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Welcome to Wil Reidie's Winter Book
Formerly The Recovering Line Cook
Oct 2, 2023
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On Moomin Mugs
An essay about objects and loss and little colourful mugs
Mar 14, 2025
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1-to-1 Cooking Classes with Wil Reidie
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May 1, 2025
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How to Fail at Being Finnish #8
Celebrating Friend's Day with Samuel Beckett
Feb 13
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Sick Mood at Sunset
Notes on my favourite painting
Jan 31
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Sick Mood at Sunset
Notes on my favourite painting
Jan 31
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How I Learned to Say "Yes, Chef."
On being a chef and a father
Jan 2
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How to Dress a Pike in Cowboy Boots
A "How to Fail at Being Finnish" essay
Oct 24, 2025
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Notebooks of a Line Cook
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Things To Do With Vegetables When You're...
... fed up with turkey and pork and all things meat at Christmas.
Dec 19, 2025
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A Line Cook's Christmas Notebook 2025
Tips to make things easier, and recipes to change things up a bit.
Dec 13, 2025
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Things To Do With Vegetables When You're...
... afraid of kale and massages.
Nov 8, 2025
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How to Fail at Being Finnish: #7
On comparisons, parenting, and green lentils + a newsletter update
Jan 25
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How to Fail at Being Finnish: #6
Memories on my return to Finnish class
Jan 17
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How I Learned to Say "Yes, Chef."
On being a chef and a father
Jan 2
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