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Alison Pearlman @alisonpearlman.bsky.social · 18d

The final episode is live!

Binge all 6 if you dare, or just check the addendum on this one for additional insight into @claudeai ‘s sourcing m.o. Link in bio. Free to subscribe.
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#substacknewsletter #genai #ai #fiction #scriptwriting #authorsofinstagram #smartcasualbook #maywesuggestbook

Alison Pearlman @alisonpearlman.bsky.social · 26d

New one out now!

Link in bio for free subscription to this miniseries and my other writings on restaurant design and experience; occasionally art, writing, and broader trends in design.
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#ai #claudeai #scriptwriting #chefs #restaurants #fiction #genai #substack #contemporaryart #design #writing

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Alison Pearlman @alisonpearlman.bsky.social · Oct 1

My hunch about Claude.ai’s source material verified (circumstantially) in episode 4. Binge from the beginning on my Substack. Link in bio.
#aia#generativeaia#claudeaia#chefsf#restaurantst#foodfilml#scriptwritingn#anthropici#authorshipip

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Alison Pearlman @alisonpearlman.bsky.social · Sep 17

Episode 2 of my weekly miniseries is out now! Hot of the “presses” of my Substack.
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#ai #scriptwriting #aicollaboration #chefs #restaurants #finedining #restaurantindustry #claudeai #fiction

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Jackson @jacksoninacup.bsky.social · Jan 28

Just finished /// Just Started

Copy of the book “May we Suggest: Restaurant Menus and the Art of Persuasion” by Alison Pearlman.

Copy of “Call for the Dead” by John Le Carre

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Alison Pearlman @alisonpearlman.bsky.social · Sep 16

Now that’s a pairing I can get behind!

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Alison Pearlman @alisonpearlman.bsky.social · Sep 12

Episode 1 is out! Inspired by the 1981 film, ‘My Dinner with Andre,’ this miniseries investigates the conversational habits and sourcing of a chatbot

To find out what happens, and what I learn, subscribe to my free Substack. Link in bio.
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#ai #playwriting #chefs #claudeai #anthropic #author #chefs

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Alison Pearlman @alisonpearlman.bsky.social · Aug 29

I introduce my upcoming fictional mini-series, a conversation with Claude.ai in which it pretends to be an internationally renowned chef in interview for a profile in the New Yorker. Link to my Substack in bio.
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#ai #claudeai #playwriting #generativeai #mydinnerwithandre #chatbots #restaurants

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Alison Pearlman @alisonpearlman.bsky.social · Aug 19

Hot off the presses! Link to subscribe—for free—in bio. The newsletter focuses on restaurant design + experience; occasionally art + design.

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Alison Pearlman @alisonpearlman.bsky.social · Aug 16

Two exciting recent acquisitions: As a lover of pierogi, social histories + outstanding book titles, ‘The Pierogi Problem’ beckons. So does ‘We Started a Nightclub.’ Which reconnects me with my earlier writing on the NY art world of the 80s.
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#booksky #culinaryhistory #newyorkhistory #clubscene

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Alison Pearlman @alisonpearlman.bsky.social · Aug 14

New one out today from my Substack. Check it out! Subscriptions are free. Unless there is urgent news, posts no more often than every two weeks. Link in bio.
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#substack #writing #newsletter #art #museums #lacma #nortonsimonmuseum #gettymuseum #artcriticism #lamoca #culturalhistory #author

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Alison Pearlman @alisonpearlman.bsky.social · Aug 5

Word is out. Index released the long-awaited re-assessment of “critical” art + culture. In his no-bulls;&)”t, yet densely lyrical style, Richard Milazzo collects a career of unruly insights, from decades on the art-world inside, into one audacious volume.
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#booksky #artcriticism #contemporaryart

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Alison Pearlman @alisonpearlman.bsky.social · Jul 31

My new Substack post is out. Please consider a free subscription. No spam.
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#ai #chefs #restaurants #robots #nextrestaurant #alinea #grantachatz #dubairestaurant #woohoorestaurant #chicago

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Alison Pearlman @alisonpearlman.bsky.social · Jul 17

This just out. Subscribe to my Substack newsletter, The Eye in Dining, for free. Link in bio.
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#michelin3stars #michelinguide #chefs #restaurants #substack #newsletter #somnirestaurant #aitorzabala #providencela #michaelcimarusti

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Alison Pearlman @alisonpearlman.bsky.social · Jul 5

I don’t often get sundaes, but signing w @universitynevadapress 4 Meet Me at the West Beach Cafe: Art, Restaurants, and the Rebirth of L.A. is a good excuse.

My favorite: honeycomb w honeyed almonds + whipped cream @vanleeuwenicecream
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#publishing #authors #losangeles #culturalhistory #booksky

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Alison Pearlman @alisonpearlman.bsky.social · Jul 3

Hot off the presses! For this and other writings on art, restaurants, and Los Angeles, subscribe to my free Substack newsletter. Link in bio.
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#substack #newsletter #free #writing #losangeles #history#1980s #contemporaryart #californiacuisine #culinaryhistory #restaurantmenu #veniceheritage

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Alison Pearlman @alisonpearlman.bsky.social · Jun 26

Coming to subscriber inboxes free July 3. Get yours through the link in bio.
open.substack.com/pub/theeyein...

#contemporaryart #losangeles #history #restaurantmenus #1980s #olympics #californiacuisine #newamericancuisine #chefs #brucemarder #scottspiegel #fredhoffman #robertlongo #substack

Alison Pearlman @alisonpearlman.bsky.social · Jun 19

The book's what, why + who-will-publish detailed in my free Substack newsletter.

“.... adds new insight to histories of art, food, and Los Angeles while bringing this heady time and place, akin to Paris in the 1920s, to life.”

Link in bio.

#books #authors #culturalhistory #1980s #booksky

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Alison Pearlman @alisonpearlman.bsky.social · Jun 11

I recommend this book and all writing on SF history—cultural and political—of @lincolnmitchell.bsky.social

Lincoln Mitchell @lincolnmitchell.bsky.social · Jun 10

I was interviewed on KALW yesterday about George Moscone and my new book "Three Years our Mayor: George Moscone and the Making of Modern San Francisco." The interview begins at minute 18. www.kalw.org/show/state-b...

San Francisco Mayors Past and Present - SF Budget, George Moscone, and the Sutro Library

San Francisco mayors: George Moscone, Lurie Budget, Sutro Library

www.kalw.org

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Alison Pearlman @alisonpearlman.bsky.social · Jun 8

I have an abiding interest in where is the line between speculative nonfiction + fiction. Mark Swartz’s The Music Never Died seems to ride it. Intrigued.

#speculativenonfiction #newfiction #musichistory #culturalhistory #books #versechoruspress #markswartz #themusicneverdiedbook #booksky

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Alison Pearlman @alisonpearlman.bsky.social · Jun 5

One of my favorite newsletters about writing and the writing life. In Other Words... is insightful and witty without taking himself too seriously. Highly recommended. drsanscravat.substack.com?utm_campaign...

#authors #newsletter #recommended

In Other Words... | Gary Allen | Substack

"Not Everything is about Food History". Click to read "In Other Words...", by Gary Allen, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

drsanscravat.substack.com

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Alison Pearlman @alisonpearlman.bsky.social · Jun 5

Woohoo! Just published the first post for The Eye in Dining, my Substack newsletter: theeyeindining.substack.com

"This newsletter was literally born yesterday. The Eye in Dining was not."

Where art, design, and restaurants meet. It's free. No spam.

open.substack.com/pub/theeyein...

Beginnings: The Eye in Dining's Former Life

This newsletter was literally born yesterday.

open.substack.com

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Alison Pearlman @alisonpearlman.bsky.social · Jun 2

That's totally me.

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Alison Pearlman @alisonpearlman.bsky.social · May 16

Another worthwhile read from Aeon. This thoughtful essay explores (in all media) writers' reliance on the Aristotelian + Freytag-ian arc. I wonder if there is also a bio-evolutionary explanation for its pervasiveness (as for play).
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#storytelling #narratives #writing #authorscommunity #aeonmag

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Alison Pearlman @alisonpearlman.bsky.social · May 13

A concise reminder of Venice (California’s) inimitable appeal and history as a muse for art.
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#veniceheritage #venicebeach #losangeles #authorsofinstagram #urbanhistory #architecturalhistory #collecting #sculpture #felixpeano #veniccehistoricalsociety

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