3.11.2026, archive, culture

    Over the past few years, Notes on Toast has been my place to think about food and  the moments surrounding it — why certain food endure, why some simple things, like bread and butter, can make you feel fulfilled. While working on the site, I kept coming back to one idea: What would it look like to make a small food product with the same philosophy as this site that I have been building? Not a brand built around trends or novelty. Just something thoughtful and a little nostalgic. So for the past year or so I’ve been working on something called Scribbles.
    Scribbles is a small-batch cookie bakery inspired by the kinds of biscuits you find in European or Japanese cafés. The sort that are meant to be eaten with coffee in the afternoon or slipped into a tin on the kitchen counter. They’re simple, buttery cookies with delicate shapes that look almost hand-drawn. The idea is the same one that guides Notes on Toast: good ingredients, well-studied recipes, and a deep respect for the moments that leave lasting impressions.

You can try freshly baked Scribbles in Houston by ordering online scribblescookies.com, and follow along @eatscribbles