Ep81: Nick opens the wine; Evelyn opens the airways.
Nick tells Evelyn about a skill his brother taught him in his early twenties that helped him move up in restaurant work, carried him through grad school, and still comes back every time there’s a bottle of wine or champagne in need of a little ceremony.
Evelyn responds with two very different skills passed down by her parents, one rooted in food, generosity, and caring for people, and the other taught on the back deck with considerably more...force. And snot.
Also discussed: home economics, expensive wine rituals, feeding people you love, farmer nose blows, and neti-pot technique pro-tips…
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