> ## 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. # The Wholesome Comfort Food for Feelings šŸ©µ - URL: https://secretbreakfast.com/wholesome-romance/ - Published: 2023-08-21T15:12:04.000Z - Updated: 2023-08-21T15:12:04.000Z - Description: SB147 - 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 calorie trays, carrot problems, and wholesome romances ![Floating Breakfast, Secret Breakfastā€™s cool twin](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down-format=auto-onerror=redirect-quality=80/uploads/asset/file/e4142342-ff16-4baf-a5ec-dde2982b9c7a/screenshot_2023-08-21-20-07-01-90_99c04817c0de5652397fc8b56c3b3817.jpg) Floating Breakfast, Secret Breakfastā€™s cool twin Hi there! When I asked 23 food talents their predictions on the year 2023 for [the Secret Breakfast ebook](https://secretbreakfast.gumroad.com/l/2023-book?ref=secretbreakfast.com), no one could foresee this: [the floating breakfast tray](https://www.axios.com/2023/08/18/trending-hotel-amenity-floating-breakfast?ref=secretbreakfast.com). And here it is now, a viral staple of this yearā€™s holidays. The ā€œInfinity Poolā€ of the morning meals. The perfect selfie-envy generator. Nor any of us could predict the ā€œ[gravestone recipes](https://maried.substack.com/p/how-macro-trends-are-shaping-our)", as recipes inscribed on tombstones by people wanting to leave a trace of their culinary talent. What a time to be alive. Piero PS: not many recipes today, but much reading material. --- ### **ā„** ### THE BEST QUOTE ![](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down-format=auto-onerror=redirect-quality=80/uploads/asset/file/8fb68eac-2f25-461f-9d57-d8fcd0368904/113__5.png) āœ¦ **Steve Albini**,[ ](https://www.edwardslingerland.com/drunk?ref=secretbreakfast.com)musician, [reminds us](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/aug/15/the-evolution-of-steve-albini-if-the-dumbest-person-is-on-your-side-youre-on-the-wrong-side?ref=secretbreakfast.com) that itā€™s important to be true to ourselves, but itā€™s also crucial not to be an a\*\*hole*.* --- #### **āŽš** #### THE MISSING INGREDIENT ## **WEā€™RE LIVING THE WHOLESOME ROMANCE ERA, THE COMFORT FOOD OF FEELINGS** ![Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine in ā€œRed White & Royal Blueā€](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down-format=auto-onerror=redirect-quality=80/uploads/asset/file/513fc2a9-2048-4f7f-9510-715509368ac5/screenshot_2023-08-21_alle_19-06-48.png) Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine in ā€œRed White & Royal Blueā€ In this brilliant article, [The Alarming Rise of the Wholesome Romance](https://time.com/6303477/red-white-and-royal-blue-wholesome-romance/?ref=secretbreakfast.com), Judy Berman writes about ā€œa new generation of love story that has conquered pop cultureā€. The multiplatform romance (and adjacent) juggernauts of the recent past, from *Twilight* and *The Fault in Our Stars* to *Fifty Shades of Grey*, seduced fans with bloodsucking dreamboats, BDSM billionaires, and terminally ill teens. Now, when we immerse ourselves in a love story, fewer of us seem to seek that frisson of danger. **What has become more exotic, and thus more desirable, is comfort, safety, stability.** Now you can launch your post-Pandemic guess, but what I find interesting is what you get when you think about the culinary paradigm of this ā€œwholesome romanceā€. Is it a traditional dish? Is it comfort food? Or is it a quick takeout? A dumb supper like a microwaved can of macā€™nā€™cheese? Is it an ancient flavor or a couch potato lazy temptation? I donā€™t know. But I agree with Berman when she writes: ā€œthat our collective daydreams now seem so healthy and achievable is not necessarily a sign of progressā€. Picture: [Red White & Royal Blue](https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Red-White-Royal-Blue/0T2C6K3LWTISKSLRSHVQ4UOBA4?ref=secretbreakfast.com), Prime Video --- #### **āŽ…** #### THE BOOK ![](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down-format=auto-onerror=redirect-quality=80/uploads/asset/file/65617a5b-7ec3-48c3-a00a-14e36e4ee161/screenshot_2023-08-21_alle_18-46-35.png) #### The Conscientious Omnivore Playbook ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜†ā˜† Hereā€™s the most important book launch of this Summer. Alicia Kennedy is truly one of the smartest voices in the food world today. Her newsletter is something you shouldnā€™t miss and her way of writing things down is honest, crystal clear, and somehow progressive (as in ā€œgood progressiveā€). The book has even a shiny blurb by Nigella, nevertheless, Iā€™ve found that a little stretched. Anyway, you can read more about Aliciaā€™s essay [here](https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/23834556/alicia-kennedy-no-meat-required-vegan-vegetarian-food-systems-alternative-meats-plant-based?ref=secretbreakfast.com) and [here](https://www.eater.com/23825828/no-meat-required-alicia-kennedy-interview-plant-based-vegetarian-vegan-diet?ref=secretbreakfast.com). Then place your order and tell me what you think of it. Itā€™s not about being vegan or vegetarian, itā€™s about the future weā€™ll be serving on our table for a better world. [No Meat Required](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723795/no-meat-required-by-alicia-kennedy/?ref=secretbreakfast.com) by Alicia Kennedy **ā†’** Shortplot: šŸ… šŸš šŸ‹ šŸ„¬ --- **ā OnlyPans** This is where Secret Breakfast picks juicy content from food creators [](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvEHZvCuqS7/?ref=secretbreakfast.com) --- # **ā“‡** ### RANDOM ACTS OF HUNGER *This is the space where I share some food (un)related stuff of my week* šŸ§Š[Always keeping popsicles in the freezer](https://mariandrew.substack.com/p/100-things-i-know) is one of the 100 things Mari Andrew knows šŸŽ[Grocery stores are the best travel souvenir shops](https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/tips/souvenir-grocery-stores/?ref=secretbreakfast.com) šŸHow [Germanyā€™s Spaghetti Ice Cream ](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/how-germanys-spaghetti-ice-cream-came-to-be-180982461/?ref=secretbreakfast.com)Came to Be šŸ§…Indian Government is Imposing a [40% duty on onion exports](https://indianexpress.com/article/india/govt-40-export-duty-onion-improve-local-supplies-8900085/?ref=secretbreakfast.com) šŸŒ¶ļøDidnā€™t know that [Sriracha sauce inspired a Lexus Car](https://qz.com/emails/quartz-obsession/1850720431/sriracha-the-good-kind-of-heat?ref=secretbreakfast.com) šŸŖ›IOTā€™s next step: [Microchips inside Your Parmigiano Reggiano](https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/microchips-in-the-parmigiano-and-other-ways-europeans-are-fighting-fake-food-3c719f9c?ref=secretbreakfast.com) šŸ—“ļøHave You Bought Your [French Delicacies Advent Calendar](https://www.foodandwine.com/bonne-maman-advent-calendar-2023-7692626?ref=secretbreakfast.com), Already? šŸ‹ļøBe a Beefcake, Bro. Have a Proper [Hotel Gym Workout](https://www.mensjournal.com/health-fitness/hotel-gym-workout?ref=secretbreakfast.com#gid=ci02b8d15c20062605&pid=1-dumbbell-goblet-squat) šŸ‘ Marian Burrosā€™ Plum Cake is the Best Tart Framework You Can Learn, then use Peaches in the place of Plums (ā˜…[recipe](https://food52.com/recipes/24469-marian-burros-plum-torte?ref=secretbreakfast.com)) šŸ’ŒThank you to [The Healthy Dose](http://hehealthydose.beehiiv.com/?ref=secretbreakfast.com)! Many people came here from that awesome newsletter, Iā€™m honored --- **āŒ‡āŒ‡āŒ‡** ## **FOOD FOR LATER** [What Is Lifestyle?](https://dirt.fyi/article/2023/08/what-is-lifestyle?ref=secretbreakfast.com) **Daisy Alioto / Dirt** This one is about three years old now, but it has a [new introduction](https://dirt.fyi/article/2023/08/introducing-lifestyle?ref=secretbreakfast.com) (start from here), featuring the closing of the Four Seasons, the most famous power dining room in New York. Long read. Fascinating. Take your time with it. --- [Americaā€™s Bee Problem Is an Us Problem](https://www.theringer.com/features/2023/8/3/23816154/honeybees-commercial-urban-beekeepers-bees-dying-crisis?ref=secretbreakfast.com) **Lex Pryor / The Ringer** Bees directly contribute to a third of Americaā€™s food: ā€œapples, peaches, lettuce, squashes, melons, broccoli, cranberries, tree nuts, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, plums, clementines, tangerines, sunflowers, pumpkins, alfalfa for your beef, and guar for your processed foods. Ninety-eight percent of organic vitamin C sources, 70 percent of vitamin A, and 74 percent of lipids; $17 billion worth of crops annually from honeybee pollination aloneā€. --- **āž¤ Last week's most clicked link was the one about** [**the guy who tried to make eight dishes from** ](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/aug/09/hell-in-a-ham-milkshake-i-tried-to-make-eight-dishes-from-the-bear-it-nearly-broke-me?ref=secretbreakfast.com)[***The Bear***](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/aug/09/hell-in-a-ham-milkshake-i-tried-to-make-eight-dishes-from-the-bear-it-nearly-broke-me?ref=secretbreakfast.com)**. And that's all for today.** --- **ā€¢ SEASON 3 - ISSUE 147 ā€¢** 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 about three years we have shared more than 2,000 recipes, hundreds of books, and countless hours of news, gluttony, and joy. [Download our free ebook about food in 2023](https://secretbreakfast.gumroad.com/l/2023-book?ref=secretbreakfast.com). ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜…ā˜… 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)