Field Notes

Short notes on reading, cooking and slow travel.

Bread in a cold kitchen

Autumn means longer proofs. Twelve hours in the fridge, then two on the counter, and the crumb finally opens up. Writing down the timings so I stop guessing every year.

Three books for the train

Essays travel better than novels: you can stop at any station. This month it was a collection on gardens, a history of maps and a thin book about walking.

A week without a plan

No bookings, one backpack, regional trains only. The best meal was in a town I had never heard of, at a place with four tables.