The Recovering Line Cook by Wil Reidie

The Recovering Line Cook by Wil Reidie

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A Substack Writer's Social Media Experiment
My 2-week search for an audience
Sep 30 • 
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The Finnish bun I pick over cinnamon rolls
My new recipe
Sep 28 • 
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Things To Do With Vegetables When You're...
... in need of comfort in autumn.
Sep 26 • 
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Pippi Långstrump and Stockholm Consolation
Notes on a trip to Stockholm and my former home
Sep 20 • 
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The Prep List: Chapter 5
My cooking life in sauces: part 1
Sep 9 • 
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Prince and the Pea, or It Started That Day with the End of Suppositories
A story
Sep 1 • 
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August 2025

Things To Do With Vegetables When You’re…
… not ready for summer to end.
Aug 29 • 
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The Most Honest Kitchen Film I Know
Nope, The Bear doesn’t even come close
Aug 22 • 
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Notes on Mökki Life
Finnish vacations, blazing fish and a new newsletter
Aug 17 • 
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The Prep List: Chapter 4
Stocks in the Nordic Style
Aug 9 • 
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How Do You Say "You’re an A**hole" Nicely in Finnish?
Loving, Living, Salmon Smoking
Aug 2 • 
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July 2025

The Prep List: Chapter Three
*Adopts Gandalf voice* "Tools of a Cook"
Jul 25 • 
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