Food & Drink
Matcha, properly
Most bad matcha is not bad matcha — it is good powder treated like instant coffee. Grade, water temperature, sieving and whisk technique, explained.
6 min read · Aug 2026
Food & Drink
What we eat and drink, examined honestly: everyday meals, labels and sourcing, drinks worth the ritual, and less waste in the kitchen.
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Food & Drink
Kombucha, from first SCOBY to second ferment
Kombucha is sweet tea fermented by a bacterial and yeast culture. The method is simple; the failure modes are where the learning is.
8 min read · Aug 2026
Food & Drink
Milk kefir, the twenty-second ferment
Kefir asks less of you than any other ferment: milk, grains, a jar, a strainer, one minute a day. Here is how to keep it alive and tasting good.
5 min read · Aug 2026
Food & Drink
Sourdough, without the mythology
A starter is flour and water. A loaf is four ingredients and a schedule. Everything else people tell you about sourdough is decoration.
9 min read · Aug 2026