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Who’s the Recovering Line Cook then?
That’d be me, Wil Reidie. I’m a British writer living in Turku, Finland with my wife, two kids, and dog. The Recovering Line Cook is my one-man magazine of essays, recipes, and stories from my life in Finland and restaurant kitchens. Today, it has over 4,500 subscribers and counting.
Why the “recovering line cook” then?
By January 2023 I’d not worked as a full-time restaurant cook since I’d moved to Finland, and I started the newsletter to share my kitchen stories from a career in London and Stockholm.
You can read those Memoirs of a Line Cook here.
But over the years, this newsletter has become the home to so much more of my writing.
That means, 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.
These are essays that mean a lot to me, and I hope they will to you too.
What does my subscription get me?
Free subscribers: 1 free newsletter a month.
Paid subscribers: You’ll unlock everything:
Access to my full archive and every essay,
My monthly What To Do With Vegetables When You’re… recipe series
My serialised cookbook The Prep List, that teaches you how to use professional techniques to cook extraordinary food at home, with a Nordic twist.
Read more about The Prep List here.
If you’d like to support my work and get full access, I’d love you to upgrade your subscription today.