s.
Yesterday, one of my food journalism students recounted a fond food memory about KFC kids meals, which led me to tell the class about the summer I worked at Kentucky Fried Chicken when I was 16...
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Writing about life as a journalist and behind the scenes as a culinary professional. 2025 Best American Food and Travel Writing. Adjunct faculty teaching Food Journalism at American University.
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