Substacks recommended by Andrea Strong

Recommended by Andrea Strong

Hayley

Chopsticks & Marrow

By Joe DiStefano

Musings of the Culinary King of Queens Turned Hangry Publicist

Insight Out

By Carbonate

Inside Scoop, Out-of-the-Box Ideas: Sharp insights and actionable ideas to help brands rise to the top in the ever-evolving world of hospitality, food & beverage.

Bivalve Curious

By Julie Qiu

An oyster educator & brand strategist on a quest for half-shell enlightenment—exploring oyster culture, science, and business, with surprise guests.

Julie is a master of the oyster and a pioneer in the world of bivalves!

- Andrea Strong

The Dinner Plan

By Maggie Hoffman

Start every week with fresh dinner inspiration.

The New Family Table

By Hillary

The weekly newsletter that helps busy families eat deliciously.

Maître d' Diaries - The Substack

By Erica Cantley

Dispatches from the Heart

By Agatha Khishchenko

My personal Substack

Wine writer, traveler, presenter, and storyteller.

Life Behind Bars

By Eileen O'Connor

Stories from 35 years (and counting) as a bartender in New York City— a prime location to view a constantly changing city, and the hilarity and heartbreak of... well, us.

Eileen is one of the best storytellers out there. Love her newsletter!

- Andrea Strong

little nights

Events, retreats, and exercises that make writing and art-making more accessible to new audiences.

Nature Everyday

By Kathryn Kellinger

The Nature of New York | Inside & Out

Creative Jobs

By Tamara Palmer

Find a job, gig or side hustle that you love

Park Slope Pulse (by Park Slope Living)

By Park Slope Living

Get the pulse on Park Slope, Brooklyn (& beyond) including local news, events, and interviews with locals. Sharing the best things to see, dine and drink since 2017!

This is a great source of restaurant, shop, boutique and bar openings and interesting intimate stories about local businesses making Park Slope and the surrounding neighborhoods such a vibrant, exciting, and cultured community. I love it!

- Andrea Strong

Literally Obsessed

By Sophie

A modern Life & Arts section for those with fewer pretensions and more open online shopping tabs. If your brain holds equal space for Anna Karenina and Love Island (or perhaps is weighted slightly towards the latter), you're in the right place.

The Lo Times

By Ryan Sutton

Your cheat sheet to NYC's best restaurants. Subscribe for reviews, best of lists, breaking news, and personal recommendations from professional food critic Ryan Sutton.

Tip of the Tongue

By Liz Williams

Liz's explorations into food and drink and culture, who she is talking to, what she is cooking and eating, recipes, and her podcast guests.

Cooks Without Borders

By Leslie Brenner

For adventurous, curious food-lovers seeking a more delicious life.

Court Street Journal

A Brooklyn blog dedicated to exploring the vibrant people, places and culture of Carroll Gardens.

FOUND NY

Quality recommendations and actionable intel about New York City and surrounds, from the team that started Eater and Curbed.

The Park Slope Walk

By Nicole Ness

Today: What to do in Park Slope. Tomorrow: What to know about Park Slope.

xoxoDorie Newsletter

By Dorie Greenspan

A newsletter for all of us who are crazy about food + curious about the world

I love Dorie and if you love to bake, or you love Paris, you need to subscribe. She is the OG.

- Andrea Strong

Stinky Lunch Kids Strike Back

By Pervaiz Shallwani

The story of American food.

Pervaiz is a fantastic writer!

- Andrea Strong

LAST CALL

By Brad Thomas Parsons

Spirited dispatches from James Beard Award-winning author Brad Thomas Parsons on bars and bar culture, drinks and spirits, restaurants and regional foodways, and popular culture.

French Fries and Martinis

By Jessica Carbone

What's cooking--or not--in the worlds of food media, history and culture

Longer Tables with José Andrés

Every meal has the power to change the world.

Who doesn't love José!

- Andrea Strong

Shifting the Food Narrative

By John Birdsall

Queer and other less orthodox stories of food.

Cooking with Dynamite

By The Dynamite Shop

From the founders of The Dynamite Shop and the authors of Dynamite Kids Cooking School, a newsletter that helps grown-ups manage mealtime with a heavy emphasis on getting the kids to cook, with dinner recipes, pro-tips, and musings from our kitchens.

The best newsletter for recipes to make with your kids and parenting insights for food and more! Love Sara-Kate and Dana!!!

- Andrea Strong

PARIS BY MOUTH

By Paris by Mouth

The inside track from Paris by Mouth. Everything you need to know about where to eat in Paris.

Where to eat everything in Paris.

- Andrea Strong

Cadence

By Donna Cravotta

One woman's stories about aspiring to live in sustainable rhythm

Hold My Glass...

By Anthony Giglio

Wine, Food, Spirits, Cocktails... and Side Gig SuperSalt

Donkey Thoughts with Nick Offerman

More Carrots, Less Sticks

Hard Problems, Reconsidered

By Jeremy Shane

Examining new approaches to solve hard problems in medicine (aka health care), learning (aka education), energy, and business.

Overthinking It

By Sara

Essays, guides, clickables, viewables, musings, and more from the overthinking mind of a travel and lifestyle journalist.

Sara Lieberman's fantastic guide to all things Paris, plus her travel secrets.

- Andrea Strong

The Mix with Robert Simonson

Lively, varied, IACP Award-winning reports on Cocktails, Food, Travel and Culture, with a personal touch, from Robert Simonson, longtime cocktail writer for The New York Times and James Beard-nominated drinks writer.

Andrew Zimmern's Spilled Milk

Andrew Zimmern goes in-depth each week on food, his world travels, and stories you're never going to believe.

Bartender In The Kitchen

By Nick Mautone

Spirited Cooking and Cocktail recipes with behind-the-scenes stories & interviews, tall tales and entertaining tips.

Nick is the OG mixologist.

- Andrea Strong

BROKEN PALATE

By Broken Palate

Where food and culture collide

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shares thoughts about sports, politics, and popular culture and how they define America.

Writing on the news in a way that I’ve never seen before. Great perspective — smart and iInsightful and Inviting.

- Andrea Strong

Late Bloomers

By Laura Yee

You've put everyone first but now it's about you, whether it's cooking, health, next career or kids.

Laura Yee's baked goods are fantastic and she's a wonderful writer.

- Andrea Strong

This is a MomBod

Starship Casual

By Jeff Tweedy

Jeff Tweedy shares songs, advice, general musings, and whatnot...

The JDS Newsletter

By Joshua David Stein

Being a momentary core sample of my feelings

Joshua is such a great writer and always has something fun up his sleeve.

- Andrea Strong

The Amateur Gourmet Newsletter

By Amateur Gourmet

Recipes and food adventures with Adam Roberts, a food writer who doesn't take himself too seriously.

Bettina Elias Siegel's (forthcoming) newsletter

Formerly: The Lunch Tray, discontinued in January, 2022. Eventually: Bettina Elias Siegel's free author newsletter. Stay tuned! :-)

The OG on School Food policy!

- Andrea Strong

A Piece of Cake

By Bill Clark

A new recipe every week, from Bill Clark. Mostly easy, sometimes a project, always a nice little thing in your inbox.

The Bittman Project

By Mark Bittman

A home for those who believe food is everything and should be treated that way. We celebrate the joy it brings us, but also focus on the very real challenges of making it sustainable and available for all.

I mean, there's nothing like Bittman, plus Melissa McCart!

- Andrea Strong

Bottle Service

By Erica Duecy

Unconventional pairings and new ways into wine (like why volcanic whites pair best with David Bowie). Featuring sustainably made, sub-$30 bottles. Not into wine? Let me change your mind.

DIASPORICAN: illyanna Maisonet is Puerto Rican in California

By illyanna Maisonet

illyanna Maisonet is the author of Diasporican: A Puerto Rican Cookbook. She's a 2023 James Beard Award Winner and it's her whole personality. Created this newsletter in 2020 to highlight recipes and unhinged rantings.

The Strong Buzz

Recommended by Andrea Strong