The Sunday Letter
A weekly newsletter since 2020 — one story, one recipe, one thing worth reading — sent free to about 6,000 readers.
Lisbon, Portugal
Millie Hart
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I’m Millie, a Manchester-born writer and copy editor living in Lisbon since 2019. I write about small-flat life, cooking, books and slow trips.
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Stories by Millie Hart
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Learning to see with one lens
A year with a single fixed 23mm lens, and how it made me walk closer and look longer.
How to make pastéis de nata
Cupcake Jemma bakes Lisbon’s famous custard tarts at home, scorched tops and flaky spirals included.
Sunday Letter: figs, rain and a borrowed bicycle
A wet ride to a fig tree in Benfica, roasted figs on toast, and a book I keep on the balcony chair.
Everything I cooked in a week of rain
Seven days of grey skies, one small kitchen and a diary of every meal that kept me cheerful.
Five days in the Azores, mostly in fog
I went to São Miguel for the views and saw mostly cloud, hot springs and the best stew of my life.
Sunday Letter: the first cold morning
Autumn finally reaches Graça, a pot of caldo verde for the first chilly evening, and a book about resting.
Caldo verde in thirty minutes
A brisk two-minute film from Serious Eats on Portugal’s potato, kale and chouriço soup.
The Stairwell Book Swap
A single shelf on our second-floor landing that slowly became the whole building’s library.
Bookstores, and reading more
Max Joseph’s funny, thoughtful video essay on bookshops and finding your way back to reading.
Small Kitchen Suppers
A monthly supper for eight neighbours, cooked in a kitchen built for exactly one person.
A beginner’s guide to 35mm film
Teo Crawford’s friendly, clear introduction to shooting 35mm film, from loading a roll to reading the light.