Archive - bittersweet

a love letter to leaving

Mar 5 •

February 2024

Fatally Flawless

On perfection, and the impossibility of achieving it.

Feb 5 •

January 2024

Belly of the Beasts

Dispatches from the inside of a New York City kitchen.

Jan 26 •

August 2023

pistachios in the basement

on grief, and cooking through it

Aug 29, 2023 •

June 2023

bread with butter

Jun 6, 2023 •

April 2023

seasonal allergies

there is something in the air, they say bronchitis is going around but so is pollen and the temperature keeps changing abruptly, with no warning though…

Apr 28, 2023 •

February 2023

I Spy, With My Little Eyes

On the art and fear of observation.

Feb 4, 2023 •

January 2023

(otherwise known as growing up)

Jan 3, 2023 •

December 2022

citrus season/first frost

Dec 21, 2022 •

Winter Cleaning

On dusting corners, coming back to life, and other things.

Dec 17, 2022 •

March 2022

A quick letter for the start of spring.

Mar 31, 2022 •

Welcome to Bittersweet, a somewhat regular newsletter, written by me (Jaime). I’m an out-of-practice food writer, theoretical chef, self-proclaimed…

Mar 3, 2022 •

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