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Wil Reidie and the Honeymoon Campfire Potatoes
In celebration of my wife and burnt food
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Wil Reidie
25
Notes from the world's "happiest" country
And a word on what's coming next from me
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Wil Reidie
30
A Line Cook Rants Again: Social Media Videos vs Memoir Recipes
A long(ish) read on form and content in food media
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Wil Reidie
28
Do you come turn into my wife?
A diary entry about a food hall and my struggle to talk Finnish
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Wil Reidie
37
A Grumpy Line Cook's Rant about Social Media "Chefs"
A long(ish) read in defence of knowing what you're talking about
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Wil Reidie
91
6 things I really don't like 🥦🤨
I'm probably wrong about most of these
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Wil Reidie
51
"Most chefs would go insane if they had to do anything else."
Interview with my old head chef, Jacco
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Wil Reidie
4
On love and smoked lamb
The taste of Finland at Easter
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Wil Reidie
8
Very little... almost nothing
An essay about why today always matters
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Wil Reidie
3
Appetite
A short piece on food and loss
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Wil Reidie
3
What is Nordic food?
An Englishman's notes on Nordic impressions.
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Wil Reidie
3
How I learned to say "yes, chef"
Notes on becoming who you want to be
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Wil Reidie
11
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