Leftovers #2
A short but sweet list for your midweek recommendations. It’s another week of PLD (personal lockdown – not covid-related), where there has been little to no cooking and much series-binging. Can’t be helped, sometimes. Happy Wednesday.
It’s no exaggeration when I say I’ve binged almost a whole series (23 episodes – the good old days of early 00s American TV) of Brothers & Sisters in less than two days. There’s nothing more comforting than watching Sally Field cook a dinner for 15 and an overzealous family fight over bottles and bottles of wine.
A desire to eat prosaic but delicious Indian food at Govinda’s thanks to the always inspiring caffs_not_cafes IG account.
You’ll probably never have heard of Facebook’s streaming platform, but it launched with two series of Sorry For Your Loss (now cancelled; thanks, Zuckerberg, but also free to watch) starring Elizabeth Olsen as a grief-stricken widow. It shows grief in all its granular messiness.
Many prawn wontons and spicy sesame paste noodles that stung my lips for hours from Dumpling Shack.
A deep dive by linguist John McWhorter on modern slang for The New York Times.
I picked up Animal by Lisa Taddeo and almost raced through the entire book in a day - it’s equal parts arresting and disturbing and set against the hazy backdrop of the Californian Canyon
This midnight snack of a sandwich featuring apricot jam, prosciutto and brie.
These Miista mules that, as my friend Jord comments, look like Santa Fe in a shoe, and I want them an impossible amount for my LA adventures.
A two minute snippet of Leandra Medine and Waris Aluwhalia eating at New York’s Jack’s Wife’s Freda that gave off inevitable Wes Anderson vibes.
A plate of super springy wild garlic pesto with broken lasagne sheets.
And finally a perfect lunch of bulgar wheat, greens and toasted sliced almonds from Borough Chef.