I have never written a letter to The New York Times, but when I read the article about Zach Motl's tiny apartment, I decided to send one off. Unbelievably, the newspaper decided to print it! Here it is in all it's glory above, and here's the text below:
Re “A Roomy 178 Square Feet,” by Penelope Green (Feb. 11):
No matter the size of his space (at left), I wholeheartedly disagree with Zach Motl’s assessment that you don’t want to cook much in a small space. When I lived in a 265-square-foot studio, I cooked often. On one occasion, I even prepared a lobster dinner for six; while the apartment smelled a little fishy for days, I wouldn’t trade the experience of a home-cooked meal with friends for anything.
LAURA FENTON
Brooklyn, N.Y.
8 comments:
congrats on the nytimes!
while i've never cooked in a tiny apartment, i did have one of the best meals of my life in one. our friend's kitchen was, i believe, a former closet. right near astor place...
a very fond memory, thank you for reminding me!
You should have sent them a pic of your tiny apartment and also pointed out that the WHOLE thing was 265 sq ft, not just the living area, as I'm sure is the case in the apt in the article (based on what fit in the room).
Congrats! I currently live in a tiny 1 br in NYC and I don't think I have ever cooked more. Just because your living quarters are tight doesn't mean that your eating habits have to be too!
[jenn]
That's AWESOME! I thought the very same thing when I read the write-up. Then I thought, my smallest abode was 350 s.f., so what do I know? Glad to hear I'm not alone :)
hi! found your blog via twitter and i'm a fan :) i have to say that totally agree w/ your letter to the times as well! so cool that they printed it!
Thanks for all the kind words!
Wow that's exciting. I thought the same thing when I read the article and thought it was strange he said that being that he made such a fuss about growing up on sailboats. You learn to cook and enjoy small spaces when your at sea.
Katy, I couldn't agree more! I just saw an amazing documentary called Dear and Yonder in which a young woman is sailing around the world--she catches her own fish and gathers her own seaweed for salad!
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