Full Belly Files: A Week in the Life … of Me | Stars of the Rhône Valley
A Typical Week for Our Food & Drinks Editor
This edition of Full Belly Files was originally emailed to subscribers on February 25, 2022. To receive Matt Kettmann’s food newsletter in your inbox each Friday, sign up at independent.com/newsletters.
It’s been a busy week since I filed the last Full Belly Files, which you read on Fridays but I turn in on Wednesdays. While it didn’t involve any travel beyond the Santa Barbara County lines, which I tend to do a couple of times per month for my Wine Enthusiast work, the number of restaurant and winery visits reminded me a bit of life before the pandemic, when finding a balance between reporting (an extroverted practice) and writing (a very introverted trade) was a constant challenge.
People often wonder about what my life is like on a day-to-day basis, and how I juggle so many balls at once, so let’s take a look at this past week to see what the typical experience looks like, at least in the “pandemic-lite” form.
