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The Weekend Warmup: The Feel-Good Show We Need + a Juicy Memoir 🧠👨‍🍳

Your weekend plans? Therapy (the fun kind), restaurant drama, and more

Author

Kate Gullett
November 08, 2024

Today’s Forecast

75 🌡️ 45 | ☀️ | 💨 WNW 9 mph

Good morning, SCV. These crisp fall mornings mean were officially entering our hibernation era (don't fight it). This weekend's lineup? A show that turns therapy into must-watch TV (and somehow turned Harrison Ford into everyone's grumpy dream grandpa?), a juicy restaurant memoir that'll make you think twice about demanding that table by the window, and a pretzel-making adventure because let's be honest—nothing says "I've got my life together" like mastering artisanal bread on a weekend.

Let’s get into it.

— Kate

The Show That Puts The 'Fun' in Dysfunctional 🧠

I'll be the one to say it—Shrinking is one of the best shows on TV right now. In a sea of doom-scrolling drama and silly sitcoms, here's a show that actually believes in people getting better (even if the path there is hilariously messy). Jason Segel (How I Met Your Mother) plays Jimmy, a therapist who throws the rulebook out the window and starts telling his patients what he really thinks, while Harrison Ford is giving us the cranky-mentor-with-a-heart-of-gold performance we never knew we needed. It's honest about grief, generous with hope, and proof that "feel-good TV" doesn't have to mean cringe comedy.

The show just kicked off Season 2 and already scored a Season 3 renewal, because yeah, it's that good. New episodes Wednesdays on Apple TV+, and trust me—this is the kind of therapy session you won't want to miss.

Look, if Claire Saffitz (pastry genius and professional perfectionist) says we can nail German pretzels at home, then that's exactly what we're doing this weekend.

Your Table is Ready by Michael Cecchi-Azzolina

Psst… meet our new Contributing Editor, Nina Morrison! 👋 She's here every Friday to save you from your "what should I read?" crisis with weekly picks that'll actually get you excited to crack open a book.

This week’s recommendation 👇

Have you ever wondered what it’s like behind the scenes of your favorite restaurant? Your Table is Ready provides all the juicy details of New York City’s most exclusive restaurants from the perspective of Michael Cecchi-Azzolina a maître d'hotel. Think The Bear, but front of the house.

This read transports you into the white tablecloth-ed dining rooms of the finest restaurants of ‘90s New York to experience the celebrity gossip, wild requests (can you add more caviar to that?) and manic hours required to pull off the dinner shift. Get ready for a wild ride with Your Table is Ready. Bon appetit!

Nina’s Resources for SCV Readers

Parents get informed at Newhall’s State of the District 

Parents and community members got a chance to hear from Newhall School District officials and governing board members at last week’s State of the District.

Celebrate the Holidays by Shopping Local

As the winter season approaches, that means one thing, the holidays are on their way. Here in Santa Clarita, our community comes alive with the festive spirit, making it the perfect time to discover and support our local businesses.

Saugus High grad, former sheriff’s deputy honored with plaque 

Kevin Miner, a PE teacher and the golf coach at Saugus High School, remembers the student’s smile. 

Thanks for reading The SCV Insider today—may your weekend be filled with perfectly twisted pretzels, therapeutic laughs, and zero waiting for tables at restaurants.

Until next week,

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