About The Merrier World
The name of this site and newsletter comes from a line in The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien.
If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
Thorin says this, right before he dies.
Through written posts, photographs, video and podcast episodes, my goal is to explore amazing food and the people who cook it, grow it, serve it and sell it. And also eat it! (I mean, that’s the best part, no?) To share experiences with you, not just recipes. Though, there will be recipes. There will definitely be recipes.
We’re here to value food and cheer and song. How we do that will evolve over time, certainly. And I’m grateful to have you with me on this trip. Who knows where we’ll end up.
What to expect…
Once per week or so, you’ll hear about three things I’m falling in love with right now. Something food-related. Something that brings me cheer. And a bit of music.
Less frequently, at least at the start, I’ll dive into the meatier content I spoke about above. If you subscribe, you won’t miss a thing! It’ll land right in your inbox, where you can read it at your leisure. Or listen to it, watch it or look at it.
Free for now…
The Merrier World is free for now, but I fully intend to launch paid subscriptions for access to some of the more premium content in the future. I have a bumper sticker stuck to my refrigerator with magnets:
And that’s it. I don’t really need to give any more justification than that. But hopefully I’ll provide the kind of content that will justify your investment when the time comes. We’ll talk then.
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