> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://secretbreakfast.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Fast Fashion and Slow Noodles 🍜 - URL: https://secretbreakfast.com/fast-fashion/ - Published: 2024-02-20T16:32:02.000Z - Updated: 2024-02-20T16:32:02.000Z - Description: SB173 - Author: Piero - Tags: newsletter, #beehiiv, #beehiiv-visibility-all-free-subscribers, #Import 2025-02-21 13:06 # Welcome to Secret Breakfast / An exclusive newsletter, the best place to start your day with grease, woven heart cookies, and a teacher called Sourdough ![Celery and bread chez Moschino, during Milan Fashion Week](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down-format=auto-onerror=redirect-quality=80/uploads/asset/file/339b742f-67f3-4905-977b-2efb8b515a06/capture_2024-02-26_alle_12-30-02.jpg) Celery and bread chez Moschino, during Milan Fashion Week Hi there! Last week this newsletter skipped a beat, but - hey! - we all survived. Here in Milan, we had a rainy fashion week, and I think I won’t forget this Fall-Winter Moschino look that speaks to me as a reminder of the indisputable sexiness of trenches and Alison Roman’s Thanksgiving Celery Stuffing (★[recipe](https://www.alisoneroman.com/recipes/buttered-stuffing-celery-and-leeks?ref=secretbreakfast.com)). Red pumps are optional. Piero Picture: MOSCHINO AW 2024 - Collezione 0, Look 1 via [Adrian Appiolaza](https://www.instagram.com/p/C3qc2xNNzeC/?ref=secretbreakfast.com) --- ![](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down-format=auto-onerror=redirect-quality=80/uploads/asset/file/06cf328b-2b85-483e-84fb-01ad0add14f6/blue_zigzag_lines_store_header__5.png) ![](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down-format=auto-onerror=redirect-quality=80/uploads/asset/file/eeaff600-9a76-4ce0-9a80-6110be6279d4/chantha_nguon.png) ✦ **Chanta Nguon,** *Slow Noodles*(more below in the books section). --- ![](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down-format=auto-onerror=redirect-quality=80/uploads/asset/file/a34b217a-cae3-4cac-80c8-bdf5f30996f4/blue_zigzag_lines_store_header__6.png) ## **THE DYING ART OF DINNER PARTIES** ![Setting fire on cakes, see Secret Breakfast issue 172](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down-format=auto-onerror=redirect-quality=80/uploads/asset/file/27e039e7-668a-4bef-a560-2c6c68f409d0/capture_2024-02-26_alle_21-21-07.jpg) Setting fire on cakes, see Secret Breakfast issue 172 Are dinner parties really so bad? Or are we just bad at hosting them? The double hook comes from this podcast episode about [the (so-called) dying art of dinner parties](https://www.ctpublic.org/show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2023-10-26/the-so-called-dying-art-of-dinner-parties?ref=secretbreakfast.com). BUT… [The Last Dinner Party](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA9mEw9kzSdKh01c6SuxhDQ?ref=secretbreakfast.com) is also an indie band, quite good. Eater just wrote: [2024 Is the Year of the Dinner Party](https://www.eater.com/dinner-party-ideas/24033621/eater-at-home-dinner-party-intro?ref=secretbreakfast.com). So, which team are you rooting for? Picture: *Expats*, Prime Video. Spoiler: bah… --- ![](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down-format=auto-onerror=redirect-quality=80/uploads/asset/file/06f9e3ff-c4ce-4483-8082-de621e82a78e/blue_zigzag_lines_store_header__3.png) ![](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down-format=auto-onerror=redirect-quality=80/uploads/asset/file/66e8b6f5-dfc2-402d-b2c6-008b8cd99940/capture_2024-02-25_alle_17-30-33.jpg) #### Back Home ★★★☆☆ Chantha Nguon is a Cambodian author, cook, nonprofit leader, and survivor of the Khmer Rouge. In her new memoir, she details some of the stories of the painful past and hopeful future — through recipes. You can taste an excerpt [here](https://www.cntraveler.com/story/slow-noodles-chantha-nguon?ref=secretbreakfast.com). [*Slow Noodles. A Cambodian Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Recipes*](https://www.slownoodles.com/?ref=secretbreakfast.com) By Chantha Nguon with Kim Green **→** Shortplot: 🇰🇭 🍜 🐟 🥬 --- ![This is where Secret Breakfast picks juicy content from food creators](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down-format=auto-onerror=redirect-quality=80/uploads/asset/file/a776550c-eefa-4d3e-b067-0438f295b874/blue_zigzag_lines_store_header__2.png) This is where Secret Breakfast picks juicy content from food creators [](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3M-gBsLTzu/?ref=secretbreakfast.com) --- ![](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down-format=auto-onerror=redirect-quality=80/uploads/asset/file/cdcd47f2-b8f2-4683-a706-d790e01c1c57/random-full_b__1.png) 🌎Izimir, Busan and the Other Places [Where to Eat in 2024](https://www.eater.com/24009889/best-places-to-eat-restaurants-travel-2024-list?ref=secretbreakfast.com) 🍅[14 Unexpected Items That These Chefs Never Refrigerate](https://www.foodandwine.com/chefs/chef-tips-never-refrigerate?ref=secretbreakfast.com) ☢️Do Not Try This at Home: [Flambadou Oysters](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3mTlqILbX-/?ref=secretbreakfast.com) 🌮Who Needs Horror Movies When You Have This: [Making nachos in a hotel sink](https://twitter.com/PicturesFoIder/status/1761081306614468750?ref=secretbreakfast.com) ☕️These Look Good as Sweet Gifts: Espresso Cookies (★[recipe](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C29pXnoJDMV/?igsh=MThlbmppc3BwYnFweg%3D%3D&ref=secretbreakfast.com)) 🥩Buy a steak and try to make it more Japanese (★[Recipe](https://www.japanesecooking101.com/japanese-beef-steak-recipe/?ref=secretbreakfast.com)) 🍋Adrienne Cheatham [Trying Every Type Of Citrus](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6fFHWdCcQ%5Fc&feature=shared&ref=secretbreakfast.com) 🍆Smoked Aubergine & Walnut Ragu (★[recipe](https://www.rachelama.com/recipes/smoked-aubergine-amp-walnut-ragu?ref=secretbreakfast.com)) 🍵[There Is Something Primal About Our Love for Cups](https://www.foodandwine.com/stanley-cup-collecting-explained-8572290?ref=secretbreakfast.com) 🇺🇸[Hamburgers will decide America’s political future ](https://unherd.com/2024/02/hamburgers-will-decide-americas-future/?ref=secretbreakfast.com)🍷Alicia Kennedy on [On Natural Wine](https://www.aliciakennedy.news/p/on-natural-wine?ref=secretbreakfast.com) 🥧The best Salted Caramel Cheesecake Tart (★[recipe](https://www.instagram.com/salonikukreja/?ref=secretbreakfast.com)) 📱Ah, You Probably Know That, but [closing your iPhone apps is a mythical waste of time](https://qz.com/stop-closing-your-iphone-s-background-apps-1851269132?ref=secretbreakfast.com) --- ![](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down-format=auto-onerror=redirect-quality=80/uploads/asset/file/be74643a-4623-4922-9944-19fdcccb1540/blue_zigzag_lines_store_header__1.png) [Greasy—and good for the planet](https://www.gatesnotes.com/Alternative-fats-and-oils?ref=secretbreakfast.com) **Bill Gates / Gates Notes** Why one of the world’s most famous billionaires and philanthropists is betting on novel fats and oils. --- [What Sourdough Taught Me, in the Pandemic and Beyond](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/02/16/opinion/sourdough-bread-starters-pandemic.html?ref=secretbreakfast.com) **Lexie Smith / The New York Times** “When the world around us stops making sense, I find comfort and clarity in bread”. The story of a woman who donated sourdough around during the pandemic and how far that bread went. --- **➤ Last week's most clicked link was about the**[ **Secrets of a Healthy Breakfast**](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/23/well/eat/healthy-breakfast.html?ref=secretbreakfast.com)**. And that's all for today.** --- **• SEASON 4 - ISSUE 173-174 •** Secret Breakfast is a newsletter by [Piero Macchioni](https://macchioni.cc/?ref=secretbreakfast.com) Think of it as *The Morning Brew* for food people, or just the most unconventional email you'll get today. In two years we have shared more than 2,000 recipes, hundreds of books, and countless hours of news, gluttony, and joy. ★★★★★ Recommended by *Food&Wine US*: [Best Food Newsletters to Subscribe To](https://www.foodandwine.com/lifestyle/best-food-newsletters?ref=secretbreakfast.com) *Gastronomika*: [The Newsletters Not To Be Missed on Food](https://www.linkiesta.it/2022/03/migliori-newsletter-food-cibo-vino?ref=secretbreakfast.com)