Jordan Michelman

Co-Founder and Managing Editor at Sprudge

Writer at Freelance

Host at Coffee Sprudgecast

Articles

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.
The Michelada Was Made for NA Beer

Aug 18, 2024 | tastecooking.com | Jordan Michelman

Every beer is a cocktail waiting to happen. From the shandy to the radler to the lagerita, a crisp can of Kölsch or a longneck cerveza is the kickoff point for a universe of drinks. But the alcohol content of the beer in question matters not, and with all the wonderful options we have today for nonalcoholic beer, a lovely NA pilsner or lager might be just the thing to build a beautiful beer cocktail around.
Nonalcoholic Michelada

Aug 18, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Jordan Michelman

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The Nonalcoholic Michelada from Este’s “Cervezas Preparadas” Menu

Aug 18, 2024 | tastecooking.com | Jordan Michelman

Ingredients 1 can nonalcoholic lager (use Rick’s Near Beer, or any NA lager or blonde ale of choice) 1 oz fresh lime juice 1 oz At Este, they build this mixture using a quarter ounce of Maggi, a quarter ounce of Worcestershire sauce, and a half ounce of a house-made chile pepper vinegar, which is made using a mixture of ancho and arbol chiles. “You can substitute Tabasco or Valentina if you need to for this,” says Este beverage director Patrick Wasetis.
Under the Hammer

Aug 5, 2024 | the-fence.com | Richard Smyth |George Lee |Joe Bishop |Jordan Michelman

Meeting some charming men in Nottinghamshire There was a brief window, back there in the twenty-teens, where, if you wanted, you could buy something on Amazon and – thanks to Amazon’s now-defunct Smile programme – have 0.5 percent of the purchase price donated to the Odinist Fellowship of Newark-on-Trent. This is the kind of quaint anachronism that comes up fairly often in the Odinist game.