I just published the inaugural issue of TBTAM Digest, a weekly substack newsletter from the Blog that Ate Manhattan. Let me help make the internet a little easier to assimilate by sharing what I’ve written and read this week about food, women’s health and other topics.
I’ll be cross-posting it here each week, but encourage you to subscribe !
Blog Post – I Had Lunch at the CIA
This week, I visited the CIA (Culinary Institute of America), where I enjoyed an amazing lunch at Bocuse, their faculty and student run French Restaurant. You can read all about it, plus see pics and an egg video, on my blog.
Health News
- Hear Her. Over 700 women die from pregnancy-related complications each year in the United States, some because their symptoms were not recognized or heard when they tried to share them. The CDC has launched a campaign to teach women how to recognize the warning signs of pregnancy complications and be heard when they share their concerns with their providers. Just as importantly, the campaign targets healthcare providers, friends and family to listen and trust women when they tell them something is wrong. The personal stories on the site are powerful and memorable. I urge you to visit, learn and listen.
- My Best Source for Covid News. Ruth Ann Crystal, MD makes it easy to stay up to date on all things Covid with this easy to understand, relevent and timely weekly newsletter. It’s a must-read for both doctors and lay persons.
What I’m Eating or Wanting to Eat
- Zabar’s Peppered Nova. Got mine freshly sliced yesterday and brought it to brunch at Irene’s. I’m never going back to regular old nova.
- Emergency Chocolate Chip Cookie. Desperate for a chocloate chip cookie, but not willing to invest the time, ingredients and calories on making a whole batch? No worries! This TikTok will show you how to make what looks like an amazing emergency chocolate chip cookie. It’s from Small Batch Bakes , a cookbook by The Boy Who Bakes
- Anything Ottolenghi. I’ve got two of his cookbooks, but frequently cook and find inspiration from recipes on his website, and at the Guardian.
What I’m Watching and Listening to
- The US and the Holocaust. Ken Burn’s 3 part , 6 hour documentary on PBS about the consequences of America’s unwillingness to open its doors to the desperate people seeking refuge from the Nazis in the years leading up to and during WW II. It’s riveting.
- The Birds are Heading South about now. This Fresh Air podcast on the Amazing Lives of Migratory Birds is revelatory.
What I’m Reading
- Savage Beauty – the Life of Edna Saint Vincent Millay. Wow. What a life. What a poet. Did you know she was named after St Vincent’s Hospital in NYC? Had love affairs with both women and men? Was a playwright and actor as well as a poet? And joined in the movement to get Jews into the States in the years leading up to WW II? A hefty read well worth your time.
- The Secret to Love? Kindness. It’s THE most important predictor of satisfaction and stability in a marriage. Like a muscle, it can be built but takes work to maintain. In other words, exercise kindness towards one another. Sounds just like what my parents (who had a long happy marriage) always told us kids. This article is a must read for all couples out there, so share it with someone you care about if you want to see their marriage succeed.
And that’s it for this week’s newsletter. Feel free to subscribe and share. If you have great links to share, let me know. See you next week!
