Three Things

Small plate dinners, a cool burger trick, a food tour (with me!) in beautiful Sicily

Greetings eaters and readers! Today’s newsletter has been caffeinated by the Awesome cup of coffee that I am savoring as I write. And I mean capital-A Awesome on every level: John Green, author of one of my family’s most favorite books of all time (not favorite young adult book, favorite book book), one-half of the brother team behind Crash Course, and all-around force for good in the world, has now launched a coffee company, the Awesome Coffee Club, which works directly with small farmers’ collectives; 100% of the profits support efforts to reduce maternal and child mortality in Sierra Leone. I don’t even need the coffee to be good with all that going on, but it’s actually amazing — bold, round, slightly fruity. Win-win! In other news, we grilled my yogurt flatbreads (page 222, The Weekday Vegetarians) instead of pan-frying them last week and I’ve declared it my party trick of Summer 2022. Here are your Three Things…