Me in midtown this weekend:
Good morning.
TikTok is changing the cookbook publishing industry. Many TikTok creators who have little or no professional cooking experience have gone from tinkering in their home kitchens to topping best-seller lists in a remarkably short time. In the process, they’ve shot a jolt of energy into a sagging cookbook market. As a refresher, prior to this, the top-selling cookbooks were coming from Bon Appetit alumni, and restaurant chefs or celebrities-turned-chefs. Overall sales of cookbooks have fallen 14.5 percent from a year ago, according to the consumer analytics company Circana, and the top 50 cookbooks sold an average of 96,000 copies in the last 12 months.
Blamain’s pieces were stolen ahead of their fashion week show. Clothes intended for Balmain’s upcoming Paris Fashion Week show have gone missing after a truck carrying the collection was stolen, according to an Instagram post from Olivier Rousteing. I think there is going to be an eventual reckoning with people sharing where they are at all times on social media.
Goop launched color cosmetics. “I don’t really wear makeup unless I’m dressing up for something, but this is something in between,” Gwyneth said in regards to the $34 Colorblur Glow Balm. “The balms are a new way to wake up your skin,” Gwyneth says. “They’re sheer, moisturizing, and full of skin-boosting ingredients. And the colors are so good—and so fun.” I’m seeing more of these types of products — a color for whatever kind of versatile thing. Jones Road Beauty has a similar product. Nudestix does too.