Email Author Robert Sietsema
Awards
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2011 - Association of Food Journalists Awards, published June 23, 2010
"An Open Letter to Josh Ozersky"
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2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published June 23, 2010
"An Open Letter to Josh Ozersky"
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2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 1, 2010
"May We Interest You in Some Egg Fetus?"
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2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 8, 2010
"Siam I Am"
2010 Stories by Robert Sietsema
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Winter Guide: Cozy Up to New York's Warming Restaurants
published November 24, 2010
In summer, you want to sit in a place with bright colors and big open windows, or out on a terrace in the sun with a white-wine spritzer and a... More >>
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What the Hell Is Itr
published Nov 22, 2010
What is itr Ransacking a southern Mexican grocery in East Elmhurst recently, filled with all sorts of unfamiliar fresh herbs and packaged goods, I ran across this odd fruit (or vegetable). The shopk... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Vienna's Vegetable Orchestra: 100% Vegan
published Nov 22, 2010
Jammin' on the carrot-zuke-red-pepper oboe. Founded in 1998, the Vegetable Orchestra of Vienna was the subject of a feature on this week's special food edition of CBS Sunday Morning. The 12-person e... More >>
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Random Photos From the Preceding Week
published Nov 20, 2010
For $39, you too can be Mario Batali, Eataly. My cluttered kitchen. Finnish flatbreads, New Amsterdam Market. View from the New Amsterdam Market. The pass-through at J.G. Melon, Upper East Side... More >>
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Italiano Special Tamale at Nixtamal Tortilleria
published Nov 20, 2010
It looks so innocent and bland before you unwrap it. In the course of doing my due diligence in connection with assembling Our 10 Best Mexican Restaurants, I spent a week revisiting places I though ... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Our 10 Best Mexican Restaurants in NYC
published Nov 19, 2010
The inviting dining room of Tortilleria Nixtamal in Corona, Queens. Mexican cooking has been coming of age in the city lately, and even champions of such regional variations as Cal-Mex now have lots... More >>
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South Park Lampoons Food Network and Foodies as Cartman Impersonates Gordon Ramsay
published Nov 18, 2010
On stilts, Cartman fools Randy into thinking he's Gordon Ramsay. Last night's South Park was a hilarious send-up of the Food Network and celebrity chefs, and few avoided being hit by the satiric spl... More >>
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Tomorrow: Our 10 Best Mexican Restaurants in NYC
published Nov 18, 2010
The tortilla soup at La Esquina is indeed exceptional, but will that be enough to catapult the café into our top 10r Our catalog of Mexican restaurants has increased tenfold in the last 15 ye... More >>
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Medical Marijuana Sodas from Colorado: Fear & Loathing in Brooklyn
published Nov 17, 2010
Like the label says, "Take Flight." The little bottle of elixir said "One Hit Wonder" across the top and "Take Flight" across the bottom. In between was a pastel butterfly that only a hippie could l... More >>
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Pig Ear Paean
published Nov 17, 2010
Pig Ear Salad at Henan Feng Wei In their Joy of Cooking, 1975 edition, Irma and Marion Rombauer suggest you poach them with a bouquet garni in salted water, then skin, bread, and fry in strips.The co... More >>
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Joseph Leonard Restaurant Fire: An Update
published Nov 16, 2010
A crew of six was busy at work today at Sheridan Square. It's been almost a month since an early morning fire shuttered Sheridan Square's Joseph Leonard. We promised to keep an eye on the rehabilitat... More >>
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Donatella--Noted Glamour Hound--Coaxes Excellent Pizzas
published November 17, 2010
Like a secret destination deep in the forest of Narnia, the gold-tiled oven glows behind a low wall at the end of the room. Emblazoned across... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Fulvio Bonavia, Italian Photographer, Creates Fashion Accessories Out of Food
published Nov 16, 2010
Try not to nibble on your broccoli purse. Fulvio Bonavia is an Italian photographer and graphic artist who makes fashion accessories out of food. Many of the images shown here are originally taken fr... More >>
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Twitter's #famouscheese List Heats Up, Turns Into Fondue, Disappears
published Nov 15, 2010
Eight hours ago, I received the first of a massive wave of tweets adding to a list called #famouscheese. The first one was from Jonathan Gold (@thejgold), but I can't be sure he started it. The purpos... More >>
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Grilled Tofu Sandwich at Black Shack Burger
published Nov 15, 2010
The wonderful grilled tofu sandwich at Midtown's Black Shack rides high on a seeded bun. I'm not a fan of any of the burger surrogates mired deep in the permafrost of the supermarket's freezer case. ... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
The Short, Sad History of the Corn Dog
published Nov 14, 2010
What's the mustard hidingr Read on to find out. When I was a little kid in Minnesota and went to the state fair, one of the main gastronomic attractions were corn dogs, and my brothers and I would b... More >>
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NYC's Strangest Burgerr A Visit to Gourmet Dog in Staten Island
published Nov 13, 2010
You wouldn't notice Gourmet Dog's small presence on the waterfront if it weren't for the bright signs and the cute dog. Sometimes, the wildest gastronomic experimentation takes places in the most un... More >>
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Chicken Enchiladas With Guajillo Chile Sauce: Downtown Bakery vs. Puebla Mexican Food in the East Village
published Nov 12, 2010
Downtown Bakery on the left, Puebla Mexican Food on the right! Nearly two decades ago, as the first big wave of southern Mexican immigration was making itself felt in NYC, two old and not particular... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Eating the Gestated Duck Egg Called Balut at Umi Nom
published Nov 11, 2010
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen, I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob. Every cuisine has its odd passion, and Philippine has its balut. The word refers to the gestated egg of a chicken or duck, whic... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Another Look at Keens Steakhouse, Formerly Keens Chophouse
published Nov 10, 2010
The massive mutton chop, seen in the glow of Keens' flattering lighting. The long tail that wraps around the chop is the best part. Fork in the Road continues with our slow quest to find a restauran... More >>
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Henan Feng Wei—a Rare Henan Restaurant—Offers Unfussy Food
published November 10, 2010
When was the last time you looked up from the plate and proclaimed to your friends, "This food is amazing!" I had the pleasure recently at... More >>
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Rad Radish at the Greenmarkets
published Nov 09, 2010
One of the late-season radishes appearing now in the city's greenmarkets is the watermelon radish, also known as the red heart or red meat radish. It's a Chinese hybrid also related to horseradish, a... More >>
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Buddha's Hand Citrus
published Nov 08, 2010
The fingers reach up like the imploring hands of drowned sailors pinned down by seaweed, hands produced by mutant genomes that generate extra fingers. We instinctively recoil in horror from the Buddh... More >>
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Beijing's Five Most Challenging Dishes: Chew on This, New York!
published Nov 08, 2010
In response to Our 10 Most Challenging Dishes in NYC, Fork in the Road Beijing correspondent Lillian Chou has sent us a handful of things she's stumbled on recently in China's capital. I'm afraid New ... More >>
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Greetings From the New Amsterdam Market
published Nov 07, 2010
Best eats at the New Amsterdam Market this weekend: Sunday gravy boat ($6) from Table Tales Cafe, featuring braised pork and beef, sausage, and meatballs lodged in a hollowed-out bread. Gone is the ... More >>
