:root {
  /* Warm recipes-hub language (Jeremy 2026-08-11): cream canvas, warm panels,
     dark ink, terracotta primary — bigger type, calmer layout. */
  --canvas: #faf6ef;
  --panel: #fffdf9;
  --ink: #2e2419;
  --ink-strong: #1f1810;
  --ink-soft: #5c4c3c;
  --muted: #8a7763;
  --line: #e7dcc9;
  --line-strong: #d5c4a8;
  --primary: #a64b26;
  --primary-dark: #8a3a1a;
  --primary-soft: #f7e8de;
  --green: #2f6f4e;
  --gold: #a9782f;
  --bottle: #2f6f4e;
  --plum: #a64b26;
  --plum-soft: #8a3a1a;
  --rye: #a9782f;
  --slate: #5c4c3c;
  --paper: #fffdf9;
  --white: #fff;
  --shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(66, 48, 26, .05), 0 14px 34px rgba(66, 48, 26, .08);
  --serif: "Iowan Old Style", "Baskerville", Georgia, serif;
  --sans: "Avenir Next", Avenir, "Segoe UI", system-ui, sans-serif;
  color-scheme: light;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--canvas);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 1.06rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}
img { display: block; max-width: 100%; height: auto; }
a { color: inherit; text-underline-offset: .2em; }
button, input, select { font: inherit; }

.skip-link {
  position: fixed;
  left: 1rem;
  top: 1rem;
  z-index: 100;
  padding: .75rem 1rem;
  color: var(--white);
  background: var(--plum);
  transform: translateY(-180%);
  transition: transform .18s ease;
}
.skip-link:focus { transform: translateY(0); }

.site-header {
  width: min(100% - 3rem, 1280px);
  min-height: 84px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 2rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.wordmark {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .8rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.22rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: none;
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
}
.wordmark i { color: var(--plum-soft); font-weight: 400; }
.wordmark-mark {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 2.5rem;
  height: 2.5rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--plum);
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--plum);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
}
.primary-nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(1rem, 2.6vw, 2.4rem); }
.primary-nav a {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 44px;
  padding: .75rem .1rem;
  color: var(--ink-strong);
  font-size: .95rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: none;
  letter-spacing: .02em;
}
.primary-nav a:hover { color: var(--primary); }
.primary-nav a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--primary); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: .3em; }

.section-shell { width: min(100% - 3rem, 1120px); margin-inline: auto; }
.hero {
  width: min(100% - 3rem, 1280px);
  min-height: 690px;
  margin: 2rem auto 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(300px, .82fr) minmax(440px, 1.18fr);
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 7rem);
}
.hero-copy { padding: 2rem 0 4rem clamp(0rem, 2vw, 2rem); }
.eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  color: var(--bottle);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
h1, h2, h3 { margin-top: 0; line-height: 1.08; }
h1, h2 { font-family: var(--serif); letter-spacing: -.045em; }
h1 { max-width: 13ch; margin-bottom: 1.6rem; font-size: clamp(3.25rem, 6vw, 6.8rem); font-weight: 600; }
h1 span { display: block; color: var(--plum); font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; }
h2 { margin-bottom: 1rem; font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 4.6vw, 4.9rem); font-weight: 600; }
h3 { font-size: 1.35rem; }
.lede, .story-dek { max-width: 37rem; color: var(--ink); font-size: clamp(1.14rem, 1.5vw, 1.34rem); }
.button {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 48px;
  margin-top: 1rem;
  padding: .82rem 1.3rem;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color .18s ease, background-color .18s ease, border-color .18s ease;
}
.button-primary { color: var(--white); background: var(--primary); }
.button-primary:hover { background: var(--primary-dark); border-color: var(--primary-dark); }
.button-secondary { color: var(--primary); border-color: var(--primary); background: transparent; }
.button-secondary:hover { color: var(--white); background: var(--primary); }
.hero-figure { position: relative; margin: 0; }
.hero-figure::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  inset: -1.3rem 2.3rem 3.5rem -1.3rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--rye);
}
.hero-figure img { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; object-fit: cover; box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.hero-figure figcaption, .story-image figcaption {
  display: flex;
  gap: .8rem;
  padding-top: .85rem;
  color: var(--slate);
  font-size: .76rem;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
}
.hero-figure figcaption span { color: var(--plum); font-weight: 800; }

.working-ribbon {
  width: min(100% - 3rem, 1120px);
  margin: 1rem auto 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  list-style: none;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.working-ribbon li { position: relative; min-height: 128px; padding: 1.35rem 1.5rem 1.35rem 3.4rem; border-right: 1px solid var(--line); }
.working-ribbon li:last-child { border-right: 0; }
.working-ribbon li > span { position: absolute; top: 1.35rem; left: 1rem; color: var(--plum); font-size: .7rem; font-weight: 800; }
.working-ribbon strong, .working-ribbon small { display: block; }
.working-ribbon strong { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.2rem; }
.working-ribbon small { margin-top: .25rem; color: var(--slate); line-height: 1.45; }

.weekly-work { padding-block: clamp(6rem, 11vw, 10rem); }
.section-heading { max-width: 760px; }
.section-heading > p:not(.eyebrow) { color: var(--ink); font-size: 1.14rem; }
.story-preview {
  margin-top: 3.5rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 130px minmax(0, 700px);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5rem);
}
.story-number { color: var(--rye); font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 4rem; line-height: .85; }
.story-preview p, .prose p { margin: 0 0 1.45rem; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(1.16rem, 1.6vw, 1.34rem); line-height: 1.78; }
blockquote { margin: 2.5rem 0; padding: 1.2rem 0 1.2rem 1.5rem; border-left: 3px solid var(--rye); color: var(--plum); font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.45rem; font-style: italic; }
.text-link { display: inline-block; color: var(--primary); font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; }
.text-link:hover { color: var(--primary-dark); }

.useful-edit { padding-block: clamp(5.5rem, 9vw, 8rem); color: var(--paper); background: var(--plum); }
.useful-edit .eyebrow { color: #eecfa4; }
.useful-edit .section-heading > p { color: #f3e4d8; }
.split-heading { max-width: none; display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.3fr) minmax(260px, .7fr); gap: 3rem; align-items: end; }
.split-heading > p { margin-bottom: 1.3rem; }
.disclosure-panel {
  margin: 3rem 0 2rem;
  padding: 1rem 1.2rem;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.25);
  color: #eee6e9;
  font-size: .84rem;
}
.disclosure-panel p { margin: 0; }
.catalog-tools { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 280px; gap: 1rem; }
.catalog-tools label { display: block; margin-bottom: .45rem; color: #e4d9dd; font-size: .73rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.catalog-tools input, .catalog-tools select {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 48px;
  padding: .75rem 1rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.32);
  border-radius: 0;
  color: var(--white);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.07);
}
.catalog-tools small { display: block; margin-top: .35rem; color: #c8b8be; }
.catalog-tools select option { color: var(--ink); }
.catalog-status { min-height: 1.4em; color: #d8c9ce; font-size: .82rem; }
.catalog-grid, .story-product-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 1.25rem; }
.product-card {
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper);
  box-shadow: 0 15px 45px rgba(0,0,0,.12);
}
.product-card h3 { max-width: 26ch; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.75rem; }
.product-card-img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
  object-fit: cover;
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(60, 32, 48, .14);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, .1);
}
.product-kicker { color: var(--bottle); font-size: .7rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .13em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.product-card p { color: var(--ink); font-size: 1.05rem; line-height: 1.6; }
.product-card .tradeoff { padding-top: 1rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--ink); }
.product-card .endorsement { padding: .8rem 1rem; background: #f1eee6; border-left: 3px solid var(--bottle); color: var(--ink); margin: .75rem 0; font-size: 1.02rem; }
.catalog-error, .noscript-note { padding: 1rem; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.25); }

.about { padding-block: clamp(6rem, 11vw, 10rem); display: grid; grid-template-columns: .45fr 1.55fr; gap: 3rem; }
.about > div { max-width: 760px; }
.about p { color: var(--ink); font-size: 1.08rem; }
.site-footer {
  width: min(100% - 3rem, 1280px);
  min-height: 130px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding-block: 2rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto auto;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--slate);
  font-size: .75rem;
}
.wordmark-footer { color: var(--ink); }

.story-hero { padding-block: clamp(5rem, 9vw, 8rem) 3rem; }
.story-hero h1 { max-width: 15ch; }
.story-facts { margin-top: 3rem; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .75rem; }
.story-facts span { padding: .65rem .8rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--ink); font-size: .9rem; }
.story-facts strong { margin-right: .4rem; color: var(--ink); }
.story-image { margin-bottom: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem); }
.story-image img { width: 100%; max-height: 680px; object-fit: cover; box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.story-body { display: block; max-width: 820px; padding-bottom: clamp(6rem, 10vw, 9rem); }
.story-body .prose { max-width: 680px; }
.story-rail { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .5rem; color: var(--plum); font-size: .7rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.recipe-section { padding-block: clamp(6rem, 10vw, 9rem); background: var(--paper); border-block: 1px solid var(--line); }
.recipe-heading { max-width: 760px; }
.recipe-heading > p:not(.eyebrow) { color: var(--ink); font-size: 1.14rem; line-height: 1.65; }
.recipe-times { margin: 2.5rem 0 3rem; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); border-block: 1px solid var(--line); }
.recipe-times div { padding: 1rem; border-right: 1px solid var(--line); }
.recipe-times div:last-child { border-right: 0; }
.recipe-times dt { color: var(--slate); font-size: .7rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.recipe-times dd { margin: .25rem 0 0; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.1rem; }
/* Method-style weeks (pantry reset, care routines): the step-by-step is the
   substance — hide the recipe time grid and the perishable split, keep the
   "What you'll need" list + method. */
.recipe-kind-true .recipe-times { display: none; }
.recipe-kind-true .ingredient-subhead { display: none; }
.recipe-columns { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .8fr 1.2fr; gap: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 6rem); }
.recipe-columns h3 { padding-bottom: .8rem; border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink); font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.5rem; }
.ingredient-list, .instruction-list { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.ingredient-list li { padding: .7rem 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.14rem; line-height: 1.55; }
.ingredient-list li a { color: var(--primary); font-weight: 700; }
.ingredient-subhead { margin: 1.25rem 0 .25rem; font-size: .8rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .13em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink); }
.instruction-list { counter-reset: method; }
.instruction-list li { position: relative; padding: 0 0 1.8rem 3rem; counter-increment: method; color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.14rem; line-height: 1.7; }
.instruction-list li::before { content: counter(method, decimal-leading-zero); position: absolute; left: 0; top: .05rem; color: var(--plum); font-weight: 800; }
.recipe-note { margin-top: 1.5rem; padding: 1rem 1.2rem; border-left: 3px solid var(--bottle); background: var(--panel); }
.recipe-note p { margin: .35rem 0 0; }
.ingredient-disclosure { margin: 0 0 1rem; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: .82rem; line-height: 1.45; }
.story-products { padding-block: clamp(6rem, 10vw, 9rem); }
.associates-statement { margin: 0 0 2rem; color: var(--ink); font-size: .92rem; }
.story-product-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
.cookware-for-recipe {
  margin-top: 2rem;
  padding-top: 1.5rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
}
.cookware-for-recipe h4 { margin: .35rem 0 .75rem; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.35rem; }
.cookware-for-recipe .ingredient-disclosure { margin: 0 0 1rem; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: .82rem; line-height: 1.45; }
.cookware-recipe-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: .9rem; }
.cookware-recipe-card { padding: 1rem; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--panel); }
.cookware-recipe-card .product-kicker { margin: 0 0 .25rem; }
.cookware-recipe-card h4 { margin: 0 0 .55rem; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.1rem; line-height: 1.25; }
.cookware-recipe-card p { margin: .4rem 0; font-size: .92rem; line-height: 1.5; }
.cookware-recipe-card .cookware-recipe-tradeoff { padding-top: .55rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--ink-soft); }
.cookware-recipe-card .button { width: 100%; margin-top: .65rem; }

.journal { padding-block: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 6rem) 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.journal-list { list-style: none; margin: 2.5rem 0 0; padding: 0; }
.journal-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 9rem minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: .25rem 2rem;
  padding: 1.35rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  align-items: baseline;
}
.journal-row:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.journal-label { color: var(--ink); font-size: .9rem; letter-spacing: .02em; }
.journal-title { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.5rem; line-height: 1.2; text-decoration: none; transition: color .18s ease; }
.journal-title:hover { color: var(--plum); text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; }
.journal-dek { grid-column: 2; color: var(--ink); font-size: 1.02rem; }

.story-footnote { padding-block: 3rem clamp(5rem, 9vw, 7rem); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1.75rem; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.journal-nav { display: flex; gap: 1.5rem; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: auto; }
.journal-nav-link { text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600; }
.journal-nav-link:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.journal-nav-older { margin-right: auto; }

/* ===== Easy navigation (Jeremy 2026-08-11): recipes hub, breadcrumb, more recipes ===== */
.story-breadcrumb {
  width: min(100% - 3rem, 1120px);
  margin: 1.5rem auto 0;
}
.story-breadcrumb a {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 44px;
  color: var(--primary);
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.story-breadcrumb a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: .25em; }

.more-recipes {
  padding-block: clamp(4.5rem, 8vw, 7rem) clamp(5rem, 9vw, 7.5rem);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--paper);
}
.more-recipes-heading {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-bottom: 2.25rem;
}
.more-recipes-heading h2 { margin-bottom: 0; }
.more-recipes-heading a { color: var(--primary); }
.more-recipes-heading a:hover { color: var(--primary-dark); }
.more-recipes-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(240px, 1fr));
  gap: 1.25rem;
}
.more-card {
  position: relative;
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.more-card-link {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  min-height: 96px;
  padding: 1rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.more-card-link:hover { border-color: var(--plum); box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.more-thumb {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: 72px;
  height: 72px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(60, 32, 48, .12);
  background: #e9e4d8;
}
.more-thumb img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.more-card-body { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .2rem; min-width: 0; }
.more-name { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.12rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.3; }
.more-date { color: var(--rye); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.more-go { color: var(--primary); font-size: .95rem; font-weight: 700; }
.more-card-soon { padding: 1rem; color: var(--slate); font-size: .95rem; }
.more-card-soon .more-thumb { opacity: .55; }
.more-card-soon .more-name { color: var(--ink); }

.recipes-hero { padding-block: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 6.5rem) 2.5rem; }
.recipes-hero h1 { max-width: 12ch; }
.recipes-hub {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(320px, 1fr));
  gap: 1.75rem;
  padding-bottom: clamp(5rem, 9vw, 7.5rem);
}
.recipe-card {
  position: relative;
  background: var(--panel);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 24px;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}
.recipe-card-link {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  height: 100%;
}
.recipe-card-link:hover { border-color: var(--plum); box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.recipe-card-thumb { overflow: hidden; background: #e9e4d8; }
.recipe-card-thumb img { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 2 / 3; object-fit: cover; display: block; }
.recipe-card-body { padding: 1.5rem 1.5rem 1.75rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .6rem; flex: 1; }
.recipe-card-date { margin: 0; color: var(--rye); font-size: .76rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.recipe-card-body h2 { margin-bottom: 0; font-size: 1.65rem; }
.recipe-card-dek { margin: 0; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 1.02rem; line-height: 1.55; }
.recipe-card-cta { margin-top: auto; padding-top: 1rem; }
.recipes-new-badge {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  top: .9rem;
  left: .9rem;
  padding: .5rem .85rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  color: var(--white);
  background: var(--green);
  font-size: .74rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* ===== Homepage (Jeremy 2026-08-11): one calm job, latest week as hero ===== */
/* The homepage mirrors the recipes-hub language: warm cream canvas, warm panel
   card with 24px radius, dark ink, terracotta primary button. One big hero card
   auto-features the newest week; one clear path leads to the recipes hub. */
.home-hero {
  width: min(100% - 3rem, 1120px);
  margin: 2rem auto 0;
}
.home-hero-card {
  background: var(--panel);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 24px;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}
.home-hero-link {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.15fr) minmax(0, .85fr);
  min-height: 460px;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.home-hero-link:hover { box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.home-hero-media { position: relative; min-height: 100%; overflow: hidden; background: #e9e4d8; }
.home-hero-media img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block; }
.home-hero-body {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
}
.home-hero-date {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: .78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.home-hero-body h1 {
  max-width: 16ch;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.4vw, 3.2rem);
  line-height: 1.14;
}
.home-hero-dek { margin: 0; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 1.1rem; line-height: 1.6; }
.home-hero-recipe { margin: 0; color: var(--ink); font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; }
.home-hero-cta { margin-top: 1.1rem; }
.home-hero-seeall { margin: 1.4rem 0 0; text-align: center; }

.home-follow { padding-block: clamp(4.5rem, 9vw, 7rem) clamp(5rem, 9vw, 7.5rem); }
.home-follow h2 { max-width: 20ch; }
.home-follow > p:not(.eyebrow) { max-width: 44rem; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 1.14rem; line-height: 1.65; }
.home-follow .text-link { margin-top: .5rem; }

/* ===== About page (Jeremy 2026-08-11): its own real page ===== */
.about-hero { padding-block: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 6rem) 2rem; }
.about-hero h1 { max-width: 14ch; }
.about-story { padding-block: 2rem clamp(4rem, 8vw, 6rem); }
.about-story .prose p {
  margin: 0 0 1.45rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.16rem, 1.6vw, 1.34rem);
  line-height: 1.78;
}
.about-values { padding-block: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 6rem); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.about-values-list { margin: 2.5rem 0 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.about-values-list li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 4rem minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 1.25rem 2rem;
  padding: 1.6rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  align-items: baseline;
}
.about-values-list li:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.about-values-list li > span { color: var(--gold); font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.4rem; }
.about-values-list h3 { margin: 0 0 .4rem; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.5rem; }
.about-values-list p { margin: 0; max-width: 56rem; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.6; }
.about-follow { padding-block: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 6rem) clamp(5rem, 9vw, 7rem); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.about-follow > p:not(.eyebrow) { max-width: 44rem; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 1.14rem; line-height: 1.65; }
.about-actions { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1rem; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: .5rem; }
.about-actions .button { margin-top: 1rem; }
.about-actions .button-secondary { margin-left: .25rem; }

/* ===== Homepage see-all + cookware (2026-08-11) ===== */
.home-see-all { padding-block: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 6rem) 0; }
.see-all-card {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 2rem;
  padding: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  background: var(--panel);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 24px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.see-all-card:hover { border-color: var(--line-strong); }
.see-all-card h2 { margin-bottom: .4rem; }
.see-all-dek { margin: 0; max-width: 44rem; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.6; }
.see-all-cta { flex: 0 0 auto; margin: 0; }
.cookware { padding-block: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 6rem) clamp(5rem, 9vw, 7rem); }
.cookware h2 { max-width: 20ch; }
.cookware-dek { max-width: 44rem; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 1.14rem; line-height: 1.65; }
.cookware-cta-row { margin-top: 1rem; }

/* ===== Cookware page (Jeremy 2026-08-11): its own curated page at /cookware/ ===== */
.cookware-hero { padding-block: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 6rem) 2rem; }
.cookware-hero h1 { max-width: 14ch; }
.cookware-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(320px, 1fr));
  gap: 1.75rem;
  padding-bottom: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem);
}
.cookware-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  background: var(--panel);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 24px;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}
.cookware-card-img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: #e9e4d8;
}
.cookware-card-body {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: .75rem;
  padding: 1.5rem 1.5rem 1.75rem;
}
.cookware-card-body h2 { margin: 0; font-size: 1.55rem; line-height: 1.2; }
.cookware-card-why { margin: 0; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 1.04rem; line-height: 1.6; }
.cookware-card-story { margin-top: .6rem; color: var(--plum); font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.cookware-card-story:hover { text-decoration-thickness: 2px; }
.cookware-card-catch {
  margin: 0;
  padding-top: .9rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: .98rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.cookware-card-catch strong { color: var(--ink); }
.cookware-card-cta { margin-top: .35rem; width: 100%; }
.cookware-note { padding-bottom: clamp(5rem, 9vw, 7rem); }
.cookware-note-card {
  padding: 1.4rem 1.6rem;
  background: var(--panel);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 24px;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.cookware-note-card .eyebrow { margin-bottom: .6rem; }
.cookware-note-card p { margin: 0 0 .4rem; font-size: 1.02rem; }
.cookware-note-card .associates-statement { margin-bottom: 0; color: var(--ink-soft); }

:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid #e2ac4f; outline-offset: 4px; }
::selection { color: var(--white); background: var(--green); }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .site-header { width: min(100% - 2rem, 1280px); align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; gap: .35rem; padding-block: 1rem; }
  .primary-nav { width: 100%; gap: 1.2rem; overflow: hidden; }
  .primary-nav a { white-space: normal; }
  .hero { width: min(100% - 2rem, 1280px); min-height: auto; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1rem; padding-block: 3rem; }
  .hero-copy { padding: 0; }
  .hero-figure { width: min(100%, 740px); }
  .working-ribbon { width: min(100% - 2rem, 1120px); }
  .story-preview, .story-body { grid-template-columns: 80px minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .section-shell { width: min(100% - 2rem, 1120px); }
  .site-footer { width: min(100% - 2rem, 1280px); grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: .7rem; }
  .home-hero { width: min(100% - 2rem, 1120px); }
  .home-hero-link { grid-template-columns: 1fr; min-height: 0; }
  .home-hero-media { min-height: 0; }
  .home-hero-media img { aspect-ratio: 2 / 3; height: auto; }
  .see-all-card { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
  .about-values-list li { grid-template-columns: 3rem minmax(0, 1fr); }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  body { font-size: .96rem; }
  .primary-nav { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 0 .8rem; }
  .primary-nav a { min-height: 44px; padding: .6rem 0; }
  h1 { font-size: clamp(2.75rem, 14vw, 4.2rem); }
  h2 { font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 11vw, 3.4rem); }
  .hero-figure::before { inset: -.6rem .9rem 2.5rem -.6rem; }
  .working-ribbon { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .working-ribbon li { min-height: 108px; border-right: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .working-ribbon li:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
  .story-preview, .story-body { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.5rem; }
  .story-number { font-size: 2.4rem; }
  .split-heading, .about, .recipe-columns { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.5rem; }
  .disclosure-panel { flex-direction: column; }
  .catalog-tools, .catalog-grid, .story-product-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .journal-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: .2rem; }
  .journal-dek { grid-column: 1; }
  .recipe-times { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .recipe-times div:nth-child(2) { border-right: 0; }
  .recipe-times div:nth-child(-n+2) { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .more-recipes-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .more-card-link { min-height: 88px; }
  .recipes-hub { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.25rem; }
  .cookware-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.25rem; }
  .recipe-card-thumb img { aspect-ratio: 2 / 3; }
  .more-recipes-heading { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; gap: .75rem; }
  .home-hero { margin-top: 1rem; }
  .home-hero-body { padding: 1.75rem 1.5rem 2rem; }
  .home-hero-body h1 { font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 8vw, 2.4rem); }
  .home-hero-cta, .see-all-cta { width: 100%; }
}



/* ============================================================
   Product-story page (non-recipe): a review layout, not a blog
   dump. Verdict box up top, the story as numbered sections with
   the pull-quote in context, a specs strip, then the product
   card. Same warm editorial tokens as the recipe pages. Lives in
   styles.css (NOT inline) because the site's CSP is style-src 'self'
   and would block an inline <style> block on the live origin.
   ============================================================ */
.product-story-hero {
  width: min(100% - 3rem, 960px);
  margin: 2.5rem auto 0;
  padding-bottom: 1.5rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.product-story-hero .eyebrow { color: var(--ink-soft); }
.product-story-hero h1 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5.5vw, 3.6rem);
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  margin: .75rem 0 .9rem;
  max-width: 18ch;
}
.product-story-hero .story-dek {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  max-width: 52rem;
  margin: 0;
}
.product-story-image {
  width: min(100% - 3rem, 960px);
  margin: 2rem auto 0;
}
.product-story-image img {
  width: 100%;
  border-radius: 24px;
  display: block;
}
.product-story-image figcaption {
  margin-top: .8rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: .92rem;
  font-style: italic;
}

/* --- The honest take: verdict box, first screenful --- */
.honest-take {
  width: min(100% - 3rem, 960px);
  margin: 2.5rem auto 0;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--primary);
  border-radius: 18px;
  background: var(--panel);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  padding: 1.6rem 1.8rem 1.7rem;
}
.honest-take .eyebrow { color: var(--primary-dark); margin-bottom: .55rem; }
.honest-take-headline {
  margin: 0 0 .65rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 1.75rem);
  line-height: 1.25;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  color: var(--ink);
  max-width: 42rem;
}
.honest-take-catch {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  max-width: 46rem;
}
.honest-take-catch strong { color: var(--primary-dark); }
.honest-take-stats {
  margin-top: 1.1rem;
  padding-top: 1.1rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: .6rem;
}
.honest-take-stats span {
  padding: .55rem .8rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 999px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: .92rem;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.honest-take-stats strong { color: var(--bottle); font-weight: 800; }

/* --- The story: numbered sections, pull-quote in context --- */
.review-sections {
  width: min(100% - 3rem, 720px);
  margin: 2.5rem auto 0;
  counter-reset: review;
}
.review-section {
  counter-increment: review;
  margin: 0 0 2.2rem;
}
.review-section-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: .9rem;
  margin: 0 0 .9rem;
  padding-top: .4rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.review-section-head::before {
  content: counter(review, decimal-leading-zero);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--rye);
  letter-spacing: .02em;
}
.review-section-head h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.review-section p {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.14rem, 1.6vw, 1.28rem);
  line-height: 1.78;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.review-section p + p { margin-top: 1rem; }

.review-pullquote {
  margin: 2.2rem 0 2.6rem;
  padding: 1.3rem 1.6rem 1.3rem 1.5rem;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--rye);
  background: var(--panel);
  border-radius: 0 16px 16px 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.6vw, 1.5rem);
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--plum);
}
.review-pullquote footer {
  margin-top: .7rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: .78rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--primary-dark);
}

/* --- Specs strip: a 2-3 second read --- */
.specs-strip {
  width: min(100% - 3rem, 960px);
  margin: 2.8rem auto 0;
  padding: 1.4rem 1.6rem 1.5rem;
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  background: var(--panel);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: .75rem;
}
.specs-strip .spec { text-align: left; }
.specs-strip .spec-label {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: .3rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: .7rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .11em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.specs-strip .spec-value {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.18rem;
  line-height: 1.3;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 600;
}

/* --- Product card: the premium pitch + the honest catch --- */
.product-card {
  width: min(100% - 3rem, 960px);
  margin: 2.8rem auto 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  background: var(--panel);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 24px;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}
.product-card-img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}
.product-card-body {
  padding: 2rem 2rem 2.25rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1rem;
}
.product-card-body .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 0; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.product-card-body h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
}
.product-card-position {
  margin: 0;
  padding-top: 1rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.06rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.product-card-why {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.product-card-catch {
  margin: 0;
  padding-top: 1rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: .98rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.product-card-catch strong { color: var(--primary-dark); }
.product-card-cta { margin-top: auto; padding-top: .5rem; }

.product-story-disclosure {
  width: min(100% - 3rem, 960px);
  margin: 2.5rem auto 0;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: .95rem;
}
.product-story-disclosure p { margin: .25rem 0; }
.product-story-footnote {
  width: min(100% - 3rem, 960px);
  margin: 2.5rem auto 0;
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  padding-bottom: 3rem;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .specs-strip { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .product-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .product-card-img { aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; }
  .review-section-head { gap: .7rem; }
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .honest-take { padding: 1.3rem 1.25rem 1.4rem; }
  .honest-take-stats span { flex: 1 1 auto; }
  .specs-strip { padding: 1.2rem 1.1rem 1.3rem; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *, *::before, *::after { scroll-behavior: auto !important; transition-duration: .01ms !important; animation-duration: .01ms !important; animation-iteration-count: 1 !important; }
}