Closed Loop Cooking Weekly Newsletter 7.7.23

July 7th, 2023

Hi friends,

Thinking on the flavors of summer remnants this week. What’s left after the sun goes down and heat wafts off the sidewalks. From backyard BBQ’s to park picnics to late night restaurant ruminations on the patio—what can we take from these leftovers?

Looking at watermelon rind pickles (scroll on!), corn cob honey, and potato skin chips as a few delicious forms of extended sun. Those oft forgot remains of a shared dish, unexpected in form and generous in seasonality.

I aim to linger in these peak summer moments. Culminations of slow gatherings, time with friends and chosen family. I savor these collective mealtimes as a reminder that potato salad tastes better stolen off your sister’s plate and sips out of your partner’s ginger beer are that much sweeter.

Whatever you’re enjoying this week, stay in it.

Stay hungry,Hawnuh Lee | Founder, Closed Loop Cooking

A little linen magic. // @hawnuhlee

The dish >>

• Crunching down on these easy-as-all watermelon rind quick pickles.

• Must build a futuristic compost kitchen. 

• Climate change at the cottage from Scientist Katharine Hayhoe.

• Taking major flavor inspo from these icy pickle pops.

• The eco-sexual spectrum and everything in it.

• We need more food forests.

• Can’t talk, making kitchen lithographies.

Anatomy of a shoot

A behind the scenes look with Hawnuh Lee

From making stop motion food GIFs to capturing the briny delight of quick pickles, there is A LOT that goes into making this visual magic. I love setting the scene for an epic day of food-ography and wanted to share with y’all a taste of the process. From pulling props to food prep to high jumping over ill-laid power cords there is never a slow moment.

We often loose ourselves in perfecting a final product without taking a moment to recognize the beauty in process. In the chaos of what is 2023, these are my favorite, favorite moments.If you have a memorable process pic to share, send it my way <3

Love this newsletter? We do too. Share the love with a friend y’all <3

CLC might make a small commission from links in this newsletter. So we can keep crafting rad content for free!

>> New here? <<

Have an idea we should feature in the newsletter? Want to work with us? Drop a line at [email protected]. We can’t wait to see what y’all cook up next! #closedloopcooking