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Last week this newsletter skipped a beat, but - hey! - we all survived.

Here in Milan, we had a rainy fashion week, and I think I won’t forget this Fall-Winter Moschino look that speaks to me as a reminder of the indisputable sexiness of trenches and Alison Roman’s Thanksgiving Celery Stuffing (★recipe).

Red pumps are optional.

Piero

Picture: MOSCHINO AW 2024 - Collezione 0, Look 1 via Adrian Appiolaza

✦ Chanta Nguon, Slow Noodles (more below in the books section).

THE DYING ART OF DINNER PARTIES

Are dinner parties really so bad? Or are we just bad at hosting them? The double hook comes from this podcast episode about the (so-called) dying art of dinner parties.

BUT…

The Last Dinner Party is also an indie band, quite good.

Eater just wrote: 2024 Is the Year of the Dinner Party.

So, which team are you rooting for?

Picture: Expats, Prime Video. Spoiler: bah…

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★★★☆☆

Chantha Nguon is a Cambodian author, cook, nonprofit leader, and survivor of the Khmer Rouge. In her new memoir, she details some of the stories of the painful past and hopeful future — through recipes. You can taste an excerpt here.

Slow Noodles. A Cambodian Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Recipes By Chantha Nguon with Kim Green
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Greasy—and good for the planet 
Bill Gates / Gates Notes

Why one of the world’s most famous billionaires and philanthropists is betting on novel fats and oils.

What Sourdough Taught Me, in the Pandemic and Beyond 
Lexie Smith / The New York Times

“When the world around us stops making sense, I find comfort and clarity in bread”. The story of a woman who donated sourdough around during the pandemic and how far that bread went.

➤ Last week's most clicked link was about the Secrets of a Healthy Breakfast. And that's all for today.