Welcome to the most recent version of Food52 Founder Amanda Hesser’s weekly e-newsletter, Hey there, it’s Amanda, filled with meals, journey, and procuring suggestions, Food52 doings, and different issues that catch her eye. Get impressed—enroll right here for her emails.
I’m writing to you from a high-speed prepare zipping from Paris to Antwerp. Why can’t we get trains proper in America? I might love nothing greater than to take a high-speed prepare throughout the nation.
I’m with Jojo, Food52’s GM, and we’re on a sourcing journey, which, on the planet of residence, could sound like a procuring journey the place you fill up on merchandise. In actuality, it has meant strolling eight miles at a commerce present within the very unglamorous outskirts of Paris, testing retailers round Paris to seek out new merchandise and to check their visible merchandising, and trekking to a ceramics manufacturing facility close to Marrakech. All through, we’re taking images, video, and notes on the whole lot we’re seeing in order that we are able to flip them into new product concepts, discover new colour inspiration, supply sensible new makers, perceive how the merchandise we provide are made—and make Food52’s Store the most effective on the planet.
Over the following few newsletters, I’ll share glimpses, developments, and commentary from the journey!
Chestnut brown is displaying up throughout desk merchandise from plates to placemats to pitchers.
We noticed a sprinkling of ceramics with conventional hand-painted motifs at each the commerce present and in retailers. We particularly like people who got here from Jap Europe (like those in opposition to the blue plaid wall and the bowls).
Photograph by Ty Mecham
Occasions are occurring!
- September 18: We’re internet hosting the third installment of our work-smarter No person Cares Speaker Sequence, with hospitality skilled Carlos Quirarte and Feed Me e-newsletter writer Emily Sundberg. RSVP right here.
- September 27: Baker, cookbook writer, and previous MasterChef contestant Hetal Vasavada will probably be demo-ing three candy and savory recipes at our brunch and study for mothers. Plus: We’ve bought Food52 goodies for all our company! Get tickets.
Tomatoes are (nonetheless) occurring!
Shortcuts are occurring!
- Dhamaka’s Chef de Delicacies, Neel Kajale, visited César within the Take a look at Kitchen and confirmed him a shortcut to tender, spiced hen and aromatic rice: Stress Cooker Hen Pulao:.
Merchandise are occurring!
- Oil lamps are again. We noticed this one earlier this 12 months in Germany, on one other sourcing journey. And now it is right here for you!
- We additionally noticed this perforated bakeware in Germany and favored how the perforations assist your baked items brown and crisp evenly on the bottoms and sides.
Have a splendid week!
Amanda
Earlier than beginning Food52 with Merrill, I used to be a meals author and editor on the New York Occasions. I’ve written a number of books, together with “Cooking for Mr. Latte” and “The Important New York Occasions Cookbook.” I performed myself in “Julie & Julia” — hope you did not blink, or you’ll have missed the scene! I stay in Brooklyn with my husband, Tad, and twins, Walker and Addison.
