I grew up in a doughnut town. As soon as I was capable of grasping a tiger tail, I relished trips to our local doughnut shop. Not just because the mixed aroma of weak coffee, fried dough and sugar was the next best thing to freshly baked chocolate chip cookies for a kid, but also [...]
The following story, an adaption of a post on this blog, was read on stage at Vol. 1 Brooklyn‘s “Greatest Three-Minute Food Stories Ever” on Wednesday, April 20, 2011. I am incapable of drinking butt. I didn’t always know this about myself. One day I walked into Papaya King with a friend. I ordered two [...]
My latest stories for Serious Eats cover New York’s only sanctioned barbecue contest and a variety of traditional rib preparations from throughout the world: Grillin’ on the Bay in Brooklyn: Where Barbecue Gets Loose The Serious Eats Guide to Ribs of the World
Is $8.00 too much for this meal? The answer might depend on whether you’re the type of person to fork over $6 for bánh mì. After walking away from Bian Dang‘s stall at the still fresh Food Gallery 32, I proclaimed that their chicken leg dish was a tasty boatload of food for eight bucks. [...]
Food cravings are the silver linings of colds and flus. In perfect health I’m not one whose food mood is swayed by anything more than hunger, convenience and curiosity, but in sickness my wants become specific. I yen for hot and sour soup, extra spicy. I yearn for apple pie a la mode; I don’t [...]
Location is fundamental to business. Even in a world bombarded by social media business plans, people still get up in the morning and walk down the street. And some people still walk home from the train at two in the morning, wondering if a nightcap at the corner pub is a good idea and wishing [...]
