Substacks recommended by Leah Koenig

Recommended by Leah Koenig

Big Salad

By Joanna Goddard

Life advice, fun recommendations, and dating gossip — from Joanna Goddard and the Cup of Jo team.

Joop

By Whitney Fisch

The spot for middle aged and mid-size ladies. Get your middle class recs here!

Anything Whitney touches turns to gold. By which I mean, Joop is honest, funny, and relatable - newsletter gold.

- Leah Koenig

The Grudge Report

By Bess Kalb

Scribbling into the void!

Ellie's Real Good Food

By Ellie Krieger

Easy recipes and inspirations for a delicious, healthy life. Plus, trustworthy info on timely nutrition topics.

pasta social club

By Meryl

A community celebrating all things pasta-making and -eating, with recipes. Make ravioli, make friends!

EDIBLE LIVING by Sarah Copeland

Unfussy and delicious recipes, travelogues, and strategies from award-winning author and food writer Sarah Copeland.

The Crucial Years

By Bill McKibben

Working on Winning the Climate Fight

Come for the up-to-date news and clear eyed assessment on climate change's devastating impacts on our world. Stay for the glimpses of hope.

- Leah Koenig

Dianne Jacob's Newsletter

A newsletter for food writers. Come on in!

Kitchen Sense

By Mitchell Davis

Recipes and cooking wisdom.

Mitchell's writing is equal parts entertaining and informational, and his deep dives into technique are a gift to the world.

- Leah Koenig

Anne Byrn: Between the Layers

An honest weekly conversation about life, through the lens of baking and cooking, from the award-winning, best-selling cookbook author.

Anne has the singular ability to make baking recipes not just delicious, but profoundly interesting!

- Leah Koenig

Susanality

By Susan Spungen

Highly seasonal recipes from Susan Spungen inspired by the market (sometimes just the supermarket) and musings about life in and out of the kitchen.

ingredient by Rachel Phipps

By Rachel Phipps (ingredient)

A professional recipe developer's deep dive into a different ingredient each month with exclusive recipes.

I love this newsletter for its fascinating deep dives into the ingredients we use everyday, but don't pay enough attention to.

- Leah Koenig

Salt + Spine

By Brian Hogan Stewart

Salt + Spine is the leading podcast on stories behind cookbooks, featuring in-depth interviews with cookbook authors. ‍Plus find featured recipes from favorite cookbooks, join our Cookbook Club, and more!

The Amateur Gourmet Newsletter

By Amateur Gourmet

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

Adam's recipes are great (banana cake with cream cheese frosting? Yes please!) And his writing/storytelling are always entertaining!

- Leah Koenig

Elizabeth’s Newsletter from Italy

By Elizabeth Minchilli

Food, drink, fun links & travel (not necessarily in that order)

Dinner: A Love Story

By Jenny

A newsletter devoted to the family meal, however you define "family" and however you define “meal.” Written by the NY Times bestselling author of the Dinner: A Love Story book series including, most recently "The Weekday Vegetarians."

I look forward to Jenny's newsletter every week - it offers the perfect mix of the personal (but broadly relevant) stories, useful kitchen info, and recipes I actually want to cook.

- Leah Koenig

Wordloaf

By Andrew Janjigian

A thrice-weekly, IACP-nominated breaducational newsletter from Andrew Janjigian. "Pedantic crap!" — A (former) reader

If you love, bake, or just generally enjoy bread, Andrew's newsletter is a must-subscribe!

- Leah Koenig

EVERYDAY DRINKING

By Jason Wilson

A wide world of wine, spirits, travel, and culture from the author of Godforsaken Grapes and Boozehound.

Jason is the real deal! Anyone with even the most passing interest in wine, spirits, and travel will learn so much from his newsletter.

- Leah Koenig

The Jewish Table

Recommended by Leah Koenig