> ## 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. # It’s not a Rom-Com, it’s a Food Saga 🍿 - URL: https://secretbreakfast.com/it-s-not-a-rom-com-it-s-a-food-saga/ - Published: 2024-09-30T17:37:38.000Z - Updated: 2024-09-30T17:37:38.000Z - Description: SB203 - 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 long-legged croissants, Trojan horses made of prosciutto, and other delicacies that will walk you through the interesting entrails of the world ![](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down-format=auto-onerror=redirect-quality=80/uploads/asset/file/336e3a68-e16e-45ee-b036-d278ce0bb74a/snapinsta-app_video_134ff443884b92e3ceb5d1ff35d19d84_video_dashinit-e-com-video-to-converter__1.gif) Hi there! Every November this newsletter debuts with a new “season” and something new. I allowed myself to be in “Beta mode” starting right now to see if the changes are positive for the readers. I went big: a bolder design, clearer sections, and - I hope - a more rewarding reading time for you. You’ll find a quick poll at the end of the email so I can get feedback about all those changes. Enjoy! Piero GIF ©[The Perfect Magazine](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAnYDsptAXg?%5Fbhlid=7ddf9bebe32eb83dbc0ced2e331c0109aa763bf6&ref=secretbreakfast.com) --- **ONE ✤ QUOTE** ![](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down-format=auto-onerror=redirect-quality=80/uploads/asset/file/5eef59e0-9ee4-4405-b7b0-53d8467732a7/melilli.png) ✦ **Tommaso Melilli**, [*Cucina aperta*](https://66thand2nd.com/products/cucina-aperta?%5Fbhlid=86cb7f3c061f5a77cc016473ed09f8c940fe9b14&ref=secretbreakfast.com)*.* ![](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down-format=auto-onerror=redirect-quality=80/uploads/asset/file/a71d10cf-96c2-4a3f-b272-f856e69658f5/blue_zigzag_lines_store_header__3.png) ### The Alchemist and the Matrix ![](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down-format=auto-onerror=redirect-quality=80/uploads/asset/file/73f06985-7988-45ee-be79-f6ef5e14c151/capture_2024-10-06_alle_17-39-44.jpg) [**What Goes with What. 100 Recipes, 20 Charts, Endless Possibilities**](https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250340979/whatgoeswithwhat?%5Fbhlid=2445a3c4b51ddb62d18b3a1b8dd2eb96c9690d82&ref=secretbreakfast.com) **by Julia Turshen** Shortplot **→** 🥗 📈 🍛 🍓 ![](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) ## **“NOBODY WANTS THIS” IS NOT A ROM-COM.** **IT IS AN UNDERCOVER FOOD SAGA** ![Hot rabbi in bed with a bowl of spaghetti](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down-format=auto-onerror=redirect-quality=80/uploads/asset/file/30d711a7-2ec0-4ad8-ae49-0918311f3374/capture_2024-10-07_alle_18-34-58.jpg) Hot rabbi in bed with a bowl of spaghetti [*Nobody Wants This*](https://www.netflix.com/title/81591296?%5Fbhlid=c98faafeda11732701a32d993ec57026beb32dc7&ref=secretbreakfast.com) is the rom-com series of this Fall, featuring Adam Brody as a steamy Rabbi Noah who falls in love with a fiercely agnostic woman, Joanne, portrayed by Kristen Bell. *Where’s the food in that? You’ll see.* --- 🚨***Spoiler alert, go on only if you’ve watched it or you don’t care about cool blonde podcasters and hot rabbis.*** --- Even if the series does not explicitly mention food, it can be inferred that the show explores themes of Jewish culture and identity, which often intersect with food. Judaism has a rich tradition of dietary laws (*kashrut*) and specific foods associated with holidays and celebrations. Then you deserve this… **The power ranking of the best food moments on the show:** - **Old-fashioned dinner parties** where people meet and fall in love. - **Crab cakes** (★[recipe](https://www.spendwithpennies.com/crab-cake-recipe/?%5Fbhlid=5bbc8736c28012e7656aac6c665988e72a5edcfa&ref=secretbreakfast.com)) used as an analogy for non-Jewish women. - **Charcuterie boards and prosciutto** used like Trojan Horses. - **Chopped liver paté** (★[recipe](https://www.seriouseats.com/chopped-liver?%5Fbhlid=5878bf714aa40b5f4056f9326b763a72f7ac8419&ref=secretbreakfast.com)) as an act of love. - **Gefilte fish** (★[recipe](https://jenniferbushman.com/my-grandmothers-gefilte-fish-recipe/?%5Fbhlid=6124364fe8d7423e0db3efdbfbcfc993dffc5033&ref=secretbreakfast.com)) as an example of bad Jewish food. - **Giant sandwiches** for desk lunch. - **Home-cooked spaghetti** to make your loved one surrender. Did I forget anything else? ###### Picture: Netflix ![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) Juicy content from food creators [](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAf7ZLePgky?%5Fbhlid=f00b8faafe63c00faa4e8a0643ae4819f6eaa648&ref=secretbreakfast.com) ![This is the space where I share some food (un)related stuff of my week](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) This is the space where I share some food (un)related stuff of my week 🍯Bake it before bees disappear: Honey Layered Cake (★[recipe](https://www.bengingi.com/recipes/honey-layered-cake?%5Fbhlid=04308168daaa94a201b4d9f9f78889e781f633d8&ref=secretbreakfast.com)) ⚖️DASH, [the Heart-Healthy Diet Hardly Anyone Is Talking About](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/28/well/eat/what-is-dash-diet.html?%5Fbhlid=1cb4297d95baabc0bfd32388e2643a9fadcebf06&ref=secretbreakfast.com) 🍲19 Fall Soups to Keep You Cozy (★[recipes](https://www.foodandwine.com/soup/fall-soup-recipes?%5Fbhlid=3a3e8d59a4b296d405052ec4cae61a1ccf19899c&ref=secretbreakfast.com)) 🫙[Boost Your Immunity](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C%5FivU8VNuBj/?%5Fbhlid=63de7a488235d0382a7155f148a045b71bdab236&ref=secretbreakfast.com) with This Easy Kitchen Remedy 🧈[Briny, Buttery, Summery](https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/1fojk60/briny%5Fbuttery%5Fsummery%5Fy%5Fadjectives%5Fin%5Fthe%5Fnyt/?%5Fbhlid=f5bc63c987158a6162290e72d765d2ddd09df1d5&ref=secretbreakfast.com): “-y” Adjectives in the NYT Cooking Section 🍏A State-by-State Guide to[ New England’s Best Apple Cider Doughnuts](https://www.foodandwine.com/cider-doughnuts-new-england-8716201?%5Fbhlid=3374f52be9b3ceed68112861fac24c00351ef1b3&ref=secretbreakfast.com) 🍗[Nicholas Sparks’s 16-Splenda Chicken Salad ](https://www.eater.com/24255090/nicholas-sparks-splenda-chicken-salad-taste-test-why?%5Fbhlid=0598b1f932108f1619f2fb6807b2b61e351ec06a&ref=secretbreakfast.com)Is Absolutely Diabolical 🇲🇽[Birria](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/25/birria-restaurant-menus-across-the-country.html?%5Fbhlid=0aedb1d187fc46d77061f1ec750919fc1c194177&ref=secretbreakfast.com) is Everywhere 🎃Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls (★[recipe](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAlYQrHPOIr?%5Fbhlid=c3f5a4804bc31e9e388584259b6b55af00e69869&ref=secretbreakfast.com)) or Pumpkin Shaped Gnocchi (★[recipe](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAodxP-ykJH?%5Fbhlid=f053d8c11e11174def39beb9af8aafd4107e4bed&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) --- --- --- ### How do you like this issue redesign? [🔥 It's fire ](https://secretbreakfast.beehiiv.com/polls/9e67a1bd-f2b0-4cd3-8517-7d4bd52ac074/response?pcid=ce82f810-8136-46a3-b4d4-768368bc5191&ppid=01ce7aa3-3c6a-4690-a1ce-881fd1c765a0&sid=&ref=secretbreakfast.com#&%5Fbhlid=03134a820d9d13035dd9d3fec4c43c70301a25c5&last%5Fresource%5Fguid=Post%3A7ba98012-1ae1-4150-91dc-fc7d7a79c62b)[😌 It's OK ](https://secretbreakfast.beehiiv.com/polls/9e67a1bd-f2b0-4cd3-8517-7d4bd52ac074/response?pcid=bf7e5b3b-f26f-4c2b-8163-3f26fd547bf7&ppid=01ce7aa3-3c6a-4690-a1ce-881fd1c765a0&sid=&ref=secretbreakfast.com#&%5Fbhlid=403a9c4c6492fa1ba8f75fe052f95d7ad96fff6d&last%5Fresource%5Fguid=Post%3A7ba98012-1ae1-4150-91dc-fc7d7a79c62b)[🗽 Fonts are too BIG ](https://secretbreakfast.beehiiv.com/polls/9e67a1bd-f2b0-4cd3-8517-7d4bd52ac074/response?pcid=610a0b93-ff57-4800-9753-9e63920b5df5&ppid=01ce7aa3-3c6a-4690-a1ce-881fd1c765a0&sid=&ref=secretbreakfast.com#&%5Fbhlid=86403bab8cbf8afaf1f714fcd66269aef8af3a5d&last%5Fresource%5Fguid=Post%3A7ba98012-1ae1-4150-91dc-fc7d7a79c62b)[🕶️ Too many color blocks ](https://secretbreakfast.beehiiv.com/polls/9e67a1bd-f2b0-4cd3-8517-7d4bd52ac074/response?pcid=2f28ad3a-fbe6-458d-8334-6d155042b24f&ppid=01ce7aa3-3c6a-4690-a1ce-881fd1c765a0&sid=&ref=secretbreakfast.com#&%5Fbhlid=11541a667ccb95e9c36b406757818a54bc94d811&last%5Fresource%5Fguid=Post%3A7ba98012-1ae1-4150-91dc-fc7d7a79c62b)[🔪 What have you done? I hate it. I'll send someone to take care of you](https://secretbreakfast.beehiiv.com/polls/9e67a1bd-f2b0-4cd3-8517-7d4bd52ac074/response?pcid=a466b436-d9d5-462f-8043-ff6a304e62db&ppid=01ce7aa3-3c6a-4690-a1ce-881fd1c765a0&sid=&ref=secretbreakfast.com#&%5Fbhlid=c850a445e3b1578beed02a68d44edf672e44f7b1&last%5Fresource%5Fguid=Post%3A7ba98012-1ae1-4150-91dc-fc7d7a79c62b) **➤ Last week's most clicked link was** [**Algeria’s Mhajeb recipe**](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-cKbVXoqFM?%5Fbhlid=5b0c2042baa7fdb56d6b2372fd298be71f0c53ed&ref=secretbreakfast.com)**. And that's all for today.** SEASON 5 • ISSUE 203 Secret Breakfast is a newsletter by [Piero Macchioni](https://macchioni.cc/?%5Fbhlid=a5683c1011f0f674af8bf582eab669314c56c642&ref=secretbreakfast.com). Over the past five years, we have shared more than 5,000 recipes, hundreds of books, and countless hours of news, gluttony, and joy. Thank you for making that possible.