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Welcome to Secret BreakfastĀ /Ā An exclusive newsletter, the best place to start your day with nostalgic desserts, raspberry swirls, and nothing more than sugar and violence

Photograph: Kellie French/The Observer

Hi there!

While I was searching The Interweb for the picture above, I read this suggestion for a happier life:

Make a ā€˜Donā€™t doā€™ list: Ā«I do this to steer clear of easier, less important jobsĀ», says strength and conditioning coach Joseph Lightfoot. Ā«It keeps me focused on whatā€™s most importantĀ».

Do - or donā€™t do - that. Then live. Then tell me how it was.

Piero

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THE BEST QUOTE

āœ¦ Bella Baxter, Poor Things, the movie in which Emma Stone is a childlike young woman resurrected with an infant's mind. Here sheā€™s talking about the world.

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THE BOOK

A Feast for Ramadan

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Zaynahā€™s pretty popular on TikTok and her food palette is definitely hyper-saturated. That means tasty and spicy stuff to me! Her book, Desified, is inspired by the core principles of Ramadan, during which one meal is eaten before sunrise and another after sunset (in 2024 it starts on March 10th). The interesting thing here is that we are focusing on South Asian flavors with some inventions like Chai churros and Cheatā€™s ā€˜birriaā€™ tacos.

Desified by Zaynah Din (US & CAN here)
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This is where Secret Breakfast picks juicy content from food creators and gives you a precious idea for an after-Valentineā€™s Day Breakfast.

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RANDOM ACTS OF HUNGER

This is the space where I share some food (un)related stuff of my week

šŸŽ§Eat This City could have been the perfect anthem for this newsletter, but Nicole Kidmanā€™s Expats TV show got there first šŸŸ¤If you dream about Restaurant Pujolā€™s Mole, you can quit your job and start with this (ā˜…recipe) šŸ«³šŸ¼Pull-Apart Samosa Bread Will Make Any Party Greasier (ā˜…recipe) šŸ«–ā€˜Outrageousā€™ tea recipe involving pinch of salt draws US embassy comment (nothing gets worst when you add salt) šŸ¤What Good Friends Look LikeĀ šŸ„ƒThe Genius Secret Ingredient Your SautĆ©ed Mushrooms Are Missing: Whiskey šŸŒ¶ļøCheck out this spicy sauce (ā˜…recipe) šŸšWhen a Scene from a 2010 Chinese TV Drama Goes Viral: The ā€˜Cao Cao Flips Rice Bowlā€™ MemeĀ šŸ‡øšŸ‡»Pupusa, from El Salvador, is the cheesy hot pocket that can make your day (ā˜…recipe)

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FOOD FOR LATER

The Menu Trends That Define Dining Right Now
Priya Krishna, Tanya Sichynsky, and Umi Syam / The New York Times

Nostalgic Desserts, Bright Aesthetic, Mascots, Humanity, and Everything Else Youā€™ll Find Ć  la Carte today.

The Supermarket Sublime
Adriana Gallo / Mold

ā€œIn actuality, the Supermarket is a place of almost complete surveillance and documentation of customer behavior in service of the design of future and increasingly modern marketplacesā€.

āž¤ Last week's most clicked link was directing you to AtlasObscuraā€™s 10 Dishes Worth Booking a Trip Around. And that's all for today.