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The Post-Travel Fridge Guide

How to come home without relying on takeout.

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We’ve Got a Cookbook Giveaway

And a cookbook roundtable coming up.

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Sep 22, 2025

“Food Is Political” 2.0

An updated piece on why I hate this phrase.

Alicia Kennedy

Sep 15, 2025

On Baking Muffins

How to make vegan muffins from anything.

Alicia Kennedy

Sep 12, 2025

The Summer of Daiquiris

The Monthly Menu covers the eating, cooking, and drinking of July and August.

Alicia Kennedy

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Featured Essays

On Food Media

Does it have an anti-intellectual agenda?

May 12, 2025

On Having a Vision

How can we learn from what we like?

May 26, 2025

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What Do You Want From Food Writing?

Excerpts from a lecture, as well as a sincere question.

Jun 16, 2025

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How Not to Choose a Restaurant

Wherever you think the piña colada originated tells me everything.

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“Reading Makes You a Different Person”

A conversation with author Anya von Bremzen.

Alicia Kennedy

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The Post-Travel Fridge Guide

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“Food Is Political” 2.0

On Baking Muffins

The Summer of Daiquiris

From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy is a twice-weekly newsletter of food and culture by a best-selling author. It’s curious, critical, and fun.

Join over 30,000 people for essays, recipes, and recommendations. Members access a global community of conversation and events.

Featured Essays

On Food Media

On Having a Vision

What Do You Want From Food Writing?

How Not to Choose a Restaurant

I Am on a Mini-Tour This Fall

“Reading Makes You a Different Person”

From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy

From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy is a twice-weekly newsletter
of food and culture by a best-selling author. It’s curious, critical, and fun.

Join over 30,000 people for essays, recipes, and recommendations.
Members access a global community of conversation and events.