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Sep 19Liked by Mahira Rivers

This was so great. I'm going to use it as a test in my cultural criticism class.

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What! Wow, Roxane, thank you so much for reading this!

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Sep 18Liked by Mahira Rivers

Wow, this is a MUST READ for any food writer worth their salt...

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Was thinking the same thing!!!

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Thank you, Anita! 🫶🏽

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Sep 29Liked by Mahira Rivers

I saved this for a time when I could really sit down to enjoy it, and enjoy it I did. Thanks for sharing! I also keep a spreadsheet of places I've been, placed I want to go and things I need to update. Glad to know I am not the only one! (Also, not to speak of the reviews never written because, upon visiting, it turns out there was not much to write about.)

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Thank you, Liam. I'm so glad you enjoyed reading this piece. And totally, I have been to many places I would never write up and while that work doesn't show up in the newsletter, it most definitely informs it!

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Sep 30Liked by Mahira Rivers

Sometimes it’s not worth your time to write it up. Other times it not worth reading and it’s just making the call!

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It is such a privilege to have the magic of reading food criticism -- the stuff past taste -- be articulated so well! Thank you for pulling back the curtains little by little.

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Thank you so much, Sangita!

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Sep 18Liked by Mahira Rivers

I love getting inside your brain!

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❤️

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What an insightful essay into your process!

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Thank you for reading it!!

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