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How Italy Taught the World to Cook With Fresh Nothing My Family's Delicious $120 Grocery Budget: How Italian Peasant Cooking and AI Made It Work

Latest on the blog: A new “Fresh Nothing Summer” series that’s part old-school Italian inspiration, part WTF is 2025 and how I feed my family of 3 on only ~$120 a week while still eating the freshest. I hope you’ll check it out.

www.gofeastmode.com/p/how-italy-...
#foodsky #🍜 #🍽️

First blossoms with just one layer of white-pink petals and a burst of orange spindles inside on a baby rose plant

The dreams I pursue will not consume me. They will return me to what is sacred.

(Morning meditation)

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...topped w cilantro, chopped celery heart & some garden greens, incl lemon balm which is nice & bushy- perfect for everything. strawberries & sliced yellow pepper (only meal companion is a 6yo & there are only so many ways I've been able to coax her to eat vegetables.)

What are you making?

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#Dinnertonight is these beef ribs from last week, braised just a little bit more so all the goodness comes out with some leftover rice reheated in a skillet and...
#whatscooking #foodsky #🍜 #🍽️

Mezcal Was Never Meant to Behave A beginner’s guide to the spirit with ancient roots that survived outlaw status and bureaucracy, not to mention most of human history — and still tastes like tradition, terroir, and a tiny kiss.

If anybody's looking for a new badass way of helping u make delightfullly questionable choices this Cinco de mayo, consider #mezcal, the world's fastest growing spirit w ancient roots that survived outlaw status & remains 1 of the best artesanal & delicious treats

open.substack.com/pub/feastmod...

Mezcal Was Never Meant to Behave A beginner’s guide to the spirit with ancient roots that survived outlaw status and bureaucracy, not to mention most of human history — and still tastes like tradition, terroir, and a tiny kiss.

If anybody's looking for a new badass way of helping u make delightfullly questionable choices this Cinco de mayo, consider #mezcal, the world's fastest growing spirit w ancient roots that survived outlaw status & remains 1 of the best artesanal & delicious treats

open.substack.com/pub/feastmod...

Mezcal Was Never Meant to Behave A beginner’s guide to the spirit with ancient roots that survived outlaw status and bureaucracy, not to mention most of human history — and still tastes like tradition, terroir, and a tiny kiss.

If anybody's looking for a new badass way of helping u make delightfully questionable choices this Cinco de mayo, consider #mezcal, the world's fastest growing spirit w ancient roots that survived outlaw status & remains one of the best artesanal & delicious treats

open.substack.com/pub/feastmod...

Mezcal Was Never Meant to Behave A beginner’s guide to the spirit with ancient roots that survived outlaw status and bureaucracy, not to mention most of human history — and still tastes like tradition, terroir, and a tiny kiss.

If anybody is looking for a new badass way of helping you make equally questionable choices this Cinco de mayo, consider mezcal, the world's fastest growing spirit with ancient roots that survived outlaw status & remains one of the best artesanal & delicious treats

open.substack.com/pub/feastmod...

This is the colorful #saturdaymorning I need. What a week.

Yum!

If you're interested I just wrote this little beginner's guide to mezcal.

Lots of fascinating details, but hopefully skimmable for people like me who are just getting into it. Salud 🥛

www.gofeastmode.com/p/mezcal-was...

Feast Mode | Kaitlynn Rivera | Substack Where to eat right now. Obsession worthy deep-dives. Recipes and techniques to level up your cooking. Stories from people making DC (& beyond) delicious. Click to read Feast Mode, by Kaitlynn Rivera, ...

Que bueno 💖
If you're looking for ideas I happen to just be wrapping up this series about mexico city food and culture for my blog. Lmk if you have thoughts or questions and have a fantastic trip 🌮

www.gofeastmode.com/t/mexico-city

Mezcal Was Never Meant to Behave A beginner’s guide to the spirit with ancient roots that survived outlaw status and bureaucracy, not to mention most of human history — and still tastes like tradition, terroir, and a tiny kiss.

If you're interested I just wrote this little beginner's guide to mezcal.

Lots of fascinating details, but hopefully skimmable for people like me who are just getting into it. Salad 🥛

www.gofeastmode.com/p/mezcal-was...

Mezcal Was Never Meant to Behave A beginner’s guide to the spirit with ancient roots that survived outlaw status and bureaucracy, not to mention most of human history — and still tastes like tradition, terroir, and a tiny kiss.

“ #Mezcal is not just a spirit—its proof that flavor can outlast empire. From colonial bans to modern red tape, mezcaleros have kept the fire alive—crafting wild, small-batch #agavespirits, despite centuries of being pushed out, priced out, or nearly erased."

www.gofeastmode.com/p/mezcal-was...

Besitos, my friends 💖
#mezcal

Ooh, this is me. #butfirstcoffee #andalsobooze

Ok but yes it's making me hungry

“We do not stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing.” -George Bernard Shaw

#booksky #creatives

That looks so good

I can honestly say that when I first started this series, I didn’t expect to find something quite like this.

#dc make sure to check this one out
#foodsky #writingsky

I might try some kind of truffle version of this. Who's with me?

YouTube video by Feast Mode Want to master jammy eggs with that perfect golden center?

Interesting thought about putting it back into the cooked noodles

I have since come to similar conclusion and made this: youtube.com/shorts/68x0s...

I just keep watching it. Mesmerizing.

Home Made Ramen 101: How to Build Your Own Bowl of Comfort Simple steps to take your ramen game from instant noodles to gourmet at home.

You can think of this as your guide to creating an elevated #ramen bowl at home that’s as easy or adventurous as you want it to be.

I learned a ton on this one, would love to hear what you all have tried and what sounds good :)

#foodsky #whatscooking #🍜 #🍽️

www.gofeastmode.com/p/home-made-...

Getting ready to do some weighted squats

Tuesday tone up
#endorphins #workout #sweat #squats

When you're looking for certainty and all around you is uncertainty, don't look for certainty, look for service
-via #jayshetty #genius

Empowering to be of help to others when lots of other things don't feel that way

This is me! Take a look at my new project and give a shout if it sounds interesting. I'd love to meet you 💖

Guy in first Groundhog Day pitch meeting: You know how a lot of rodents are clairvoyant?

So timely

If you're doom scrolling, wondering how to step back & get perspective on how big cultural changes like this can happen & how we can think about levers to build a world we want, I recommend Malcolm Gladwell's book #revengeOfTheTippingPoint

I just finished & found it very helpful

#booksky #reading