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Brad Leone Has Thoughts on Bagels, Italian Subs and Tommy Cutlets

For the debut episode of the second season of his YouTube show Local Legends, Brad Leone of Bon Appétit digital fame enlisted the help of chef-turned-actor-turned-internet darling Matty Matheson of The Bear. A New Jersey native, Leone had been trying to make a follow-up video with the man he calls the “Canadian sensation” after the pair made a video for Bon Appétit where they went noodling for catfish a couple of years ago.

Instead of going back to the catfish well in Oklahoma, Leone and Matheson went shipping up to Massachusetts. “I have a buddy who’s a really good spear fisherman outside Boston,” Leone tells InsideHook. “We flew Matty in and brought him out for the day to get some lobster and some crabs and go free-dive spearfishing for fish. Then we took the whole bounty of seafood we got back to my house and cooked it up for an episode of Makin’ It. So we had this educational journey experience, but then slowed things down to do another episode in a controlled place to cook and showcase what we learned.”

Leone, who says he’s neither a chef nor a journalist but can call out bullshit like no other, has a lot of knowledge about food, but he may have even more opinions about his favorite subject. Here, in no particular order, are a bunch of ’em.

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How Climate Change Is Altering Your Favorite Hoppy Beers

Climate change is a serial killer snaking down the dusty country lanes and crusty back alleys of the world. You never know where it will strike next.

The cumulative human death toll from climate change alone since 2000 will reach four million this year, according to an analysis in Nature Medicine. Its well-documented role in destructive and costly wildfires, devastating droughts, floods and many other forms of misery is, at this point, all too familiar.

The latest unexpected victim — potentially — of climate change is your favorite hoppy beer. IPAs — from hazy to farm to West to East Coast — are by far the most popular beer style in the U.S., gobbling up an estimated 25-30 percent of all craft beer sales. Thankfully, total destruction isn’t a certainty, thanks to a consortium of scientists, farmers and producers who saw the threat and independently began transforming the way they breed hops, farm hops and brew beer.

The Mighty Fellowship of Tennis Partners

Playing tennis in New York City is hard. You have to pay registration fees to Parks and Rec, show up at unlikely times to wrestle courts from the horde, and most importantly, have at least one friend dedicated enough to consistently navigate that labyrinth with you — a partner willing to pay membership fees in the winter, when the courts are briefly domed and privatized, a partner willing to answer texts, join tournaments or summon substitutes.

When Senior Editor Tanner Garrity started thinking about this piece — this vague, yet presumable hypothesis that tennis partnerships were important — he reached out to InsideHook's racquet correspondent and friend Beau Dealy, and he asked about for details. Who do you play with? Is it singles? Doubles? How often do you play? Is everyone around the same talent level? Do the sessions ever extend past the court? Or, in other words: have these partnerships morphed into friendships?

How to Explore Sri Lanka as the Island Nation Strives for a Brighter Future

Sri Lanka can be translated as Resplendent Island, or Great Island, and with its lush, varied landscapes and abundance of resources, it’s easy enough to see why. Now the oft-struggling island nation is seeking to reclaim that destiny for itself.

That name, representing the island’s spices and gems, its forests and tea plantations, is now a dream, a hope for the future. After decades of violent civil war, followed by the shattering 2019 terrorist bombings in its capital, the 2020 pandemic and political turmoil, corruption and economic strife thrown on top for good measure — all of this after a string of three colonizing powers over a period of centuries — Sri Lanka is seeking to emerge on the other side not with its past wiped clean, but with a fresh start.

Sri Lankans are seeking the realization of another translation of its name, Prosperity, on their island. The ubiquitous greeting of ayubowan, or may you live long, is a genuine gesture. They welcome tourists with open arms to come and see what makes their country so special and to help them achieve that vision for what the future could hold. Yes, it is safe to travel to Sri Lanka right now, and yes, a resplendent island of wonders awaits.

The Best Coffee Shops in Austin, Texas

One could argue that Austin runs on live music and cowboy boots, but it’s actually the caffeine that fuels the city. So it should come as no surprise that there are coffee shops every few blocks. Whether you’re looking for espresso in a no-frills setting or a specialty latte in an Insta-worthy spot, the best coffee shops in Austin are here to help you jump-start your morning. Here are eight spots you’ll “espresso-ly” love.