Is Khloe Kardashian's New Protein Popcorn Stupid or Brilliant?
F*ck, Marry, Kill: Protein Bar Edition, and probably more protein content
Hello! I have spent the past couple of weeks hanging out in Michigan where I grew up. I noticed I watch way less television somehow when I am in the suburbs with my family which means I come back to LA often behind on a lot of the shows I want to watch. Something I have bookmarked for this week is the newest season of Chef’s Table, which is focuses on four legends in the culinary space. I am particularly excited for the Jamie Oliver episode, who I think rarely gets the credit he deserves without a large amount of ridicule (that he does not deserve).
Mother’s Day is also coming up in the US and I found this set of tea party-themed chocolates and tea from Dandelion in SF to be incredibly charming. The three box set collection includes a packet of super buttery and tender sable cookies, a tin of truly gorgeous single-origin chocolate hazelnut spread (aka the bougiest of Nutellas), and three stunning teas (plus more!). A fun present for moms and mother-figures in your life who deserve a bit of quiet luxury. The wrong present for my mom, who has never tried tea of any type in her entire life. I instead got her a couple of fun, very curated to her taste treats from Trader Joe’s, including a very sweet card.
Trader Joe’s is secretly my favorite place to pick up greeting cards. They are incredibly inexpensive (I’ve never paid more than $2 for one), and well designed. Trader Joe’s frequently rotates out the selection for seasonal holidays but they always have fun birthday/thank you/congrats/thinking of you type cards available.
Some other things I found charming this week: the Great Jones x Ratatouille collection (a brilliant culinary crossover!!), the cover of theLugma (still need to flip through it!), and these gluten-free pretzels from FitJoy (hate the name of the brand, love the snack).
In the rest of today’s newsletter i’ll dive into:
Is Khloe Kardashian’s new protein popcorn stupid or brilliant?
F*ck, Marry, Kill: protein bar edition
A new nightmare use of AI in restaurants
The grocery store collaboration more beauty and fashion brands should consider
Taste Test: Panera’s new luxe croissant bread
Two things we do not need caffeinated versions of, and yet…