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

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  Pointview: Greenpoint's Most Obscure Diner

  published Nov 06, 2010

  Ever heard of Greenpoint's Provost Streetr Here's where it intersects with Greenpoint Avenue, on the way to Newtown Creek and the Queens frontier. Sometimes it's fun nosing out eateries not for the ... More >>

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  Our 10 Most Challenging Dishes in NYC

  published Nov 05, 2010

  A stew at Island of Taiwan incorporates pig bung and blood, a match made in heaven. When it comes to dining, we each have our own comfort zones. Some avidly down handfuls of Sichuan peppercorns, rel... More >>

• Where to Get Incredible Fried Chicken on the Way to the Port Authority Bus Terminal

  published Nov 04, 2010

  Lightly crusted, perfectly fried, N-Y-C's fried bird is much better than Hill Country's. We've all had the experience of heading for the Port Authority to make a bus departure, being hungry as hell,... More >>

• Tomorrow: Our 10 Most Challenging and Extreme Dishes in NYC

  published Nov 04, 2010

  As William Blake might have put it, "Little lamb kidney, who made theer" There's a fine line between yuck and yum, and tomorrow Fork in the Road will be walking that tightrope, as we sniff out the s... More >>

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  Bacon Makes Your Baby Smarter

  published Nov 03, 2010

  Throw out those Baby Einstein toys, parents, because it's bacon that makes your baby smarter! According to a piece that went up on Republic of Bacon, there's a chemical compound in bacon that enhances... More >>

• Bakers: The No-Knead Bread Revolution Is Over!

  published Nov 02, 2010

  The modern loaf of bread: wholly holey. Earlier today, I traipsed down to Amy's Bread to buy a loaf so I could make myself a sandwich for lunch. I bought an organic white loaf, and hurried home with... More >>

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  Eating Goat Eyeball Tacos in Staten Island

  published Nov 02, 2010

  The eyeball-popping parking lot mural was a harbinger of what was to follow. It was a gothic conclusion to a very gothic day. It started out with a trip on the Staten Island Ferry to New Brighton, t... More >>

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  Hill Country Chicken Goes Low in the Pecking Order

  published November 3, 2010

  I'm a Texas barbecue fanatic, and Hill Country is my favorite place to grab the luscious slow-smoked ribs and fat-rimmed brisket that epitomize... More >>

• Call for Queries — Ask the Critic

  published Nov 01, 2010

  Until a new colleague is chosen for me, I'm in charge of the feature entitled Ask the Critics, which shall temporarily be called Ask the Critic. So if you have any food-related question at all -- suc... More >>

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  Spiderfang Name-Checks Jonathan Gold, Mark Bittman, Tanoreen, Rockaway Taco, Robert Sietsema, and Others on New EP

  published Nov 01, 2010

  Rapper Spiderfang's new EP, Hatchback Music, is a three-song effort, and one of the songs is called "Jonathan Gold." Also appearing on the cut is Staten Island rapper and toaster Prince Zimboo, who co... More >>

• NYC Greenmarket Apple Census Shows Four New Varieties, Including Two Heirlooms

  published Oct 31, 2010

  Cox's Orange Pippin is one of the new apples being vended in the greenmarkets around the city. Last year, we conducted our first annual Big Apple Apple Census, in which we discovered and cataloged 3... More >>

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  10 More Wild and Crazy Food Vending Machines

  published Oct 30, 2010

  A couple of days ago, we put up a collection of 10 Wild and Crazy Food Vending Machines. In the interim, we keep finding more, and can't resist sharing them with you. If books, eggs, medical marijuan... More >>

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  Our 10 Best Halloween Trick-or-Treat Candies

  published Oct 29, 2010

  The girl on the Mary Jane wrapper looks totally baked, and is that a short skirt she's wearing or a rubber flotation devicer Who can forget the thrills of trick-or-treatingr Schlepping from door to ... More >>

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  Here Comes the McDonald's McRib Again — and I Ate the Entire Thing!

  published Oct 28, 2010

  The absurdist text on the side of the box reads: "Your old friend is back ... there's no way of getting away with this love affair." Though the official New York area relaunch of the McRib is not un... More >>

• Tomorrow: Our 10 Best Halloween Trick-or-Treat Candies

  published Oct 28, 2010

  Wax lips and fangs presented us with our earliest childhood paradox: Lying in the vast gulf between candy and gum, how could facial features made of wax taste so goodr And at what point do you stop we... More >>

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  A Gallery of Gruesome Halloween Imagery at Chelsea Market

  published Oct 27, 2010

  Every year, Chelsea Market pulls out all the stops when it comes to Halloween decoration. In spite of the kid-friendly image the food mall -- located at the corner of Ninth Avenue and 15th Street in ... More >>

• Sohna Punjab Shares the Fare of Five Rivers

  published October 27, 2010

  Punjabi was the first Indian food we fell in love with. Not only was the cuisine relentlessly rich and meaty, but it actually seemed to improve... More >>

• A First Look at City Sandwich in Hell's Kitchen

  published Oct 26, 2010

  The morcela and broccoli rabe hero at City Sandwich. A sandwich shop featuring Italian-Portuguese fusion may sound like a funny idea, except the flavoring scheme and raw materials of the two cuisine... More >>

• Fried Dumplings and Soup at North Dumpling on the LES

  published Oct 25, 2010

  North Dumpling is an old-timer in dumpling-shop years. There are nearly a dozen dumpling shops on the Lower East Side alone, not to mention those in Sunset Park and Flushing, and the vast majority n... More >>

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  10 Wild and Crazy Food Vending Machines

  published Oct 24, 2010

  When Fork in the Road Beijing correspondent Lillian Chou wrote to tell us about a new Chinese vending machine that dispensed hairy crabs kept alive at barely above-zero temps, it got us thinking abou... More >>

• Murder Inside the Good Stuff Diner on West 14th Street — Updated, With Video

  published Oct 24, 2010

  The scene outside the diner at 9 a.m. on Saturday as CSI investigators comb the interior of the restaurant and a cop stands guard. Sunday morning update: Police have identified the victim as Corey S... More >>

• Where Can a Vegetarian and a Carnivore Find Harmonious Diningr

  published Oct 22, 2010

  Jason K. asks: I'm going on a date tonight with a girl who's a vegetarian, while I'm an avid meat-eater. Where can I take her where we'll both be satisfied, hopefully somewhere south of Midtownr Dea... More >>

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  Annals of Dim Sum Innovation: Jin Fong and Very Tong Vie for Supremacy

  published Oct 22, 2010

  Ever seen this one beforer Shrimp paste and vegetables packaged like sushi at Very Tong. Three years ago, the city was in the dim sum doldrums, a condition that had persisted for a decade or more. W... More >>

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  Suck This Down: Colorado Company Offers Marijuana-Laced Sodas

  published Oct 20, 2010

  A psychedelic rainbow of ways to get high. We recently reported that holders of medical marijuana permits in California were not confined to consuming their medicine as buds, hashish, or brownies, b... More >>

• Dish No. 1: Fatty Beef Casserole at Henan Feng Wei

  published Oct 20, 2010

  Coincident with the publication of the Voice's annual Best Of issue, we hereby finish up with our 100 Dishes to Eat Now. Thanks for paying attention! And please scour the list of all 100 on the last p... More >>