The Recovering Line Cook by Wil Reidie
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How to Fail at Being Finnish #8 • Celebrating Friend's Day with Samuel Beckett
How to Fail at Being Finnish #8
Celebrating Friend's Day with Samuel Beckett
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February 13, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Sick Mood at Sunset • Notes on my favourite painting
Sick Mood at Sunset
Notes on my favourite painting
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January 31, 2026 at 2:31 PM
How to Fail at Being Finnish: #7 • On comparisons, parenting, and green lentils + a newsletter update
How to Fail at Being Finnish: #7
On comparisons, parenting, and green lentils + a newsletter update
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January 26, 2026 at 2:34 AM
How to Fail at Being Finnish: #6 • Memories on my return to Finnish class
How to Fail at Being Finnish: #6
Memories on my return to Finnish class
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January 26, 2026 at 2:34 AM
How I Learned to Say "Yes, Chef." • On being a chef and a father
How I Learned to Say "Yes, Chef."
On being a chef and a father
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January 26, 2026 at 2:34 AM
How to Fail at Being Finnish: Diary #5 • A Very Finnish Christmas
How to Fail at Being Finnish: Diary #5
A Very Finnish Christmas
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January 26, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Things To Do With Vegetables When You're... • ... fed up with turkey and pork and all things meat at Christmas.
Things To Do With Vegetables When You're...
... fed up with turkey and pork and all things meat at Christmas.
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January 26, 2026 at 2:34 AM
How to Win the Nordic Bun Wars – My First Ebook • All my most popular Nordic bun, cake, and pastry recipes
How to Win the Nordic Bun Wars – My First Ebook
All my most popular Nordic bun, cake, and pastry recipes
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January 26, 2026 at 2:34 AM
A Line Cook's Christmas Notebook 2025 • Tips to make things easier, and recipes to change things up a bit.
A Line Cook's Christmas Notebook 2025
Tips to make things easier, and recipes to change things up a bit.
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January 26, 2026 at 2:34 AM
How to Fail at Being Finnish: A Diary #4 • A visit to the legalised vampires
How to Fail at Being Finnish: A Diary #4
A visit to the legalised vampires
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January 26, 2026 at 2:34 AM
How to Fail at Being Finnish: A Diary #3 • Isi ❤️ Samuel
How to Fail at Being Finnish: A Diary #3
Isi ❤️ Samuel
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January 26, 2026 at 2:34 AM
How to Fail at Being Finnish: Diary #2 • The bearded man
How to Fail at Being Finnish: Diary #2
The bearded man
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January 26, 2026 at 2:34 AM
How to Fail at Being Finnish: Diary #1 • Back to school
How to Fail at Being Finnish: Diary #1
Back to school
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January 26, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Things To Do With Vegetables When You're... • ... afraid of kale and massages.
Things To Do With Vegetables When You're...
... afraid of kale and massages.
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January 26, 2026 at 2:34 AM
The Prep List: Chapter 6 • On sustainable kitchens, green stars, and a few lovely condiment recipes
The Prep List: Chapter 6
On sustainable kitchens, green stars, and a few lovely condiment recipes
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January 26, 2026 at 2:34 AM
How to Dress a Pike in Cowboy Boots • A "How to Fail at Being Finnish" essay
How to Dress a Pike in Cowboy Boots
A "How to Fail at Being Finnish" essay
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January 26, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Bob Dylan in Helsinki • A Wil Reidie Review
Bob Dylan in Helsinki
A Wil Reidie Review
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January 26, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Prince and the Pea, or It Started That Day with the End of Suppositories • A "How to Fail at Being Finnish" essay
Prince and the Pea, or It Started That Day with the End of Suppositories
A "How to Fail at Being Finnish" essay
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January 26, 2026 at 2:34 AM
A Wil Reidie Self-Help Guide (by way of 4 Finnish Phrases) • Featuring Beckett, Heidegger and other things that make for a very popular newsletter
A Wil Reidie Self-Help Guide (by way of 4 Finnish Phrases)
Featuring Beckett, Heidegger and other things that make for a very popular newsletter
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January 26, 2026 at 2:34 AM
A Substack Writer's Social Media Experiment • My 2-week search for an audience
A Substack Writer's Social Media Experiment
My 2-week search for an audience
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January 26, 2026 at 2:34 AM
The Finnish bun I pick over cinnamon rolls • My new recipe
The Finnish bun I pick over cinnamon rolls
My new recipe
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January 26, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Things To Do With Vegetables When You're... • ... in need of simple comforts in autumn.
Things To Do With Vegetables When You're...
... in need of simple comforts in autumn.
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January 26, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Pippi Långstrump and Stockholm Consolation • Notes on a trip to Stockholm and my former home
Pippi Långstrump and Stockholm Consolation
Notes on a trip to Stockholm and my former home
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January 26, 2026 at 2:34 AM
The Prep List: Chapter 5 • My cooking life in sauces: part 1
The Prep List: Chapter 5
My cooking life in sauces: part 1
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January 26, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Things To Do With Vegetables When You’re… • … not ready for summer to end.
Things To Do With Vegetables When You’re…
… not ready for summer to end.
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January 26, 2026 at 2:34 AM