The Sauce is food. It’s drink. It’s the culture that binds us and tells us what and how to eat.
Think of the Sauce as a deep-dive food and drink magazine. Recipes. Opinions. Commentary. Food and drink travel guides. And a lot of sticking two fingers up to food and drink systems that don’t work well enough for humans.
It’s written by me, Charlie Brown, a British writer living in Porto, Portugal.
I’m a wine geek at heart. 11 years ago I founded and — and eight years later sold —what was once awarded the UK’s best independent wine store and bar, Vino Vero.
Now, I write and edit full-time here on Substack and at Medium (where I’ve amassed a following of over 40,000 people). Wine is still very much on my radar. I write about it and I’m watching my husband learn how to make it whilst doing the occasional bit of pretend work at his winery.
I write a lot for free but I also paywall some articles. You can gain access to everything The Sauce has to offer for $5 a month or $50 a year.
My favourite articles
Free for everyone
Learning to Cook Isn’t Just a Life Skill Anymore. It’s a Rebellion Against Our Failing Food Systems
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Why pay?
Good question. It largely boils down to this.
I could pepper The Sauce with distracting ads. I could annoy you with affiliate links. I could do #sponcon or shill products I don’t care about other than how much they are prepared to pay me.
I don’t want to do that.
I want to write what I want to write. What I think is important to write. What I care about and I think you will care about too.
I can only do this thanks to my fantastic cohort of paid subscribers who keep the oven light on and the internet paid for. Thank you.
