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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2011 Stories by Robert Sietsema

• No. 6: Sandwich #1 at Saigon Banh Mi Bakery

  published Feb 12, 2011

  This jam-packed sandwich will set you back only $3.75. Saigon Banh Mi Bakery started out in a little stall under the Manhattan bridge, then hopscotched to the southeast corner of Mott and Grand stre... More >>

• No. 5: Bamboo Pith and Sauteed Winter Melon at East Harbor

  published Feb 11, 2011

  This dish of pith and unsweet melon is as wan as a wintry day -- but the taste is supremely delectable. Bamboo pith is not a common ingredient in Western gastronomy. In fact, I've never seen it outs... More >>

• Yes, Foodies Are Ridiculous. But Then So Is B.R. Myers!

  published Feb 10, 2011

  In the March issue of The Atlantic, vegan, curmudgeon, North Korea expert, and animal-rights activist B.R. Myers goes after foodies in an article entitled "The Moral Crusade Against Foodies." I've got... More >>

• No. 4: Baked Buns at Golden Steamer

  published Feb 10, 2011

  Chinese buns are not just for breakfast anymore. When Golden Steamer opened last year on Mott Street, it revealed to us a whole new world of southern Chinese savory baked goods.While we'd been famil... More >>

• No. 3: Babaganoush at Al Safa

  published Feb 09, 2011

  Moistness is the key to great babaganoush. Everybody loves baba, and not only vegetarians, either. Considered either a salad or a bread dip, the dish originated in the Middle East, probably in Pales... More >>

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  Medical Marijuana News: Substituting Barbecue Sauce for Bong

  published Feb 08, 2011

  Despite the fact that medical marijuana has yet to hit the Empire State, Fork in the Road has been keeping careful track of the myriad permutations that the drug has taken over the last few months.We... More >>

• Andre's Cafe Has a Hungary Heart

  published February 9, 2011

  The Hungarians could teach us a thing or two about comfort food. Take turoscusza tepertovel, even if you can't pronounce it: a towering platter... More >>

• No. 2: Avocado Fries at El Almacen

  published Feb 08, 2011

  Will El Almacen's avocado fries ever replace french fries in your affectionsr El Almacen is a very good restaurant in Williamsburg that combines elements of an Argentine parrilla (a place that speci... More >>

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  Getting A Head: Will Noggins Be the Next Food Fadr

  published Feb 07, 2011

  You can score a lamb head at any halal butcher. Since the Age of Foodism began, we've been bombarded by freaky food fads, some of rather long duration. Pork belly has enjoyed an extended run, and pa... More >>

• No. 1: Appam With Egg at Bownie

  published Feb 07, 2011

  The lacy parabolic flatbread is beautiful, but what's that egg doing in the bottomr It is said that a feast of 100 dishes must begin with a single bite, and today we get that bite as we inaugurate a... More >>

• Delmonico's: Ye Olde School Restaurant

  published February 2, 2011

  Delmonico’s can never live up to its history or its hype. The creation of Swiss brothers John and Peter Delmonico, the restaurant was... More >>

• Fatty Johnson's Puts the Ham Back in Hamburger

  published Jan 30, 2011

  The fried egg on top of Fatty Johnson's burger says, "Good morning!" Fatty Johnson's is a six-week pop-up that replaced Cabrito on Carmine Street in the West Village (the iconic hanging goat has bee... More >>

• Mott Street, Chinatown, 2:30 p.m.

  published Jan 29, 2011

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  Cops Love Magnolia Bakery, Too!

  published Jan 28, 2011

  Unidentified officers emerge from the bakery bearing their treasure. Fifteen minutes ago traffic came to a halt on slush-choked Bleecker Street as a squad car, lights flashing, propelled up the thor... More >>

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  Our 10 Best Things to Eat in Manhattan's Chinatown

  published Jan 28, 2011

  In A-Wah's Hong Kong-style wonton lo mein, the noodles are cooked al dente, and the broth is served on the side. The amazing thing about Manhattan's Chinatown, no matter how it ebbs and flows, no ma... More >>

• Tomorrow: Our 10 Best Things to Eat in Manhattan's Chinatown

  published Jan 27, 2011

  Wah Fung No. 1 Fast Food, Inc. always has a line waiting outside for its excellent charcuterie at jaw-droppingly low prices, but will it make our top 10 treatsr As other Chinatowns have grown and pr... More >>

• Jay-Z Winged at Buffalo Boss

  published Jan 27, 2011

  The hottest level of wing, dubbed "N'Sinerator." When I heard Jay-Z had bankrolled a Buffalo chicken wing restaurant started by a relative in the midst of BAM in Brooklyn, the first question that oc... More >>

• The Jay-Z Fast Food Jukebox at Brooklyn's Buffalo Boss

  published Jan 26, 2011

  While waiting for my fiery chicken wings at Buffalo Boss (read the review here ), the new wing joint at least partly owned by Jay-Z, I got to wondering, What should the music be at a place owned by... More >>

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  Five Reasons You Should Hate Taco Bell, Besides the Lack of Real Meat

  published Jan 26, 2011

  This is Mexican foodr It looks like a horny Chihuahua splooged on it. 1. Meat, schmeat -- are you ever certain of the meat supply at any fast-food outletr A few years ago, there was a website that c... More >>

• Pix From Cholulita Bella Deli in Brooklyn

  published Jan 26, 2011

  The well-stuffed carne enchilada cemita -- reeking of papalo leaves -- at Cholulita Deli. This week, Counter Culture slides into Cholulita Bella Deli, under the J and M tracks on the border of Bushw... More >>

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  Bugging Out: A Dozen Delectable Insect Dishes From Around the World

  published Jan 25, 2011

  In a food culture that constantly seeks out the rare and arcane, insects constitute the final frontier. Though you can readily find pig ears, fiddleheads, sea urchins, foie gras, and truffles on menu... More >>

• Cholulita Sells Smut Under the J Tracks

  published January 26, 2011

  Many of our best Mexican restaurants morphed out of bodegas. There on the shelves sat ripe avocados, cactus paddles, deep-red chilies, sacks of... More >>

• Whole Porgy at Cholulita Deli in Brooklyn

  published Jan 24, 2011

  Besides fish, a whole meal includes rice, refried beans, salad with avocado, tortillas, and a welcoming basket of tortilla chips with homemade red and green salsas. Sometimes what you really want is... More >>

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  Front of the House Fail

  published Jan 23, 2011

  I was eating brunch in one of today's most popular new restaurants. I don't want to mention the place, so as not to prejudice you against it. Maybe it'll improve. I'm not talking about the food -- tha... More >>

• Go Jets! And Go Green Bay! — UPDATED

  published Jan 23, 2011

  Football cookies at Citarella, 10 a.m., Greenwich Village... More >>