alex testere 🌿

illustrator, writer, currently editing features in print @saveurmag 🌿 purchase PLEASE GROW below!🌿

[alex testere 🌿 @AlexTestere]

not me sobbing into my journal from years of pent-up anticipation on this, the day of my book's birth :') https://t.co/nJDs0WQnmw

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@amyjustuskatz @DollarTree wow!! i love seeing when people just happen to find their way to “Please Grow” — so glad you’re enjoying!!

[alex testere 🌿 @AlexTestere]

my latest gardening column for @SAVEURMAG
is out and it's all about PEAS! a gardener's best friend <3

https://t.co/82tbbkQPe5

[alex testere 🌿 @AlexTestere]

introducing "Plot to Plate," a new series I'm writing and illustrating for @SAVEURMAG, with gardening tips and seasonal recipes. first up: SEEDS!!! and a CAKE!!! https://t.co/PjVZBQ9X7Y

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@jayasax this is giving me flashbacks to the book that taught teen me to make my first spaghetti carbonara https://t.co/pPuTgKPhpy

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loved doing the illo for this story :P

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From asparagus to oysters and Champagne, these are the sensual foods that will actually get you in the mood. https://t.co/SbmmpBSYeT

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it's been almost a year since my last newsletter, but i found something new to say <3 https://t.co/O1NdW7sOLf

[alex testere 🌿 @AlexTestere]

thanks for all your pitch emails everyone! i will try to respond to everyone, but as we're only publishing 2 issues a year (and one is already filled), i have to be quite selective. but our digital editors are always looking for great stories for https://t.co/tQsRKV8W71!

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our team put together this excellent set of pitching guidelines, and you can contact me at alex dot testere at saveur dot com! https://t.co/hZAXmg3oFx

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hey food twitter! can you help spread the word that I'm looking for pitches (features and otherwise) for the new print edition of @saveurmag? i've been away from the industry for a bit, but I'm trying to rebuild this little base!

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Finally, the news you’ve been waiting for: SAVEUR magazine is coming back into print. https://t.co/kO95oBSi0Z

[alex testere 🌿 @AlexTestere]

casual new job / media announcement!! @saveurmag is officially coming back into print as an independent magazine, and i'm on board as the senior features editor :) pre-order your copy of our spring 2024 issue now!!
https://t.co/faXldhtWcA

[alex testere 🌿 @AlexTestere]

i served some turkey meatloaf to jake gyllenhaal when i worked at a cheese & provisions shop and i warmed it up in the panini press for him because that's the special way and he turned around to tell me it was really good but i had melted into a puddle on the ground

[Joey @gothamhiphop]

What’s your favorite interaction you’ve had with a celebrity?

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help i can't stop singing that sad new mitski song about a bug

[alex testere 🌿 @AlexTestere]

every day i am embarrassed for the joyless 8% of people who consistently choose "adieu" as their wordle opener

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"please" ... help me "grow" ... :)

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spring is fully springing and maybe it's the perfect time to buy someone you love a copy of my new book? will y'all help me get the word out to more than my 72 followers??? lol please??? https://t.co/nJDs0WQnmw

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no YOU'RE crying because a deer got into your garden fence and ate all your tulips

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@alanilagan this is so sweet, thank you!!

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@alanilagan thank you!!

[alex testere 🌿 @AlexTestere]

finally finished knitting my “health vest,” i.e. very gay lace tank top, and here’s a shameless selfie bc #pride also shoutout to our also gay subaru for holding my phone for the second pic ✌️