Who’s Wil Reidie and what’s his Winter Book about then?
I’m a British writer living in Turku, Finland with my wife, two kids, and dog. My Winter Book is a one-man magazine of essays and food writing. Today, it has over 4,500 subscribers.
Didn’t it used to be called “The Recovering Line Cook”?
It sure did. I started this newsletter back in ‘23 to share my kitchen stories from a cooking career in London and Stockholm.
You can read those Memoirs of a Line Cook here.
But this newsletter has slowly grown out of what that original title suggested. As likely as I am to share a treasured recipe such as these cinnamon buns, you can also expect essays on my love of Moomin Mugs, my thoughts about Finnish happiness, and even my experience being an immigrant.
What does my subscription get me?
Free subscribers: You’ll get my weekly diary of life as a British immigrant in Finland. It’s called How to Fail at Being Finnish.
Paid subscribers: You’ll unlock the rest:
Access to my full archive and every essay
My monthly “Family Meal” recipe series of deliciously simple home cooking
My serialised cookbook The Prep List, that teaches you how to use professional techniques to cook extraordinary food at home, with a Nordic twist.
My new ebook series starting with How to Win the Nordic Bun Wars, which contains all my most popular Nordic bun, cake, and pastry recipes from 3 years of my newsletter. More will be published in 2026
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