My poor, neglected blog! I’m mostly here to tell anyone still following along to, well, follow me somewhere else. We bought a suburban 1978 brick of a house, and rather than write about it here, I’ve decided to do a TinyLetter about it. I love reading these—it feels like I’m friends with really good writers—and […]
Author: Layla
I'm an editor at Wine Enthusiast magazine and, last I checked, the only Layla Schlack in the world–certainly the only one in Connecticut, where I’ve landed.
I left Brooklyn in 2012 to take an editorial position Fine Cooking magazine. After four years of eating everything, working with some of the best chefs and recipe developers in the game and developing some recipes of my own, I moved on to a position that encompasses not only food and cooking, but also entertaining, spirits, cocktails, miscellaneous other beverages and pairings. Pretty good, no?
Previously, I’ve been a food-and-craft freelancer; senior (/managing, informally) editor at United’s magazine, Hemispheres and a copy editor at The Eagle-Tribune publishing company. I also copy edited at In Touch for just long enough to know that I’m not cut out for the entertainment world. I welcome feedback and questions about how to make a meal for $2.50 a head, groom a small dog, or adapt a knitting pattern–all at the same time, even! Drop me a line at layla.jasmine@gmail.com or twit me at @laylaschlack. If you are looking to contact me about Wine Enthusiast-related matters, please email lschlack@wineenthusiast.net.
An earnest plea not to be a jerk about strangers’ eating habits
I read about food a lot, partly because it’s my job, and partly because, well, I love food. And I guess also because I like feeling like an expert on something, but that’s a whole other story. In any case, in the course of all this food reading, something’s been sticking in my craw: People […]
Put An Egg on It: Gnocchi Edition
In my campaign to be a more frugal, protein-fortified, maybe even eco-friendly human being, I’ve taken to putting poached eggs on top of many, many things–big piles of sauteed spinach, pasta, rice and beans–instead of eating meat. (Ok, I still eat meat, just not much.) So after picking up some whole wheat gnocchi at Trader […]
Quick, Grab an Eggplant and Run to Your Slowcooker. It’s Baba Ghanoush Time
When I got my slowcooker, the intent was definitely hearty one-pot meals–cassoulet, chili, beef stew. But lately I’ve been exploring the world of simpler dishes. I made apple sauce a couple of months ago, which is also a great way to make the entire house smell like apples and cinnamon, if you’re into that sort […]
But What Do We Do Without the Snow?
As someone who’s spent my entire life, minus a few months here and there, in the Northeast region of the U.S., I think it is my right to complain about the weather constantly. Summer is too hot. Spring is too rainy. Fall, well, fall’s perfect. No complaints. Winter? Too miserable. If it’s not the snow, […]
Silkscreening My Dreams Into Reality
Many months ago, more or less out of the blue, I was struck with the idea to make thank you cards with a bunch of tanks on the front. They were to say “Many tanks” inside. I talked about them to everyone I know. Everyone said that would be adorable! (My friends are nice people.) […]
Simple Sewist Succeeds with Stripey Slipcovers
Ah, nothing like alliteration on a Sunday morning afternoon. I’ve gotten back to sewing and learned something valuable. I wish someone had told me this from the beginning! Striped fabric is the way to go for those of us who are straight-hem challenged. Specifically, an upholstery-grade striped canvas. No stretching, no slipping around and built-in […]
Abe’s Penny Postcards for my Thoughts–er, Wall
A few weeks ago, I got an email from Anna Knoebel, the publisher and editor of Abe’s Penny, a sort of lit mag via postcard or micro-magazine. She had read about my great delight over some other postcards and thought I might be interested. In addition to being incredibly flattered that she read my blog […]
Bjork’s New Video Inspires Crazy Lady to Knit
All morning, the internet was talking about Bjork’s video for “Crystalline.” Friends were linking and commenting. All the music types are in a tizzy. I’m going to be woefully uncool for a second here, guys: All I could think when I saw the screengrab was oh, how I’d love to knit that thing around her […]
The Palm in My Hand, a.k.a The Time I Tried to Raise a Houseplant
I’m not a gardener. Dogs, cats, boyfriends, nieces I can nurture and care for, and they’ll blossom in my presence. But one time I killed a cactus. I managed to keep a bodega bamboo plant alive for about two years, and that’s my single plant success stories. My orchid got infested. My African violets just […]
Layla Schlack 