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I just finished the first issue of For The Culture, a new magazine from Klancy Miller celebrating Black women in food and wine, and already can’t wait to read the next. I particularly loved Cha McCoy’s interview with winemaker Krista Scruggs, hearing how Jenna Wortham has been practicing self-care, and Omolola Olateju’s essay Being Black in Hospitality. After leaving my job in food media, I was feeling a little burnt out on consuming food media. This magazine changed that.
Mar 2, 2021
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⭐such a cool fashion/beauty/culture mag. I just wrote a piece for them and had suuuch a great time working with the EIC. Id highly recommend pitching them! Great experience
Dec 13, 2023
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🔖🎪 Cabana (amazing interiors + each issue comes covered in dead stock fabric from a luxury brand)
🏸 racquet mag (explores the niche of tennis and other racquet sports)
🪄 a magazine curated by (Dan thawley is my idol!!!)
🪆 the gentlewoman (Penny Martin is also my idol)
🌸 BLUMENHAUS (deserves its own rec tbh— the most gorgeous large-format mag all about flowers, florals, plants, and gardening)
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🗞I love this publication! I have recently signed up to their newsletter after following their instagram for a while. They are always discussing really wonderful and weird pockets of pop culture. From the power of Jane Fonda’s hair to a piece on How Late Stage Capitalism Changed the Real Housewives Shtick. The editors and writers are very cool and smart and it feels like a breath of fresh air in today's media - wrapped up in an oversized glittering pink bow.
Jun 11, 2024
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🧼I have never received as much engagement on an Instagram Story as when I posted a before and after of using Barkeeper’s Friend on my Le Creuset. I was resigned to the fact that my matte white Dutch oven would just forever have a brown ombré effect on the bottom half thanks to years of it sitting on a burner. But no! The magic that is Barkeeper’s Friend and a shit ton of scrubbing took it off in, like, 20 minutes flat. Extremely satisfying. Highly recommend.
Mar 2, 2021
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🛁Sometimes I get mad at my Instagram explore page because it’s just all squiggly candles, checkerboard prints, and sun-soaked interiors. Like, is that who I really am? But then I look in my bathroom and realize it is. I now have both the green checkerboard Baina bath mat and the red checkerboard Baina towel. YOU GOT ME, INSTAGRAM. Whatever, the towel is perfect (not too soft!) and the bath mat makes my feet extra happy. Haven’t gotten into the squiggly candle trend yet though—take that, explore page.
Mar 2, 2021
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🌶It’s honestly awkward how much I talk about Omsom. I’ve had people assume I work for them because I post about them so much. Here’s the deal: they make “starters”, which are essentially pantry shortcuts for a specific Asian recipe—all the sauces, aromatics, and seasonings you need. My personal favorite is the larb starter, which comes with a fish sauce-heavy seasoning packet and nutty toasted rice powder. In a year where I fell in love with cooking and then out of love with cooking (then repeat that cycle again and again), these Omsom starters have been a constant. Plus, their branding and social media rules.
Mar 2, 2021