February Recap
A look back at the shortest month
Notes to Self | The unhinged, accidental diary inside my phone
I Don’t Want To Be Inspiring | The slow work of inhabiting a life
The Architecture of Sleep | The rituals and revelations of rest
What’s a meal you could eat once a week forever?
Rachel Caggiano: Zuni Cafe Chicken with Bread Salad (Judy Roger’s recipe adapted by nytcooking is my go-to)
Anna Cave: Breakfast tacos for some Texan childhood nostalgia - potato, egg, bacon, and cheese in a flour tortilla, please.
Coffee or tea order, no explanation.
RC: Hot, black Americano
AC: Cold brew, regular milk, no sugar
What’s a snack you pretend is “for guests” but is actually just for you?
RC: Potato chips (ideally in the form of chip mountain)
AC: Taralli crackers! Chic for guests, but even more special solo
Your ideal solo dinner at home looks like…?
RC: Cheese & crackers and Chablis Premier Cru
AC: A baked potato with plenty of butter, sour cream, and chives. A glass of chilled red on the side.
Or, at least the standouts: Magpies soft serve in tangerine creamsicle with rainbow sprinkles | Salvadorian carne asada tacos with fresh corn tortillas from a sidewalk in Echo Park | sour elderflower Swedish fish from Broome St General | Sourdough toast with labneh, kumquat jam, and prosciutto from Verve | chicken tikka masala, veggie curry, and paneer naan from India Fresh | cream top coldbrew and carrot cake from Doubting Thomas | homemade pork dumplings that were a labor of love but I got tired of despite their deliciousness | Taralli crackers from Kamp | Frutas from street vendors “con chimoy, tajin, y limón
The Naked City | Lady Eve |The Pitt | John Candy “I Like Me” | Smashing Machine | The Moth, “The Best of Times, The Worst of Times” | The Hudsucker Proxy | Nobody Wants This Season 2 | PBS Series, Black & Jewish America | American Masters, Sun Ra: Do The Impossible | Scrubs reboot | The Naked Gun
Hermanos Gutierrez Hijos Del Sol | Mort Garson Mother Earth’s Plantasia | The Vernon Spring Under A Familiar Sun | The Sound Proofs Punching Bag | Harry Styles Aperture | Plenty of white noise | Medium Build Crying Over U | Jonesy No Alternative
A weekday afternoon walk to get coffee with Adam and Olive | Sitting down to work, late morning, face freshly moisturized | Family walk to get ice cream for dinner at sunset with cotton candy skies and a warm breeze | Unexpected glimpses of the morning ocean in Santa Monica | Impromptu dog crew playdates with wine and snacks well into the evening | Picking up poké bowls for dinner and racing home for Jeopardy | A workshop with Poets & Writers, mapping the path forward
