Every time I place my order at Taishan Cafe, the waiter acknowledges my decision with the words, “That’s beautiful one,” and an emphatic thumbs up, positively reinforcing my awesomeness as a customer. Clearly the everyday front man of Taishan Cafe has the lowest degree of expectations for his customers. It’s a quality that I absolutely [...]
My newest barbecue column for Serious Eats is the first of four stories I’ll be writing on my recent trip through the Carolinas. First up: An examination of the Lexington style in west-central North Carolina. Is the barbecue there as good as my nostalgia wants it to be? Click here to find out!
In mid-August, my great friend and epic eating comrade Boykji visited New York for a whirlwind tour of the city’s eats. The five days I spent sharing meals with Boyk reminded me of how lucky I am to live in New York, where one can literally spend hours on end walking, eating and repeating without [...]
In mid-August, my great friend and epic eating comrade Boykji visited New York for a whirlwind tour of the city’s eats. The five days I spent sharing meals with Boyk reminded me of how lucky I am to live in New York, where one can literally spend hours on end walking, eating and repeating without [...]
In mid-August, my great friend and epic eating comrade Boykji visited New York for a whirlwind tour of the city’s eats. The five days I spent sharing meals with Boyk reminded me of how lucky I am to live in New York, where one can literally spend hours on end walking, eating and repeating without [...]
In mid-August, my great friend and epic eating comrade Boykji visited New York for a whirlwind tour of the city’s eats. The five days I spent sharing meals with Boyk reminded me of how lucky I am to live in New York, where one can literally spend hours on end walking, eating and repeating without [...]
It’s really been a month since I last posted a story on this blog. In my defense: I was extremely busy, then I was extremely lazy, then I was extremely out of town, then I was extremely overwhelmed by my return to reality. On the plus side, the past four weeks have yielded many an [...]
I want to go to Japan to get drunk. You’d think I’d have overcome my immature overseas American mold by now, but that’s reason numero ichi that the far east sits at the top of my To-Go list in recent years. It is not due to my appreciation of Japanese beers, my ambivalence toward sake [...]
