<![CDATA[Amateur Gourmet: Everything I Ate]]>https://amateurgourmet.substack.com/s/everything-i-atehttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x_Ef!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a788f2d-e855-4cee-a9ad-ad83b1d2cb6d_1280x1280.pngAmateur Gourmet: Everything I Atehttps://amateurgourmet.substack.com/s/everything-i-ateSubstackThu, 25 Jun 2026 21:49:32 GMT<![CDATA[Doughnuts, Chocolate Cake, and Backstage Cocktails]]>https://amateurgourmet.substack.com/p/doughnuts-chocolate-cake-and-backstagehttps://amateurgourmet.substack.com/p/doughnuts-chocolate-cake-and-backstageTue, 02 Jun 2026 15:53:45 GMT
The doughnuts we had delivered from Peter Pan doughnuts in Greenpoint.

When I was in college, my friends who all lived together decided to do a “Summer of Hotness.” They synched diets and exercise programs and all lost weight and developed what they called their “summer bodies.” I, of course, didn’t participate. I was too busy defrosting California Pizza…

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