Friends!
I hope there’s a lightness to your Spring weekend. Lightness and rest, and at least one wood-fired pizza.
My friend Jon and I shot a new batch of recipes for the site this week so there’s some good stuff coming up! We celebrated our hard work with pizza, at a new place called Echo’s in New Orleans. It’s easily on my list of perfect Spring-time meals in the city. I’ll have a longer list of my New Orleans favorites soon. I’m trying to get you to come visit, wontcha!?
Here are some of the things that resonated this week:
• Here’s what’s going on: How Syria Came to This. (The Atlantic)
• From the Harvard Business Review: What Most Companies Get Wrong About Men and Women. We aren’t a problem to be ‘fixed’, let’s just switch up the narrative that we’re soft negotiators and lack confidence because well, it’s SIMPLY NOT TRUE.
• Fierce: Barbara’s Backlash. (Vanity Fair)
• We owe Beyonce a debt of gratitude for all of the important things she says in every performance choice she makes. How Beyonce’s Coachella Performance Changed The Game Forever. (Elle)
• I remember one Christmas I didn’t get a present because I had neglected to write a timely thank-you-note. Goodbye to the Tyranny of Thank-You Notes. Maybe this means we can ease up. (Slate)
• Clap-hands: How The Pulitzers Chose Kendrick Lamar, According To A Juror. (The Atlantic)
• Why restaurants became so loud. Welp, Mario Batalli is loud (and a slew of other less than graceful adjectives), and good acoustics are ‘spensive. (Vox)
• Have you watched Wild Wild Country on Netflix yet? I’m far enough into it to feel like this opera-saga is stranger than fiction because humans are odd, loving, fighting, territorial, bullheaded, colorful creatures. BUT here’s this: 9 Rajneeshpuram Residents On What Wild Wild Country Got Wrong. (The Cut)
• It feels like these words are for our souls to eat: A Community For Asking Big Questions. (On Being)
• This week I made a fresh strawberry version of these, Ina’s Apple Pie Bars. I’ll share the recipe with you as soon as we’re all fairly and squarely within strawberry season. (Joy the Baker)
• Fig Newton’s were the main cookie in our house growing up (to my great dismay) but now they hold a soft spot in my heart. Deb made Homemade Fig Newton’s this week! (Smitten Kitchen)
• How can I justify another KitchenAid mixer? Their new Bird of Paradise color is a thing of (my) dreams! (KitchenAid)
• Classic wardrobe, working on it. Occasional trendy earring, easy. (Target)
Big love and more soon.
xo Joy
Rebecca
I’ve always considered writing thank you notes a sign that I wasn’t raised by wolves, and I stand by the belief that writing them is just part of being a thoughtful human. That said, years ago, my son wrote the following priceless epistle to my best friend: “Dear Aunt Julie: Thank you for the Legos. Mom is making me write this. I think you should hate her. Love, Lyle.” That may be my favorite thank you note EVER.
Nikki
I really appreciate that you put what site the link is to in parenthesis after them. Thanks for being so considerate.
joythebaker
We’re doing our best around here. :)
Sean Mahan
Thanks for sharing the links. Also, I must add: that photo looks just so great!
Missy @MySh!ttyKitchen
I’ve been to Echo’s twice and I love it! My boyfriend (also a Jon) and I had that same pizza, so delish! I can’t wait to see more of your faves.
Heidi S.
I’ve been subtly sending hints to my husband that I want to go to NO for our 11 year anniversary (sending your roundup of places to go and flight itineraries is subtle, right?). We are going next weekend!!! Would LOVE. To see an updated list. There is SO much to do! I can’t wait to stuff myself silly.
Nicole Lortie
I always like reading your Sunday News. I like the links and thoughts that you give us. Always interesting. When you talk about New Orleans, sure we want to come visit. I will finally come at the end of September to visit. I will go try this pizza, it looks great! I hope I will be able to attend one of your workshop. Nicole
Cassie Sue
I think a thank you should be given, either in person or by note. When the kids were little I would make them call their out of town grandparents before they could play with their toys. It just seems polite to me to say thank you in some way.
And I agree with Sandra, an unexpected thank you is a gift in itself. I can do without the “thank you for the (fill in the blank)” style notes I receive from people after weddings or showers. It doesn’t feel genuine.