““Isabella Pasternak baked treats to bring to work every day: not as a way to endear herself to her co-workers, but as a way to avoid them. At Comestibles, the digital food magazine known for its conversational style, chic design, and hot takes on food ("Are Lima Beans the New Chickpeas?," "The Case for Canned Parmesan Cheese," "Why We're Totally Over Anchovies"), Isabella was more appreciated for her peanut-butter blondies than she was for her personality. That's because, despite years of her late father's regaling her with the same advice— "People skills matter more than book smarts!"— she refused to accept that she needed when you can hand out peppermint s'mores, write a cute essay about paninis, and call it a day? For Isabella, forced camaraderie was worse than boneless, skinless chicken breasts.””
