Fresh Tomato Pasta with Miso and Fish Sauce

Plus: Nectarine and Tomato Salad, A Mortadella Sandwich with Pistachio Pesto, and Drinking Beer While Watching Sports in Red Hook.

Hey everyone,

My darling baby boy Winston was just taken from my arms this morning as his dog sitter, our friend Matthew, took him to work at an art gallery on the Lower East Side.

Really, it was for the best: that way Winston wouldn’t see me take out my suitcase and start to pack. In case you missed the memo, I’m leaving today for ten days in Vancouver to visit Craig.

I did a post on Instagram where I asked people to share their recommendations, so if you have any, please leave them in the comments there! It’s great to have everything in one place (just click the picture):

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I probably won’t be cooking much once I’m there, so let’s talk about the last thing that I made: a surprising, umami-rich tomato pasta with miso and fish sauce.