Email Author Robert Sietsema

Awards

• 2011 - Association of Food Journalists Awards, published June 23, 2010

  "An Open Letter to Josh Ozersky"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published June 23, 2010

  "An Open Letter to Josh Ozersky"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 1, 2010

  "May We Interest You in Some Egg Fetus?"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 8, 2010

  "Siam I Am"

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2010 Stories by Robert Sietsema

• New Year's Greetings

  published Dec 31, 2010

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• A Glimpse of the Original Ippudo in Tokyo

  published Dec 31, 2010

  Mmmm, this bowl of Ippudo ramen from the Ebisu location in Tokyo looks like the one called Shiromaru Hakata Classic here. Fork in the Road Beijing correspondent Lillian Chou recently traveled to Tok... More >>

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  My 10 Favorite NYC Dishes of 2010

  published Dec 30, 2010

  10. Smoked Meat Poutine at Mile End -- It's hard to imagine an American restaurant improving on this working-class Montreal standard, but Boerum Hill's Mile End has done the trick, by garnishing the p... More >>

• Tomorrow: My 10 Favorite NYC Dishes From 2010

  published Dec 29, 2010

  Will the excellent grilled asparagus at Brooklyn's Strong Place make the cutr Tune in tomorrow to find out. It's that time again, and I've waited as long as possible (some might say procrastinated) ... More >>

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  Northern Larb vs. Isaan Larb at Lotus of Siam, NYC

  published Dec 29, 2010

  The Isaan Larb salad at Lotus of Siam (click to enlarge). Larb (also transliterated "Laab" and "Laap") is doubtlessly one of the best-known dishes from the Isaan region in northeast Thailand, which ... More >>

• Lotus of Siam Rolls the Dice

  published December 29, 2010

  In 1994, when chef Saipin Chutima took over at Renu Nakorn—located in a strip mall 20 minutes south of downtown L.A.—it was already... More >>

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  Sawyer Frye 'Contest Video': McDonald's McRib Ushered Out With a Very Lame Bit of Marketing

  published Dec 28, 2010

  The McRib has once again been pulled from the market as part of McDonald's corporate marketing campaign, and the focus of the current hubbub is a supposedly amateur video made by one Sawyer Frye of... More >>

• The Kiwano: Melon, Cuke, or Total Waste of Moneyr

  published Dec 28, 2010

  The kiwano (here called by its proprietary name of "cuke-asaurus") is beguiling in its fever-yellow appearance. Native to Africa, but now grown in California and Washington, the kiwano (other names:... More >>

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  West Village Restaurants Largely Dug Out and Accessible, But Can Employees Make It Into Workr

  published Dec 27, 2010

  Magnolia Bakery's walks were shoveled, but a shortage of workers kept the place closed. For restaurants in the West Village, digging out from the reported 20 inches of snow last night -- still blowi... More >>

• Exorcising This Year's 10 Most Disturbing Christmas Images [NSFW]

  published Dec 26, 2010

  10. Come to think of it, wouldn't it be nice if Santa were a sheep instead of a drunkr You're probably expunging Christmas from your domicile by dismantling the tree, vacuuming up the damned needles... More >>

• Holiday Greetings!

  published Dec 25, 2010

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• A Few Last-Minute Foodie Gag Gifts From Alphabets

  published Dec 24, 2010

  If you don't want to chew them, you can always throw them in the Sunday gravy. If you're like me, you're running around today getting those few last-minute gifts. Presents for loved ones were probab... More >>

• Stoner Chef at Broadway Panhandler Spills Bong Water on Himself, Changes Apron

  published Dec 23, 2010

  BEFORE Like Rebecca said, it's a slow news day. So, when we stumbled on this costume change, we couldn't wait to tell you about it. AFTERBlue matches his vacant eyes ... Which do you preferr St... More >>

• David Mamet Thanks Chinese Restaurateurs on Behalf of Jews in Tablet Magazine

  published Dec 23, 2010

  Yes, David Mamet himself drew this cartoon for Tablet magazine. David Mamet, of course, is the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright who penned such dramas as Glengarry Glen Ross and Speed-the-Plow, but ... More >>

• Doubles at A & A Doubles Man in Flatbush

  published Dec 23, 2010

  Your $1.25 vegan treat lies waiting to be unwrapped. "Doubles" is a difficult word -- it's singular for a pair of miniature Indian pooris sluiced with chickpea curry and folded over into a loose sor... More >>

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  Five Curious Culinary Christmas Customs

  published Dec 22, 2010

  How about some eels for Christmas dinnerr Get 'em on Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg. You think fruitcake and eggnog are stranger You think houses made of gingerbread are weirdr Read on about so... More >>

• Polonica Fights Winter, Polish-Style

  published December 22, 2010

  At 19, Bay Ridge's Polonica is no spring chicken, even among long-running Polish restaurants. In fact, in restaurant years, it's sliding into a... More >>

• Chicken Liver Poori at Gandhi in Flatbush

  published Dec 21, 2010

  Chicken liver poori: Be careful! When you tear the bread open, scalding steam squirts out. Lately, Indian restaurants are becoming a substitute for neighborhood Chinese. On Bedford Avenue (yes, the ... More >>

• NYC's Chick-fil-A at NYU: Why It Blows

  published Dec 20, 2010

  Your crisp chicken sandwich is languishing, steaming itself inside the foil. If you, like me, are a Chick-fil-A fan, you can probably remember the first time you were scurrying through some airport ... More >>

• Hibiscus Flowers Make Festive Xmas Mixer

  published Dec 18, 2010

  Hibiscus flowers are now available in Flatbush Caribbean markets. Fresh hibiscus flowers are seasonally being sold in the lush vegetable markets that line Flatbush Avenue in Flatbush, Brooklyn. The ... More >>

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  Our 10 Worst Foodie Xmas Presents

  published Dec 17, 2010

  Awful Gift #10: Stonerware Apron With Marijuana-Leaf Imprint, Broadway Panhandler Everyone knows that chefs like to get stoned (or "baked," as the apron has it), which helps relieve the tedium of chop... More >>

• Montreal Food Trudge, Part Two: Snowdon Deli, Brasserie T, Laloux, and Beyond

  published Dec 16, 2010

  The "medium-fatty" smoked meat at Snowdon Deli is light years different from the smoked meat at Schwartz's. I traipsed through the snow in Montreal a couple of weeks ago to bring you yesterday's foo... More >>

• Tomorrow: Our 10 Worst Foodie Xmas Presents

  published Dec 16, 2010

  Put this unglazed ceramic cupcake ($36) in your kitchen and we guarantee that, come midnight, he'll jump down from the wall and kill everyone in the apartment. And this is not the worst or most horrif... More >>

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  Montreal Food Trudge, Part One: Au Pied de Cochon, St.-Viateur Bagels, and More

  published Dec 15, 2010

  The St.-Viateur sesame bagel is pale and nicely paved with seeds. Some Montrealers claim this is the city's best bagel. This Montreal food trudge is intended to illustrate the article in this week's... More >>

• Exploring the Montreal-New York Food Connection

  published December 15, 2010

  A dozen years ago, Montreal’s most famous chef, Normand Laprise, arrived here to launch a restaurant in the Flatiron District. Cena... More >>