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☼ The Chewy Steak Incident ☼

A micro‑story in three chews.

Jan 5 • Matthew Gray

🥑 A New Year’s Note From Me (Yes, With Shame, Love, and a Few Culinary Warnings)

From Matthew Gray & 50 Tastes Of Gray — Serving Shame, Love, and Culinary Chaos

Dec 31, 2025 • Matthew Gray

Christmas, Chowder, and the Shadows of Sports: My Holiday Conversation with Robert Sullivan

A holiday journey from Christmas rituals to mob‑shadowed stadiums... through food, family, Kerouac, corruption, and the eternal clam chowder divide.

Dec 26, 2025 • Matthew Gray

Behind the Flames: Cole Crocker on Chaos, Creativity, and the Making of Commi Kitchen

Exploring the chaos, humor, and humanity of culinary life with chef‑turned‑first-time author Cole Crocker.

Dec 23, 2025 • Matthew Gray

Macaroons, Macarons, and Macron: Comfort, Couture, Culture… and Cousins

From coconut in a can to couture in Paris, and a president caught in the pun, this is the cookie story you didn’t know you needed. Oui-oui!

Dec 19, 2025 • Matthew Gray

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