Writing

Notes & Stories

Thoughts on cooking, training, parenting, and making things. Nothing polished—just what's on my mind.

Dec 2025

parentingkitchen

Teaching my kid to crack eggs

Messy hands, shell fragments, and why I let her do it anyway.

Oct 2025

workroutine

The 5am kitchen

What happens before the restaurant opens. Quiet work, loud music, good coffee.

Aug 2025

climbingtraining

Climbing with tired forearms

Sometimes you send it. Sometimes you learn something about letting go.

Jun 2025

codemaking

Why I build things that already exist

There are a thousand recipe apps. I built another one. Here's why that's fine.

Apr 2025

photographykitchen

Shooting film in the kitchen

Low light, fast hands, and 36 chances to get it right.

Feb 2025

traininglife

On rest days

Recovery isn't laziness. Notes from a reformed overtrainer.