The pâté-croûte diaries

This is an essay about practice. On some level, I know how to make pâté-croûte, having made half a dozen of them before embarking on this particular…

Apr 26, 2023 •

I’m not exactly writing this in real time, but I am starting this post before I know how it will end. “Real time” began two nights ago: Lou isn’t…

Mar 10, 2023 •

This was one of the best pâté-croûtes I’ve made, but unfortunately, this photo is from almost a year ago. The one I made last week was one of the worst.

Mar 5, 2023 •

According to my photos, this was my first pâté-croûte since December 2021. My main goal for this round was to see if soy and five spice felt totally out…

Jan 16, 2023 •

no. 64: dislocation

I’m making my first trial pâté-crôute today. One way in which pâté-crôute resembles pizza is that it’s an open-ended medium. Deciding what to make might…

Jan 13, 2023 •

no. 63: very bad ideas

A few years ago, I had a really bad idea. This year, I’m finally going to act on it. My gap between idea and action is usually much shorter, which goes…

Jan 8, 2023 •

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