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"Beef Wellington is a dish designed to dazzle and comfort at once. It offered the perfect cover for Patterson’s plan, dressing intent to kill in the flaky drapery of a culinary showstopper." —Aaron Timms for @vittles.bsky.social
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Death by Duxelles
How modern food culture played a decisive role in the Erin Patterson trial, by Aaron Timms. Illustration by Sing Yun Lee.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"Beef Wellington is a dish designed to dazzle and comfort at once. It offered the perfect cover for Patterson’s plan, dressing intent to kill in the flaky drapery of a culinary showstopper." —Aaron Timms for @vittles.bsky.social
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Hanna Thomas Uose on complex PTSD and finding a way to cook without knives in today's @vittles.bsky.social
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Soft Cooking
On complex PTSD and cooking without knives. Words and photos by Hanna Thomas Uose.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Hanna Thomas Uose on complex PTSD and finding a way to cook without knives in today's @vittles.bsky.social
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Perfect example of why I recommend @vittles.bsky.social to so many ppl. This kind of roving thoughtful exploration of the edges of a topic-historical/social connections you'd never make yourself-models the kind of piece I love to read (& ideally write) (also feeds my obsession w/Aus food TV MKR4Eva)
Death by Duxelles
How modern food culture played a decisive role in the Erin Patterson trial, by Aaron Timms. Illustration by Sing Yun Lee.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Perfect example of why I recommend @vittles.bsky.social to so many ppl. This kind of roving thoughtful exploration of the edges of a topic-historical/social connections you'd never make yourself-models the kind of piece I love to read (& ideally write) (also feeds my obsession w/Aus food TV MKR4Eva)
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Fascinating @vittles.bsky.social on the murder by Beef Wellington in Oz: “We don’t know whether Patterson is a fan of MasterChef, but all murders reflect culture back to itself." www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/death-by-d...
Death by Duxelles
How modern food culture played a decisive role in the Erin Patterson trial, by Aaron Timms. Illustration by Sing Yun Lee.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Fascinating @vittles.bsky.social on the murder by Beef Wellington in Oz: “We don’t know whether Patterson is a fan of MasterChef, but all murders reflect culture back to itself." www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/death-by-d...
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Wrote a bit about Bad Customers for @vittles.bsky.social! You need a paid sub I think but you should probably have one anyway open.substack.com/pub/vittles/...
acid reflux - the customer is not always right
a rant about terrible restaurant customers, ft. Thom Eagle
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November 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Wrote a bit about Bad Customers for @vittles.bsky.social! You need a paid sub I think but you should probably have one anyway open.substack.com/pub/vittles/...
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Fantastic little vignette about Glinner from today's @vittles.bsky.social newsletter (I highly recommend subscribing btw, if you're in any way interested in food).
November 7, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Fantastic little vignette about Glinner from today's @vittles.bsky.social newsletter (I highly recommend subscribing btw, if you're in any way interested in food).
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I was beyond excited when the author of the new biography of Gertrude Stein, Francesca Wade, said she'd like to write about Alice B. Toklas for @vittles.bsky.social – and her essay is out today! Illustration by Ella Bucknall.
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The Alice B. Toklas Cookbook: An Audacious Literary Experiment
Gertrude Stein's biographer Francesca Wade on how Alice B. Toklas expanded the genre of autobiography with a book of recipes. Illustration by Ella Bucknall.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:11 AM
I was beyond excited when the author of the new biography of Gertrude Stein, Francesca Wade, said she'd like to write about Alice B. Toklas for @vittles.bsky.social – and her essay is out today! Illustration by Ella Bucknall.
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A great dispatch from NYC in @vittles.bsky.social today about the role of small food businesses in Zohran Mamdani's campaigns – here's hoping some UK politicians take note... www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/how-did-zo...
How did Zohran Mamdani win over New York’s small restaurants?
A dispatch from NYC by Apoorva Tadepalli.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:25 AM
A great dispatch from NYC in @vittles.bsky.social today about the role of small food businesses in Zohran Mamdani's campaigns – here's hoping some UK politicians take note... www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/how-did-zo...
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Issue two of @vittles.bsky.social in PRINT now available to pre-order!
It has the theme of BAD FOOD and is gross and gorgeous and packed full of incredible writing and illustrations
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It has the theme of BAD FOOD and is gross and gorgeous and packed full of incredible writing and illustrations
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Vittles Issue 2 – PREORDER
Vittles - Issue 1 - Spring 2025. A magazine about modern food and culture. The first issue of our print magazine, released for Vittles' fifth birthday in May 2025. 160+ pages of writing about modern f...
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October 28, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Issue two of @vittles.bsky.social in PRINT now available to pre-order!
It has the theme of BAD FOOD and is gross and gorgeous and packed full of incredible writing and illustrations
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It has the theme of BAD FOOD and is gross and gorgeous and packed full of incredible writing and illustrations
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Today’s newsletter is an investigation by Sasha Patel and Ben Jacob into the expansion of Gail’s, and how it relies on low-paid migrant workers (particularly from Gujarat) to sustain its rate of growth.
Thank you to every Gail’s worker who talked to us.
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Thank you to every Gail’s worker who talked to us.
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'We're just a bakery': Does Gail's rely on low-paid migrant workers to further its expansionist vision?
The economics and migration behind the Gail’s expansion. Words by Sasha Patel and Ben Jacob. Illustration by Kruttika Susarla.
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October 21, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Today’s newsletter is an investigation by Sasha Patel and Ben Jacob into the expansion of Gail’s, and how it relies on low-paid migrant workers (particularly from Gujarat) to sustain its rate of growth.
Thank you to every Gail’s worker who talked to us.
www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/at-gails-w...
Thank you to every Gail’s worker who talked to us.
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Today’s newsletter is an investigation by Sasha Patel and Ben Jacob into the expansion of Gail’s, and how it relies on low-paid migrant workers (particularly from Gujarat) to sustain its rate of growth.
Thank you to every Gail’s worker who talked to us.
www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/at-gails-w...
Thank you to every Gail’s worker who talked to us.
www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/at-gails-w...
'We're just a bakery': Does Gail's rely on low-paid migrant workers to further its expansionist vision?
The economics and migration behind the Gail’s expansion. Words by Sasha Patel and Ben Jacob. Illustration by Kruttika Susarla.
www.vittlesmagazine.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Today’s newsletter is an investigation by Sasha Patel and Ben Jacob into the expansion of Gail’s, and how it relies on low-paid migrant workers (particularly from Gujarat) to sustain its rate of growth.
Thank you to every Gail’s worker who talked to us.
www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/at-gails-w...
Thank you to every Gail’s worker who talked to us.
www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/at-gails-w...
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This @vittles.bsky.social article by Eli Davies is a lovely piece of writing www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/this-pot-i...
This Pot is Mine
Eli Davies on cooking to ground herself in new kitchens after repeated house moves prompted by precarious rental markets
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October 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM
This @vittles.bsky.social article by Eli Davies is a lovely piece of writing www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/this-pot-i...
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I love this piece by @elidavies.bsky.social in today's @vittles.bsky.social (free to read) featuring @nigelslater.bsky.social beloved lentils and a well-travelled pot
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This Pot is Mine
Eli Davies on cooking to ground herself in new kitchens after repeated house moves prompted by precarious rental markets
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October 13, 2025 at 8:13 AM
I love this piece by @elidavies.bsky.social in today's @vittles.bsky.social (free to read) featuring @nigelslater.bsky.social beloved lentils and a well-travelled pot
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This story - see also @londoncentric.media - is really upsetting and just awful. I emailed Neil Coyle MP just now to urge him to intervene - so should YOU.
'Last Wednesday, I received a call from Faye Gomes, owner of exceptional Guyanese restaurant Kaieteur Kitchen. Almost in tears, she told me she, along with 3 other food traders had been locked out of their premises at Castle Square in Elephant and Castle'
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There's one week left to save one of London's best restaurants
The battle for Castle Square, and suspicious goings on in Southwark, by Jonathan Nunn and Gavin Cleaver
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October 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
This story - see also @londoncentric.media - is really upsetting and just awful. I emailed Neil Coyle MP just now to urge him to intervene - so should YOU.
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Per @vittles.bsky.social on the superb restaurant threatened with closure in Elephant & Castle, #London: Latin Elephant is organising a public protest & creating a template for residents to email MPs & Council to urge scrutiny of what’s happening at Castle Square open.substack.com/pub/vittles/...
There's one week left to save one of London's best restaurants
The battle for Castle Square, and suspicious goings on in Southwark, by Jonathan Nunn and Gavin Cleaver
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October 8, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Per @vittles.bsky.social on the superb restaurant threatened with closure in Elephant & Castle, #London: Latin Elephant is organising a public protest & creating a template for residents to email MPs & Council to urge scrutiny of what’s happening at Castle Square open.substack.com/pub/vittles/...
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Sharing some recipes in today’s @vittles.bsky.social 😈 If you were horrified by Iga Świątek’s strawberry pasta, you’re not ready for this one. www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/cooking-fr...
September 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Sharing some recipes in today’s @vittles.bsky.social 😈 If you were horrified by Iga Świątek’s strawberry pasta, you’re not ready for this one. www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/cooking-fr...
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Marta Zboralska on a dish she loves but which many people hate – fruit soup – and recipes for cooking from the polski sklep on @vittles.bsky.social
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Cooking from the Polski Sklep
Marta Zboralska’s recipes for zupa owocowa (fruit soup) and naleśniki z serem (pancakes with sweet cheese filling). Photos by Georgia Rudd.
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September 11, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Marta Zboralska on a dish she loves but which many people hate – fruit soup – and recipes for cooking from the polski sklep on @vittles.bsky.social
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for @vittles.bsky.social, i wrote on the joys of lentils via two recipes for making sundal, which is a dish that dares to be categorised into one thing but is actually many things – think beyond dal! this is my urging to you
More than just Dal
Apoorva Sripathi's quick and easy sundals using green lentils and chickpeas, plus a refreshing roasted peach and rosewater lassi.
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September 10, 2025 at 9:55 AM
for @vittles.bsky.social, i wrote on the joys of lentils via two recipes for making sundal, which is a dish that dares to be categorised into one thing but is actually many things – think beyond dal! this is my urging to you
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Late to the party, here, but loving the @vittles.bsky.social podcast about the lost food, restaurants and culture of Soho. The 2012 Olympics and Covid amongst the things to blame. A love letter to the much-missed Dionysus at the start.
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The Lost Food of Soho
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September 5, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Late to the party, here, but loving the @vittles.bsky.social podcast about the lost food, restaurants and culture of Soho. The 2012 Olympics and Covid amongst the things to blame. A love letter to the much-missed Dionysus at the start.
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Great to see this piece in Vittles on how exploited Filipino domestic workers find solace in London's Earl's Court.
This kind of insight shows how the UK's immigration rules impact every fibre of society, from who runs the kitchen to who sits at the table.
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This kind of insight shows how the UK's immigration rules impact every fibre of society, from who runs the kitchen to who sits at the table.
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‘Every Filipino I rescue, I bring to Earl’s Court’
Inside the restaurants of London’s enduring Filipino neighbourhood. Words by Francesca Humi. Photographs by Michaël Protin.
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August 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Great to see this piece in Vittles on how exploited Filipino domestic workers find solace in London's Earl's Court.
This kind of insight shows how the UK's immigration rules impact every fibre of society, from who runs the kitchen to who sits at the table.
www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/every-fili...
This kind of insight shows how the UK's immigration rules impact every fibre of society, from who runs the kitchen to who sits at the table.
www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/every-fili...
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a piece i have been wanting to write for years about the importance of earl's court to london's filipino migrant community -- especially domestic workers
read it here on @vittles.bsky.social
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read it here on @vittles.bsky.social
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‘Every Filipino I rescue, I bring to Earl’s Court’
Inside the restaurants of London’s enduring Filipino neighbourhood. Words by Francesca Humi. Photographs by Michaël Protin.
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August 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
a piece i have been wanting to write for years about the importance of earl's court to london's filipino migrant community -- especially domestic workers
read it here on @vittles.bsky.social
www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/every-fili...
read it here on @vittles.bsky.social
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Today's Vittles is centred on 'mom-and-pop' joints - family-run eateries and takeaways. I wrote about Shrinath, a little Gujarati grocery shop in Swiss Cottage I've wanted to shout about since I accidentally discovered it a few months back; it sells homemade snacks.
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Where to (finally) eat fricassé in London this weekend
A Six of One mom-and-pop special, by Vitória Croda, Naseer Chia, Ruby Atkin, Sejal Sukhadwala, Gavin Cleaver, and Angela Hui.
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August 15, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Today's Vittles is centred on 'mom-and-pop' joints - family-run eateries and takeaways. I wrote about Shrinath, a little Gujarati grocery shop in Swiss Cottage I've wanted to shout about since I accidentally discovered it a few months back; it sells homemade snacks.
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Pessoal, tava agoniadissima querendo contar, mas agora já posso: juntei minha paixão por comida e jornalismo e agora tô contribuindo para a revista de gastronomia Vittles
Segue link do meu primeiro texto: www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/where-to-f...
Segue link do meu primeiro texto: www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/where-to-f...
Where to (finally) eat fricassé in London this weekend
A Six of One mom-and-pop special, by Vitória Croda, Naseer Chia, Ruby Atkin, Sejal Sukhadwala, Gavin Cleaver, and Angela Hui.
www.vittlesmagazine.com
August 15, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Pessoal, tava agoniadissima querendo contar, mas agora já posso: juntei minha paixão por comida e jornalismo e agora tô contribuindo para a revista de gastronomia Vittles
Segue link do meu primeiro texto: www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/where-to-f...
Segue link do meu primeiro texto: www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/where-to-f...
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Wonderful post comparing what Rukmini Iyer makes for her kids with what they'll actually eat on @vittles.bsky.social: www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/the-things...
The things I cook for work...
...and what my children actually eat, by Rukmini Iyer. Photos by David Loftus.
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August 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Wonderful post comparing what Rukmini Iyer makes for her kids with what they'll actually eat on @vittles.bsky.social: www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/the-things...