So happy and excited for you, Amanda! I am sure this was not an easy decision for you and I admire your courage to let go and begin a new chapter--I am sure it is this courage that got you where you are to begin with! Very best wishes to you for this next season! Looking forward to watching it unfold!
Congratulations! We are in the process of selling the business we started in 2006…. I keep joking (not joking) that I’m hanging out in the Bardo. It’s both exciting and incredibly hard to not know what is next.
Thanks for mentioning Merrill. Is she still adamant, ever ferocious about spooning ingredients into a scoop and not scooping up with the scoop and overloading the measurement.
It just won't be the same, I have noticed some slight differences over the last year, I now can understand there has been some changes, after reading about the changes from professional newsletters. I do wish you the best, as I saiad you and Merill created such a great company and I can't wait to see what you are up to. Change is constant, it just may be a little sad at first. All my best, Jane
Welcome to Ojai! This is amazing news. Our little town is filled with creative and wonderful people (and foodies!) who will welcome you warmly. But you know that already I'm sure. Best of luck with all your new ideas and directions.
I found so much inspiration and fellowship in the F52 community that you and Merrill created (especially in the early days). Thank you! Here’s to new adventures!
Hi Midge — great to see you here! Thanks for being part of Food52. I like the word fellowship, and it’s true that there was a lot of it in the early years. ❤️
I’ve criss-crossed the country a few times and I love the time when you have a foot in both the place of exit and the new entrance — it has the comfort of what you know and the promise of the barnacle free newness. Enjoy it all!
Amanda! I could not be more excited for you and this new chapter, and can’t wait to see what you create and how Homeward evolves. And thank you for the mention of Morning Person! It wouldn’t be the newsletter it is today without the lessons I learned under you at Food52, from editing to building an online community (cookie swaps and all!), and bringing your full self and creativity to your work. The best is yet to come 💕
Cheese basket on wheels! So ridiculously fun, maybe if it wasn’t such a splurge. 🧀
Yes I was wishing it were a fraction of its price. 😕
Congratulations on this new chapter, Amanda! What a legacy you built at Food52.
Thank you, Alisha! ❤️❤️❤️
So happy and excited for you, Amanda! I am sure this was not an easy decision for you and I admire your courage to let go and begin a new chapter--I am sure it is this courage that got you where you are to begin with! Very best wishes to you for this next season! Looking forward to watching it unfold!
Thanks for being here, Carly!
Wishing you all the best. It's been exciting seeing you grow.
Thanks Amy! And glad to know you found Homeward.
Congratulations! We are in the process of selling the business we started in 2006…. I keep joking (not joking) that I’m hanging out in the Bardo. It’s both exciting and incredibly hard to not know what is next.
Hi Maia — congrats! And welcome to the land of new possibilities!
Thanks for mentioning Merrill. Is she still adamant, ever ferocious about spooning ingredients into a scoop and not scooping up with the scoop and overloading the measurement.
❤️😂
Oh No!! What does this mean for Food 52??? I have loved everything you have done. I am so sad! But I do only wish you the best. But still sad!!
Thanks Jane! Food52 will carry on!
It just won't be the same, I have noticed some slight differences over the last year, I now can understand there has been some changes, after reading about the changes from professional newsletters. I do wish you the best, as I saiad you and Merill created such a great company and I can't wait to see what you are up to. Change is constant, it just may be a little sad at first. All my best, Jane
Best of luck in any and all future adventures!
Thanks Hilary!
Welcome to Ojai! This is amazing news. Our little town is filled with creative and wonderful people (and foodies!) who will welcome you warmly. But you know that already I'm sure. Best of luck with all your new ideas and directions.
Thank you! I love hearing this and can’t wait to become part of the community once our house is completed.
I found so much inspiration and fellowship in the F52 community that you and Merrill created (especially in the early days). Thank you! Here’s to new adventures!
Hi Midge — great to see you here! Thanks for being part of Food52. I like the word fellowship, and it’s true that there was a lot of it in the early years. ❤️
Here's to new beginnings! I think you've got the makings of a fabulous new franchise.
Seeing your old kitchen brings me back. I loved the early days. Congrats and looking forward to hearing/seeing more.
Thanks Jen! More to come….
Saves on the commute from Ojai to Brooklyn -- welcome (fully) to the West Coast!
Haha true! For now we’ll split time but playing it by ear.
I’ve criss-crossed the country a few times and I love the time when you have a foot in both the place of exit and the new entrance — it has the comfort of what you know and the promise of the barnacle free newness. Enjoy it all!
Congratulations on the new chapter, Amanda! <3
Thank you Zoe! So glad that you were part of the last chapter — thank you for making Food52 a better place!
Congrats on further steps to whatever’s next for you Amanda! Wishing you all the best.
Thank you — I’ll be writing about whatever is next, here on Homeward.
Amanda! I could not be more excited for you and this new chapter, and can’t wait to see what you create and how Homeward evolves. And thank you for the mention of Morning Person! It wouldn’t be the newsletter it is today without the lessons I learned under you at Food52, from editing to building an online community (cookie swaps and all!), and bringing your full self and creativity to your work. The best is yet to come 💕