A Writer Meets His Double

He was easygoing, warm, funny. He told me we were destined to be friends, if not colleagues. I said I felt like we already were friends, and he immediately agreed! He confided that he was annoyed that I was a better writer than he was but said he’d get over it though, by weeping over…

The Secret to Better Salmon Is Salt

Good morning. J. Kenji López-Alt went full Kenji recently and dove deep into the process of dry-brining salmon to achieve firmer, juicier, less albumin-stained cooked fillets. I admire the tenacity of Kenji’s reporting, and I’m absolutely thrilled to report that while he calls for an overnight cure on the fish, I’ve achieved excellent results in…

Mi madre, la extraña

Encontré a Soph en una aplicación. La conocí en un bar de vinos iluminado con bombillas rojas del West Village. Era exactamente como en las fotografías, pero más cálida, más brillante. Tímida y encantadora, con una carcajada que quise tragarme, me abrazó cuando me le acerqué. Ya sabía que era australiana. Por mensajes de texto,…