Nichelle Newsletter
Float On
Beer floats and shandys. I am all about employing beer for cocktails this summer. I have enjoyed fresh lemonade with an IPA or a Belgian witte. Try this quick and easy beer float recipe from The Kitchn is just two ingredients: Cherry Lambic beer and vanilla ice cream.
When It Comes to a Recipe, What’s in a Name?
Words matter. Food names matter. When you change food from its original ethnic name, you flatten it, and the food becomes generic.
James Beard Employees Demand More Diversity in Leadership, Salary Transparency in Internal Letter
The South Got Something to Say
It’s great to read about Shaun Chavis’ cookbook generator on Hypepotamus.com which is like a Techcrunch for Atlanta and the Southeast. Her product, LVNGbook, is the first customizable, shoppable cookbook generator and planner intended to not only help people with specific dietary needs manage and prevent health issues like diabetes and heart disease, but also develop lasting eating habits.
Al Fresco Frustrations From Restaurant Workers' Perspective
Working outside is nothing new. Working outside wearing a mask is. This is just one person’s perspective and we need to hear from more people who work front of house.
Booklist
I have added more books. Don’t forget to check out my list of books about food on Bookshop.
Podcast
I recorded this episode last week after the newsletter was published. I talk about Obama’s last WHCD, making comedians laugh, the end of the federal unemployment benefits and how wearing masks have ended smelling other people’s bad breath. Listen and enjoy!