What this is
Kitchen Notes publishes short articles about cooking the way most people actually do it: quickly, with limited time, for one or two people, on regular evenings. We are not a recipe site. We are not a food magazine. We sit somewhere between a notebook and a small editorial publication.
The site began in 2018 as a personal collection of cooking ideas, shared with a few friends. It grew slowly. As of 2026, we publish on a weekly cadence and read each piece carefully before it goes live.
How we work
Our editorial approach is quiet:
- Every note is written by someone who has cooked the meal at least a dozen times.
- At least one other editor reads each piece before it is published.
- We do not write under personal bylines — the articles represent the editorial team's voice.
- We update older notes when our thinking on something changes, with a short note about what changed.
- We do not promise transformations, results, or outcomes — cooking is just cooking.
What we don't do
For clarity:
- We are not nutritionists or dietitians. Nothing on the site is nutritional or medical advice.
- We do not sell products, kitchen tools, supplements, or courses.
- We do not run sponsored content or affiliate links inside articles.
- We do not currently accept guest posts.
Who reads us
The audience for Kitchen Notes tends to be adults who already cook, sometimes, and want to do it a little better and a little more often. Many of our readers are between thirty and sixty, and many tell us they pass our articles along to a parent or partner. That mix feels about right for what we are trying to do.
How the site is supported
Kitchen Notes is supported by a small voluntary newsletter and occasional reader donations. We do not run banner advertising. We do not sell email addresses. The site runs on a modest infrastructure and is intended to stay that way.
A note on tone
Food writing has a tendency toward both extremes — either preachy or breathless. We try to do neither. The articles here are designed to be useful at the level of a Tuesday evening, when you are tired and there are forty minutes between getting home and sitting down to eat. If a piece can help with that, we publish it. If it can't, we don't.
Contact
Editorial questions, corrections, and reader notes are always welcome. The fastest way to reach us is through the contact page.