What’s this newsletter all about?

This newsletter will always find you something interesting to read and something interesting to cook.

Every other Sunday, I send out a newsletter that includes:

• A curated roundup of the very best reads I find on the internet that week — usually non-news related, just really good reads on stuff I’m interested in, including essays, features, and longreads

• Essays from me on life, culture, society, creativity, or whatever else I’m interested in

• Recipes and cooking recommendations

• Sometimes other curated recommendations, like books, podcasts, or products that will make your life a little bit better!

I call it the Internet Tote Bag because it’s a mix of things each week — and I promise to always make it interesting and worth your time.

Who am I?

I’m Nisha Chittal, a journalist and editor based in Brooklyn. I’m the Managing Editor at Vox.com, and have been writing online for over a decade.

I spend my days online, so I read a lot of stuff on the internet, and I’m obsessed with finding the very best things to read and love sharing my favorites in this newsletter..

I’m also an avid home cook (and occasional food writer at Vox), so I also love sharing recipes and cooking recommendations.

You can follow me on Instagram for more links, recipes, and recommendations.

What newsletter readers are saying:

"Love love your newsletter as always and late each week keep wishing I had a second one to go through. Life's too short for me to cull the internet by myself." — Devi R.

"Ugh I love this newsletter too much. Forward to about 5 ppl each time! Thanks for being a discovery engine!” — Grace Clarke

Jessica Valenti @JessicaValenti

I also really love @NishaChittal's newsletter because she's funny & smart and always points me in the direction of something I wouldn't have otherwise read or found myself

nishachittal.substack.comNisha’s Internet Tote BagA newsletter about the way we live now, mostly. Essays, link roundups of good things to read, recipes, recommendations. Also this is like 40% a cooking newsletter.

3:04 PM ∙ Jun 11, 2019

Chelsea Orcutt @ChelseaOrcutt

Reading @NishaChittal's newsletter is officially part of my Sunday evening routine and I highly recommend it. (What better way to ward off Sunday Scaries than by digging into some well-curated articles?)

nishachittal.substack.comthe wife guysThis week there were two pieces about the internet wife phenomenon, one by Jia Tolentino in the New Yorker (Please, my wife, she’s very online) and one by Amanda Hess in the New York Times (The Age of the Internet Wife Guy), in which they unpack the phenomenon of men on the internet who talk about t…

2:29 AM ∙ Jun 10, 2019

Emily @HeyGuys_Em

I look forward to cozy Sundays on the couch where I read every article and recipe Nisha links to in her Internet Tote Bag newsletter @NishaChittal

nishachittal.substack.comNisha’s Internet Tote BagA newsletter about the way we live now, mostly. Essays, link roundups of good things to read, recipes, recommendations. Also this is like 40% a cooking newsletter.

7:51 PM ∙ Dec 20, 2020

ruthannharnisch @ruthannharnisch

If I wait until I finish all the links I will have forgotten that I opened them on recommendation of @NishaChittal & then you won’t get this reminder to subscribe to her newsletter

nishachittal.substack.comRecommendation: Nuke your Twitter feedStart over from scratch.

7:43 PM ∙ Sep 13, 2020

Miranda Thompson @Mirande

Always enjoy @NishaChittal's Internet Tote Bags - a nutritious (reads) and delicious (recipes and food inspo) weekly newsletter:

nishachittal.substack.comNisha’s Internet Tote BagA newsletter about the way we live now, mostly. Essays, link roundups of good things to read, recipes, recommendations. Also this is like 40% a cooking newsletter.

1:35 PM ∙ Apr 27, 2020