A Food Writer’s Plan to Jumpstarting Their Wellness
On a wellness kick? Starting one? Here’s the four-point plan that one of our more hedonistic contributors is following.
Hi, everyone. Happy New Year! It’s me, Kat Odell, one of Pursuits’ freelance writers dedicated to all things food and drink. You can find me @kat_odell on Instagram chronicling the best of New York dining and beyond. (Check out my recent reel on La Bastide in Westchester—a great little gem that just earned a Michelin star and is worth the hour-and-a-half drive.)
So here we are, 2025. I began this year in response to last year: needing a detox. As it typically happens for me (and maybe you, too), I overdid it just a bit during the holidays. My chef husband, Mike, and I hosted Christmas at our Brooklyn apartment for the first time ever—and we take hosting pretty seriously.