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She/her, settler. Writer @washingtonpost @Eater @GlobeandMail. Represented by Aevitas Creative Management.
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today is now going out as an email. If you want to subscribe, I’ll add your email to the list. No pressure.
A kitchen table — where all my plans land. New cookbooks open to recipes, sourdough croutons waiting for butter, seasoning, and a bake. A spaghetti squash reminding me to make the damn sauce.
November 30, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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So much of a party’s success comes down to fate. There’s preparation, and there’s the X factor — the collective spirit, the night, the weather, the location, the light, the music, and the food and drink.

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A gold soccer ball at rest near a curb resting on leaf rubble in reds and golds and greens.
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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today photos

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A gold soccer ball at rest near a curb resting on leaf rubble in reds and golds and greens. A celadon green metal door at Toronto Hydro-Electric System Ossington Station.
November 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Big or small, potluck or caviar, spontaneous or planned, on a shoestring or according to Martha Stewart’s Entertaining, gathering is a good human practice.

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A fortune cookie broken and laying on a white plastic covering on a table with a small slip of paper that reads, You wil have good luck in your personal affairs…inshallah.
November 23, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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Halvadopita, an unusual Greek sweet - honey nougat sandwiched between two large communion wafers. 🇬🇷 @voulahalliday.bsky.social
A round package wrapped in plain white paper with a Greek label in black and white and a small illustration of a branch of thyme and a honey bee. Inside the package are shards of broken wafer (from travel).
November 22, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Desk
Stuff on my desk like a red notebook, yellow file folder, beautiful blue pottery bowl made by a friend, a small apple from a friend's tree,
November 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Let me cook your dinner on December 24th.

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November 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Gifts from Greece from the Goddess of Hospitality, @voulahalliday.bsky.social 🇬🇷
A pouch of yellow chamomile, another of slender green bay leaves, and a local honey sweet in a plain wrapper.
November 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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today #HumberRiver #Toronto
Sun shining on a low river and blue sky and clouds reflected on its surface. A desire path under a bridge. Sun shining down on pampas grass in the distance. Sun shining down on pampas grass close up.
November 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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The deals being made are worrisome. It feels like Vegas with much higher stakes. Is Evan Solomon meeting with a Saudi delegation about AI? What Canadian tech reporter is on top of that new portfolio? #Cdnpoli

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As part of the dealmaking frenzy, the US is set to approve the sale of advanced AI chips to Saudi Arabia, Semafor reported. Securing access to US semiconductors is crucial for Saudi Arabia’s plan to pitch itself as a global AI hub: Of the $1 trillion Saudi investment pledge, the crown prince said $50 billion could come just from the kingdom’s AI infrastructure buildout. More tech deals are expected to continue throughout the day, with executives from Chevron, Google, Pfizer, and Qualcomm slated to speak.
November 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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My notebooks are pomegranate-themed by coincidence.
Two writer's notebooks — on the right is a slender, red book with a photo of pomegranates taped to the cover, and on the left a wider, slimmer book covered with an illustration of pomegranates.
November 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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It was Julian Armstrong, a fine Québécoise cook and writer with the Montreal Gazette, who introduced me to the many variations of tourtière, in her brilliant cookbook, Made in Quebec. My father’s copy was ablaze with neon tabs.

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Looking down on a golden and beautifully crimped meat pie with a star pattern steam vents cut into the pastry. It’s in a glass pie plate on a wooden cutting board. Looking down into a black cast-iron pot of baked beans with a ring of apple wedges cooked until soft as a wreath-like garnish.
November 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Ang Lee's brilliant film is avaiable to watch on Kanopy with a library card.
An image of three Tiawanese sisters and a beautiful and elaborate dish. The movie poster for Ang Lee's Eat Drink Man Woman
November 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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On one night, across the province of Quebec, a dish will be made bearing one name in countless variations that express the character and culture of a region...The gastronomic diversity is a sign of a vibrant culture.

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Looking down on a golden and beautifully crimped meat pie with a star pattern steam vents cut into the pastry. It’s in a glass pie plate on a wooden cutting board.
November 16, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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Guillermo del Toro is a master of colour, light, drama, homo- and heteroeroticism. He has a singular vision. This is brilliant.
Movie poster for the Netflix movie of Frankenstein featuring a tall, dark, and foreboding figure in a winter landscape.
November 16, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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My friends get me.
The purple wrapper of a Cadbury Dairy Milk Fruit & Nut Bar. Heaven.
November 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Caturday 🖤
A black cat with golden eyes rests his head on the back of a colourful book.
November 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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I like the avatars on Meta of men pointing guns, positioned to fire, that turn up randomly on my feed and are the first to like a post (my criticism of Apple). Is it a threat? Bought and paid for?
In the caption
November 14, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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On judging emerging writers.

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A bright green quote box with white font that reads: I admire the writers stepping up for this award. You have to be brave from the start and put yourself out in whatever way feels good and right. And knowing how many stunning stories exist without a governing bodies stamp of approval will keep you humble. So will the understanding that hierarchical approval is a patriarchal construct and fades fast, like lipstick and duck fat. The magic is staying with a trade for long enough to find your voice and your people.
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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November 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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One of the best things about life in the West End.
A long shot looking down the Humber River toward the lake with a blue sky, lots of clouds, and the trees on the river bank in fall colours.
November 13, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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This is the third year I've been a judge for the Irish Food Writing Awards. It is always an honour. I have admiration for the depth of talent and Sue Campbell is a masterful organizer. Congratulations to Alex O'Neill.
An Instagram post from the Irish Food Writing Awards with a photo of the woman who won the Emerging Voice award.
November 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Makes doing the dishes tolerable. I long for dishwasher sponsorship.
Laptop sitting on a ledge over a sink with dirty dishes with a documentary about Alexander Calder waiting to play.
November 11, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Rose Levy Berenbaum baptizes Rothkopf in the forward as, “A bright new voice in baking.” Why is that blurb not emblazoned on the front cover?

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The cover of The Secret Life of Chocolate Chip Cookies with a delicious cookies on the cover.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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My friend Ghaithaa always sends me home with a package of ground lamb which is a real treat for me. Today I turned it into a ragu with fennel seed and it is divine.
Ribbed, fat, tubular pasta (rigatoni) tossed with a meat sauce. Small Ziploc bag of ground lamb.
November 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM