Go Fork Yourself: A Restaurant Employee Reviews the New York Times Reviewer, Jacques Pépin's 90th and Airport Lounge Fine Dining
Plus: the political debate over Coke, sky-high ground beef prices and reader questions about everything from geoduck to chicken marinades
Today’s newsletter includes:
tons of recommended reading from around the world of food, from a profile of Jacques Pépin to a story about yaupon, a caffeinated plant I bet you’ve never heard of
my thoughts on everything from the Coke debate to ground beef prices, which are becoming unsustainable for many Americans
answers to five reader questions, covering chicken, geoduck, torches, ginger beer and some fantastic sushi I had recently
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I’m on a two-week streak of Go Fork Yourself videos, which means I’m giving myself a pat on the back. It’s great to be in everyone’s inboxes today, answering questions and going deep on some really interesting news and observations from around the world of food.



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