Vanilla, pale grey, pebble, bone, cream, crème, oatmeal, almond, biscuit, fresh white … It could be one of those whites and neutrals paint charts ... called the “sad beige baby” aesthetic.

Francky Knapp is the commerce writer at Eater, and an award-winning writer with bylines in GQ, VICE, The Daily Beast, and other publications. A curious home cook with a deep love of Polish cabbage ...