alex testere 🌿

not me sobbing into my journal from years of pent-up anticipation on this, the day of my book's birth :') penguinrandomhouse.com/books/708317/p…

@amyjustuskatz @DollarTree wow!! i love seeing when people just happen to find their way to “Please Grow” — so glad you’re enjoying!!

my latest gardening column for @SAVEURMAG is out and it's all about PEAS! a gardener's best friend <3 saveur.com/culture/plot-t…

introducing "Plot to Plate," a new series I'm writing and illustrating for @SAVEURMAG, with gardening tips and seasonal recipes. first up: SEEDS!!! and a CAKE!!! saveur.com/culture/plot-t…

@jayasax this is giving me flashbacks to the book that taught teen me to make my first spaghetti carbonara amazon.com/Clueless-Kitch…

loved doing the illo for this story :P

it's been almost a year since my last newsletter, but i found something new to say <3 youcandothis.substack.com/p/on-transform…

thanks for all your pitch emails everyone! i will try to respond to everyone, but as we're only publishing 2 issues a year (and one is already filled), i have to be quite selective. but our digital editors are always looking for great stories for saveur.com!

our team put together this excellent set of pitching guidelines, and you can contact me at alex dot testere at saveur dot com! saveur.com/culture/pitchi…

hey food twitter! can you help spread the word that I'm looking for pitches (features and otherwise) for the new print edition of @saveurmag? i've been away from the industry for a bit, but I'm trying to rebuild this little base!

Finally, the news you’ve been waiting for: SAVEUR magazine is coming back into print. saveur.com/culture/print-…

casual new job / media announcement!! @saveurmag is officially coming back into print as an independent magazine, and i'm on board as the senior features editor :) pre-order your copy of our spring 2024 issue now!! saveur.com/culture/print-…

i served some turkey meatloaf to jake gyllenhaal when i worked at a cheese & provisions shop and i warmed it up in the panini press for him because that's the special way and he turned around to tell me it was really good but i had melted into a puddle on the ground

help i can't stop singing that sad new mitski song about a bug

every day i am embarrassed for the joyless 8% of people who consistently choose "adieu" as their wordle opener

"please" ... help me "grow" ... :)

spring is fully springing and maybe it's the perfect time to buy someone you love a copy of my new book? will y'all help me get the word out to more than my 72 followers??? lol please??? penguinrandomhouse.com/books/708317/p…

no YOU'RE crying because a deer got into your garden fence and ate all your tulips

@alanilagan this is so sweet, thank you!!

Congratulations to @AlexTestere on being named Dazzler of the Day: alanilagan.com/art/dazzler-of…

@alanilagan thank you!!

@AlexTestere OMG - I need one of these!! Amazing work!

finally finished knitting my “health vest,” i.e. very gay lace tank top, and here’s a shameless selfie bc #pride also shoutout to our also gay subaru for holding my phone for the second pic ✌️