Substacks recommended by Alice Feiring

Recommended by Alice Feiring

Gillian Knows Best

By Gillian Longworth McGuire

Finding terrific places to eat, stay & shop in Italy’s best known destinations.

Elizabeth’s Newsletter from Italy

By Elizabeth Minchilli

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

You always want to know what Elizabeth is seeing, eating and thinking.

- Alice Feiring

Drinks Insider

By Felicity Carter

The drinks industry, from creating a brand through to public policy.

Felicity is awesome!

- Alice Feiring

Les Caves de Pyrene's Substack

Absence of sonnets notwithstanding, our Substack page will be the usual gallimaufry of observations about the wine trade as well as essays about taste and tasting in general, and the aesthetics and philosophy of wine. With wine-y anecdotes thrown in.

Because Doug's wine reflections and writings are blessings.

- Alice Feiring

Things On Bread

By Peter Barrett

A culinary journal by Peter Barrett, food writer, focused on imaginative approaches to maximizing flavor.

Just so good! Original. Great writing. And for once Peter isn't so pig focused! Bring on the pickle and bread.

- Alice Feiring

How to get lost in France

By Victor Coutard

France is a country that has mastered the art of the detour as an act of resistance. Enjoy exclusive itineraries to meet artisans, chefs, winemakers and producers all over the country.

Paris by Mouth

By Meg Zimbeck

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

It's invaluable if you go to Paris often.

- Alice Feiring

Drinking Culture

By Henry Jeffreys

A newsletter about alcohol, culture and history.

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.

Always engaging, always razor edge; Robert's one of the sharpest booze commentators working today.

- Alice Feiring

NOT DRINKING POISON

By Not Drinking Poison

Natural wine culture, by Aaron Ayscough. Reporting from Paris since 2010.

Great issue which includes a lovely discussion with Pascal Potaire, and the most adept side-stepping of having to give an opinion on an expensive gadget as I have ever seen--great discussion on disgorgement of pet'nat.

- Alice Feiring

David Lebovitz Newsletter

A tasty mix of recipes, Paris food tips, personal stories, and more... Sign up and get my newsletter delivered right to your Inbox!

Because he's David, the writing is a joy, recipes and life insights and if you love the notion of living in Paris, even in your dreams.

- Alice Feiring

Tamy Rofe

By Wine Hopping

All things life, food and wine.

For revelations like these! "The way Japanese service you the wine is how they get your action around it to change."

- Alice Feiring

Wordloaf

By Andrew Janjigian

A twice-weekly, IACP-nominated breaducational newsletter from Andrew Janjigian. (Find new posts at newsletter.wordloaf.org.) "Pedantic crap!" — A (former) reader

Love Andrew's substack. It's kind of essential for all sourdough bakers of all levels. Always an interesting take on a recipe or technique. Terrific stuff to mine here.

- Alice Feiring

Sipping Lovely

By Dinkinish

For lovers of language and storytelling, food and wine

The New Paris Dispatch

By Lindsey Tramuta

Paris news, stories, events, insights, and more by journalist and four-time author Lindsey Tramuta

Essential for French culture addicts. Lindsey is an amazing source for not just where tos but hows and whys.

- Alice Feiring

THE FEIRING LINE

Recommended by Alice Feiring