Salmon, Stories, and a Hospital Ward: Jordan Tannahill’s Grub Street Diet

Playwright Jordan Tannahill narrates a week of illness and recovery—hospitalized for bacterial pneumonia in Harrisburg and then recuperating back home in New York—intertwining hospital meals, home routines, and culinary detours (salmon at the hospital, gochujang salmon later, tuna salad, bagels, French Toast Crunch) with writing sessions for his novel The Living Realm, dog walks, neighborhood reflections on queer New York, and a broader take on healthcare costs and slowing down to write and read.