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How to enjoy cooking and hosting when life is busy

How to enjoy cooking and hosting when life is busy

Alexis deBoschnek's tips for making good food without the stress

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May 10, 2025
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You know when you meet someone and you just feel instantly connected? Every time you chat you feel a jolt of excitement because you learn something new about them that rings so true to your core values? And then you get anxiety that they don’t feel the same way about you? But then you just keep talking and your friendship just keeps getting better? You know, normal stuff.

This is how things have been going with Alexis deBoschnek, author of the newsletter Side Dish, the cookbook To the Last Bite, and forthcoming cookbook Nights and Weekends (available for preorder now!).

Alexis and I met through Substack food writer friends — sort of like the modern-day You’ve Got Mail of friendship except neither of us own a boat I think — and before I get to our interview, I’d be remiss if I didn’t say that she is truly a delightful human.

Food media, like any industry, can have a lot of artifice, but Alexis is the real deal. Whether you’re using one of her recipes, messaging her on Instagram, or co…

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