because everything is better …
…with extra gravy
Alex. Gotta. Eat.
Food is better than all of us. It unites families when words fail, encourages slumber when consumed in abundance, and cures the shittyfeels when spiritually ashy. Food is history. A day-changer. A love language. A peace offering or a death wish. The reason for the season. A predictor of racial treason. And so forth.
I love food more than I love most people. You can view my pictures, adventures, and reactions across Janet Jackson’s Internet or your preferred InstaMyTweetplanet app via the #alexgottaeat hashtag. Here are some of my food-inspired writings and events. Let’s collaborate or whatever.
from Colored Boy and Friends: Mental Health Awareness Edition @ the Malcolm X & Betty Shabazz Center in Washington, Heights, NY
food writes
“the onliest time
when the white is always right:
if discussing rice.”
commentary
Eater
Judging Paula Deen’s Debut on ‘Dancing With the Stars’
Food & Wine
Safe at Home
Empanadas, Rice, and a Dream Built My Family
How I Got Over Myself and Learned To Make Rice
GetSomeJoy
Daily Breakfast Situation (64 installments)
AlexGottaEat #321: a garlic & cheddar/pepper jack loaf
The Extraordinary Negroes
Cooking with Ree Ree: 5 of Aretha Franklin's Best Cooking Moments
Alex Gotta Eat #1: The Maple Syrup and Bacon Cinnamon Roll
Alex Gotta Eat #2: Redemption By Burger
Very Smart Brothas
One Man's Quest To Find The Perfect Batch Of Mac And Cheese In New York City
That Time I Went to a Panamanian Restaurant and Almost Left Brokenhearted
I Went To Memphis for A Screening of Underground and Here is What I Ate
Rep Your Set: Dressing or Stuffing?
food copywriting campaigns
Courvoisier
7 Moments You Deserve To Unplug
Cognac 101: Your Guide To Optimum Enjoyment
What Your Drink Order Says About You
Esquire + Jim Beam Black
7 Reasons You Should Get Out of Town
8 Ways Getting A New Job Will Upgrade Your Life
7 Great Moments That Happen After You Buy A House
This Is Why Finishing That Advanced Degree Feels So Good
8 Perks of Packing Up and Moving to A New City
The Best Parts About Getting Hitched
Unilever Food Solutions + Fair Kitchens
(via newsletter and website)
Supporting a Team Member During a Personal Crisis
Five Chefs on Improving Communication
food- & drank-inspired events
Host + Recipe developer. Virtual Black History Month Cook-Along (Mercer College & Georgia Court University)
Host. Virtual Cook-along for National Peach Cobbler Day (with Author Deesha Philyaw)
Host. Happy Hour As Self-Care Happy Hour (Eat-Ups) #1 & #2
Co-Producer/Host. Wine & Words: A Mixer for Mental Health Awareness @ WeWork Harlem. New York, NY. (here)
Speaker. Fair Kitchens/Unilever Food Solutions’ Chefs with Issues Launch Event with Kat Kinsman @ Bâtard. New York, NY. (here)
Wellness Consultant. Fair Kitchens/Unilever Food Solutions’ An Hour For Us Series @ Cafe Anello. Westwood, NJ (here)
Want to collaborate on wondrous calorie-inspired content? Do you need a writerly food evangelist, a host or judge for a food show, a gravy-as-wellness consultant, or a master of ceremony for a macaroni and cheese competition/Global Electric Slide Summit? Have another idea? Hit me on my two-way pager and let’s be great together.
