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

• Something You Maybe Didn't Know About Bees

  published Nov 10, 2011

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  Marge Becomes a Food Blogger on this Sunday's Simpsons [Yawn]

  published Nov 10, 2011

  The end-times for Foodism are near, my friends. This Sunday, Marge Simpson turns into a food blogger, as reported in an extensive Grub Street interview with Simpsons executive producer Matt Selman. T... More >>

• M. Wells To Sell Tourtieres for Thanksgiving

  published Nov 10, 2011

  Doesn't this look better than a dry turkeyr Though M. Wells, the Long Island City diner, is now a memory, some of its traditions live on. One is the making of rustic Quebec seasonal pies come holida... More >>

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  Marmite Potato Chips: Do They Suck, Or Whatr

  published Nov 09, 2011

  When was the last time you saw a black potato-chip bagr The Brits have been racing far ahead of the Yanks when it comes to potato-chip flavors. As Fork in the Road has frequently reported, the snack... More >>

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  La Mar Cebicheria Peruana's Ceviches and Tiraditos

  published Nov 09, 2011

  Hands down the best thing on the menu is the restaurant's signature tiradito, dubbed La Mar: sliced raw hamachi in a gentle yellow aji-pepper sauce flavored with cilantro. This week, Counter Culture... More >>

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  Chilewich Sample Sale at 261 West 36th Street to Run Two More Days

  published Nov 08, 2011

  The colors and shapes on these dining-table place mats verge on the conservative. Even if you've never heard of it before, you're surrounded by Chilewich. This company developed a proprietary method... More >>

• La Mar Cebicheria Peruana: Raw Power

  published November 9, 2011

  There are lots of cheap Peruvian restaurants in Queens that serve great renditions of Andean classics like aji de gallina, papas Huancaina, and... More >>

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  There's a New Pho Parlor in Town - and It's Pretty Good

  published Nov 08, 2011

  A bowl of Xe Lua pho at Pho 88, flanked by giant fresh basil leaves, sprouts, and the usual arsenal of flavorings (chiles pastes, hoisin, etc.) to be added in. The make or break of any full-service ... More >>

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  Needed: Restaurant Sign Spell Check

  published Nov 07, 2011

  "Mixcan" must have been the way Davy Crockett said it as Santa Ana's armies were bearing down on the Alamo. Menu misspellings are common enough; indeed Fork in the Road did a catalog of them last ye... More >>

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  Eating Barnacles at Tertulia

  published Nov 07, 2011

  The goose barnacle, shown about twice normal size We've all had the usual tapas -- slices of Serrano ham, toasts brushed with fresh tomato, potato tortillas, and pale-white pickled anchovies -- but ... More >>

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  Best Vegan Brunch in the NYC Arear

  published Nov 05, 2011

  The vada-iddly combo will set you back less than $5, and is served with homemade coconut and peanut chutneys. To hell with eggs and to hell with bacon. Yes, they can be great, but what if your dieta... More >>

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  Disambiguation: 11 Things Fork in the Road Is Besides a NYC Food Blog

  published Nov 03, 2011

  1. Fork in the Road: An album by Neil Young, his 32nd, released on Reprise Records in 2009. There's a song on the album called "Fork in the Road," which has these lyrics: "There's a fork in the road... More >>

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  Luncheon at OWS in Zuccotti Park Is No Sunday in the Park

  published Nov 03, 2011

  Despite reports dripping with sarcasm (or maybe it was saliva) in the New York Post and other blue-blood rags about demonstrators at the Occupy Wall Street encampment feasting on gourmet vittles, m... More >>

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  Turkiss to Replace Yatagan on MacDougal Street

  published Nov 03, 2011

  Newcomer Turkiss is nearing completion, with a brilliant tile interior and an extensive doner station. For nearly two decades, Yatagan was the cheap-eats capital of Greenwich Village. Fork in the Ro... More >>

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  Why I Hate Upselling in Restaurants, and the Emergence of Narrative Upselling

  published Nov 02, 2011

  If you asked me the most annoying thing about restaurants lately, I wouldn't say noise level, astronomical wine markups, no-reservations policies, or tiny tables with no room for the dishes you've jus... More >>

• Delicious Duck Dumpling Soup at Momofuku Ssam Bar

  published Nov 02, 2011

  The brooding darkness of the duck dumpling soup After a dining episode I like to call the Thanksgiving Croissant Debacle, I darted across the street to Momofuku Ssäm Bar, specifically the rear ... More >>

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  Thanksgiving Croissant Debuts at Momofuku Milk Bar -- Kind of a Turkey

  published Nov 01, 2011

  Say grace, and then dive into the Thanksgiving croissant. I was as excited as everyone else to check out the new Thanksgiving croissant at Momofuku Milk Bar, which has moved across the street from i... More >>

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  Soup Dumplings at Shanghai Asian Cuisine -- NYC's Bestr

  published Nov 01, 2011

  Here they are -- in the crab and pork permutation. Fifteen years ago when Shanghai soup dumplings first hit town, they caused a sensation, and foodies were lining up at the 7 train to sojourn to Flu... More >>

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  Five Foodie Halloween Costumes That Scare the Crap Out of Us!

  published Oct 31, 2011

  Frankly, dancing cupcakes are the stuff of our nightmares all year long, but on Halloween, dress a dead-looking kid up as a cupcake and cover her with what appears to be an overdose of tranquilizers, ... More >>

• Boo! All the Halloween Coverage on Fork in the Road So Far

  published Oct 31, 2011

  Scary security guard at Chelsea Market The Fork in the Road staff takes Halloween quite seriously. As evidence, here's a rundown of the gruesome-holiday coverage we've offered so far this year, and ... More >>

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  For Halloween: How to Make Japanese Pumpkin Soup in a Recipe Narrated by a Gray Poodle

  published Oct 29, 2011

  Here is a segment of the popular Japanese Web cooking series (nearly 5 million hits!) Cooking With Dog. The dog's name is Francis and his favorite movie is Ratatouille. Thanks to @lia (Lia Bulaong)... More >>

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  Stealth Barbecue at Legal Beans Coffee Bar in Jersey City

  published Oct 29, 2011

  The pulled pork sandwich may be Legal Beans' only actual barbecue offering -- but it depends on how you define BBQ. The New York area is filled with barbecue fanatics who will travel almost any dist... More >>

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  Our 10 Best Things to Eat on MacDougal Street in Greenwich Village, NYC

  published Oct 28, 2011

  The four-cheese mac-and-cheese at Macaroni Macaroni is engagingly crunchy. If you haven't been on the stretch of MacDougal Street between Houston and West 4th in a while, you need to pay a visit. Th... More >>

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  The 10 Greatest Trick-Or-Treat Halloween Candies

  published Oct 27, 2011

  With nothing between you and the sugar and artificial flavoring, lollipops have long been a Halloween favorite. Halloween is America's number-one candy holiday -- way ahead of Christmas, and slightl... More >>

• Tomorrow: Our 10 Best Things to Eat on MacDougal Street

  published Oct 27, 2011

  The Naked Cowboy: You'll love his cheap bivalves at Mermaid Oyster Bar -- but will that establishment make our top 10r You may think of the three-block stretch of MacDougal between Washington Square... More >>