I have been writing stories, in my head, since I was a little girl. At age 34, I published my first novel, in English, not my native tongue. And I haven’t stopped writing since. Here, you will read about Los Angeles, about healing, about grief, about marriage, parenthood, love, food, basically all that I am.
Hi guys, how are you? I have been waiting until the very last minute to publish the June newsletter because I have been preparing for my trip to Italy, which wasn’t the easiest, this time. The preparation wasn’t smooth and serene because, as much as I wanted to see my parents, my friends and my home country, I have never had so many mixed feelings…
Hi guys, How are you? How was May? I have finally gotten around to read ALL your comments to the previous newsletters and they filled my heart with joy. Thank you so much for being part of my life! Summer is approaching, and this month, I want to reflect on something that may not seem warm and bright at the first read, but that hopefully…
Hi guys! How are you? I started taking notes for this newsletter during the second week of the month, I am writing this on April 26th, my 11th Los Angeles anniversary, and so much has changed since the original notes… One of the first things I had in mind was a question about life before the pandemic, one that we discussed on a recent show:…
Hi guys! What a month this has been! How are you? I will keep this newsletter short because I am exhausted, but very happy. It turns out, not a having a “professional photographer” shooting the book was a blessing; in fact, I am having the time of my life photographing all the 80 dishes, with the help of a very talented friend, Erica Canales. Besides being…
Hi guys! How are you? How has February been? How are you holding up to? I am not sure whether newsletters are sent at the beginning or at the end of the month, but I like the idea of checking in with you before a new month starts; I hope you do too. First things first: I am proud, happy and honored to have signed…
Soundtrack to this blog: “Free Cell Block F, ‘Tis Nazi U.S.A , Charles Mingus Hi guys! How are you? Today I want to start with something really cool happening: I am hosting the first of a series of culinary-literary events on BookYaYa about food, healing with it, finding comfort in it, and making sure neither of those two are unhealthy, or a luxury. On February…
Hi guys! I hope you are hanging in there. For the December newsletter, being that the holidays and all the feelings connected to them can easily fall into the cliché, I thought about giving you a simple update, and also a little bit of an explanation for why I love this time of year. I have always been fascinated with the history of all religions,…
“Maria drove the freeway. She dressed every morning with a greater sense of purpose than she had felt in some time, a cotton skirt, a jersey, sandals she could kick off when she wanted the touch of the accelerator, and she dressed very fast, running a brush through her hair once or twice and tying it back with a ribbon, for it was essential (to…
Before we start: tomorrow, at 4:30 pm PST I will be going live on Instagram with Oliver Gottfried of Oxfam America to talk about sustainable cooking for a food chain that works for all. @alicecarbonetench I hope you can join us! A few weeks ago, I went in for my first teeth cleaning since the beginning of the lockdown. After a misadventure with a new dentist, right before…
If you have been following me for a while, you have probably learned one thing about me: I love the change of seasons and what they have to offer, when they come and when they go. But what I realized a few days ago, scrolling through Instagram photos celebrating the beginning of autumn, is that my love for change goes beyond the passage of summer…
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