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Hi there!

While I was searching The Interweb for the picture above, I read this suggestion for a happier life:

Make a ‘Don’t do’ list: «I do this to steer clear of easier, less important jobs», says strength and conditioning coach Joseph Lightfoot. «It keeps me focused on what’s most important».

Do - or don’t do - that. Then live. Then tell me how it was.

Piero

Photograph: Kellie French/The Observer for ‘Don’t do’ lists and a protein hit: 20 ways to become a morning person and feel like a winner

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THE BEST QUOTE

✦ Bella Baxter, Poor Things, the movie in which Emma Stone is a childlike young woman resurrected with an infant's mind. Here she’s talking about the world.

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THE BOOK

A Feast for Ramadan

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Zaynah’s pretty popular on TikTok and her food palette is definitely hyper-saturated. That means tasty and spicy stuff to me! Her book, Desified, is inspired by the core principles of Ramadan, during which one meal is eaten before sunrise and another after sunset (in 2024 it starts on March 10th). The interesting thing here is that we are focusing on South Asian flavors with some inventions like Chai churros and Cheat’s ‘birria’ tacos.

Desified by Zaynah Din (US & CAN here)
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❍ OnlyPans
This is where Secret Breakfast picks juicy content from food creators and gives you a precious idea for an after-Valentine’s Day Breakfast.

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RANDOM ACTS OF HUNGER

This is the space where I share some food (un)related stuff of my week

🎧Eat This City could have been the perfect anthem for this newsletter, but Nicole Kidman’s Expats TV show got there first 🟤If you dream about Restaurant Pujol’s Mole, you can quit your job and start with this (★recipe) 🫳🏼Pull-Apart Samosa Bread Will Make Any Party Greasier (★recipe) 🫖‘Outrageous’ tea recipe involving pinch of salt draws US embassy comment (nothing gets worst when you add salt) 🤝What Good Friends Look Like 🥃The Genius Secret Ingredient Your Sautéed Mushrooms Are Missing: Whiskey 🌶️Check out this spicy sauce (★recipe) 🍚When a Scene from a 2010 Chinese TV Drama Goes Viral: The ‘Cao Cao Flips Rice Bowl’ Meme 🇸🇻Pupusa, from El Salvador, is the cheesy hot pocket that can make your day (★recipe)

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FOOD FOR LATER

The Menu Trends That Define Dining Right Now
Priya Krishna, Tanya Sichynsky, and Umi Syam / The New York Times

Nostalgic Desserts, Bright Aesthetic, Mascots, Humanity, and Everything Else You’ll Find à la Carte today.

The Supermarket Sublime
Adriana Gallo / Mold

“In actuality, the Supermarket is a place of almost complete surveillance and documentation of customer behavior in service of the design of future and increasingly modern marketplaces”.

➤ Last week's most clicked link was directing you to AtlasObscura’s 10 Dishes Worth Booking a Trip Around. And that's all for today.

• SEASON 4 - ISSUE 170 •
Secret Breakfast is a newsletter
by Piero Macchioni

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