Weekly A to Z, January 20th. 🎥

The one with 5800 subscribers.

Back in the swing of things in Dubai and celebrating the little wins with this newsletter. Next stop, 6,000 subscribers! Also, because I’m a data nerd, I thought I would share a little insight as to the audience breakdown of the Weekly A to Z.

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On Tuesday, the Bookers were back out — and this time, we enjoyed the newly reopened terrace at LahLah for excellent weather and conversation. #invited

Lavazza sent over some lovely coffee products, and the team at Odeon sent a slightly belated (and still delicious) King Cake. In advance of their oyster conservation project, the team from Dibba Bay Oysters sent over the cutest candle! #gifted

Links, please.

• At the juncture of heart surgery and cookbooks. (Thanks, Kristian!) Cision

• How to live more fully. The Atlantic

• How much ranch is too much ranch? Eater

• Ranch-flavored lip balm might also be too much ranch. Dieline

• Gaza is starving. New Yorker

• How do you actually define good wine? NYT

• Turns out, Boomers are eating all the steak. Wired

• How do tomatoes taste? Ambrook Research

• Ready for DXB to get a bar like this. OMAAT

• It’s giving 🎵 Hungry Eyes. 🎶

• Throwback Cadbury’s wrappers (the chocolate brand celebrates 200 years this year - !!!). Dieline

• Feels necessary for my next trip to Portugal. Hotels Above Par

• Here for this ‘deliver a nonna’ service. Drinks Digest

• How much would you pay for beef jerky at an airport? OMAAT

• It’s not just a Middle Eastern restaurant; it’s Palestinian. BonAppetit

• Why is stale bread hard? Tasting Table

• Dry January too much? Try the One Week method. The Everygirl

• Sushi restaurants are thriving…in Ukraine. NPR

• The art of sharing plates. Le Monde

• What to do on a full moon. Pure Wow

• Write a contract with yourself to get more done. Wit And Delight

• Talk to me about shopping list divination. National Geographic

• Need these shoes. Twitter

This weekend? Filming our next episode of Dubai byFood with none other than Lindsay from the Tasting Class.

Next week? Playing a few things by ear, but hopefully getting over to Craft by SideHustle in Abu Dhabi. Also, the demo starts as we move forward with a (much-needed) new kitchen for the villa. Should we have done this before moving in? Probably! I’ll also be prepping for my next press trip — departing early next Saturday for Mexico and Colombia.

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C.