Jordan Michelman

Co-Founder and Managing Editor at Sprudge

Writer at Freelance

Host at Coffee Sprudgecast

Articles

The Joy of ‘Dad-urday’

2 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | Jordan Michelman

In the early years, weekend adventures with my daughter followed a script: a park, a pet store, a local bakery or maybe somewhere for lunch. We’d do it every Saturday, on and on. Now my daughter is nearly 9, and the tone and tenor of our routine has changed. The music we listen to matters more—she’s gone from wanting “Baby Shark” to having strong opinions about how Kurt Cobain kind of sounds like a loud, angry version of the Beatles.
Disney Taught Me How to Write About Food

1 month ago | tastecooking.com | Jordan Michelman

Proust had his madeleine, and Nora Ephron had her teflon pan. It was ham and cheese that changed my life. I was all of 10 years old, on a journey far from home, and there on some picturesque little back street—like a vision of Paris from central casting—I encountered a sandwich so profound, so elementally outstanding, that it’s created a permanent memory I can’t kick.
The 9 Best Wine Glasses for Every Kind of Wine (2025)

2 months ago | technewstube.com | Jordan Michelman

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The 9 Best Wine Glasses for Every Kind of Wine (2025)

2 months ago | wired.com | Jordan Michelman

All products featured on Wired are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. The Best Universal Wine GlassGlasvin Universal Wine GlassRead moreThe Best Entry-Level Wine StemGabriel-Glas StandArtRead moreThe Best Red Wine GlassZalto Denk'Art Burgundy Red Wine GlassRead moreThe Best White Wine GlassMark Thomas Double Bend WhiteRead moreShow more4 / 10A wine glass is not just a wine glass.
Smells Like Protein Spirit

Dec 31, 2024 | tastecooking.com | Jordan Michelman

We’re now officially a quarter of the way through the 21st century, 25 years on. (Let that sink in a moment.) Looking back, it’s undeniable that this century’s most transformative technology—at least so far—is the modern smartphone. Like the automobile, the television, and electricity itself, smartphones represent a profound change in the rhythms of modern life. Of course, this extends to food. The “Instagram-ization” of how we eat has been widely discussed and analyzed.
5 Best Carbon Steel Pans For Every Budget (2024)

Dec 15, 2024 | wired.com | Jordan Michelman

Sometimes in this wild life you stumble upon a rabbit hole that ends up being more like a vast chasm. Such is the state of interest and appreciation for the world of carbon steel pans. One might think this humble node of cookery might be overlooked in favor of heritage-credited cast iron, utilitarian nonstick, or trending hexagon hybrid pan technologies. You would be wrong; carbon steel is no also-ran, no runner-up.
The Screenshot That Proves You’re a ‘Real’ Writer

Nov 20, 2024 | theatlantic.com | Jordan Michelman

It’s become one of the most important rites of passage in the book-publication process—more meaningful to some writers than a book party or book-cover reveal. For many authors, in fact, no book deal is complete until they’ve posted it. It is the Publishers Marketplace book-deal social-media post, a screenshot of the charmingly retro-looking blurb from a publishing-industry trade website that announces the details of an author selling their book.
20 Years of "Float On," Modest Mouse's Biggest Hit

Nov 11, 2024 | pdxmonthly.com | Jordan Michelman

A week ago I spent a night in a simpler time. No, I don't mean before the presidential election; I'm referring instead to the year 2004, when one of the aughts' most popular mainstream-alternative rock records was released by a band based right here in Portland, Oregon.
20 Years In, Modest Mouse Floats Different, but Floats Nevertheless

Nov 11, 2024 | flipboard.com | Jordan Michelman

5 hours agoloading... Whether you're rushing to catch the school bus as a kid or trying to beat traffic on your way to work as an adult, there is likely at least once in …6 hours agoFormer Iron Maiden Frontman Paul Di'Anno's Cause of Death RevealedNew details are emerging about what led to the death of Paul Di’Anno last month.
The Best Coffee Subscriptions For Every Taste And Budget

Oct 4, 2024 | sprudge.com | Jordan Michelman

Coffee subscriptions offer a wonderful way to experience the joy of making delicious, well-considered coffee at home. Whatever style you’re looking for, subscription services offer a broad range of options from near and far, each uniquely able to satisfy a role in the home coffee arsenal. Some of us use home coffee subscriptions to provide a reliable, daily drinker. Others look at coffee subscriptions as a path to explore the outer reaches of flavor and taste.