Ask Me Anything: Sorry, Folks, I Just Don't Like Spam!

Also this week: Where to eat in Savannah and Toulouse, thoughts on the James Beard Awards — and my guilty musical pleasures.

👋 LET’S SPEND MORE TIME TOGETHER: I’ve turned on Substack Chat for Spilled Milk. It’s like a giant group text just for members of the awesome Spilled Milk community: a place for you to ask me questions, for me to ask you questions and for all of us to just generally hang out with one another. Think of it as a virtual version of sitting around the table with me after a great meal.

I’ll also occasionally drop short videos when I post something! You can check the latest chats by clicking “Chat” on the Spilled Milk homepage, or, if you use the Substack app, you can get push notifications when I post something. I can’t wait to get to know you all a little better.

Hello from Aspen, Colorado, where I was just at the Food & Wine Classic! Our new show, Hope in the Water, premieres this Wednesday evening on PBS! Click here to find when and where you can watch it. Then let me know what you think!

I take questions every week from paid subscribers to Spilled Milk. You can leave questions in the comments below, or send them to the email address you received when you subscribed. And when I say ask me anything, I do mean it: In recent weeks I’ve talked about where to eat in San Diego, whether you should buy Instagram-famous cookware, and given my opinion on dogs in restaurants.

OK! Let’s get to your questions.