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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2012 Stories by Robert Sietsema

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  Great Eats on 41st Street Near the NYPL

  published Dec 13, 2012

  At Mai Sushi, the pigfoot (tonkotsu) ramen is about half the price of Ippudo's. This week Counter Culture breezes into four (now three) fast food spots on East 41st Street in Midtown, the block runn... More >>

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  Hanukkah Face-Off: Sephardic Dish #5

  published Dec 12, 2012

  Begin the Tajine! Hanukkah is a time for enjoying Jewish culinary traditions with family and friends, and to that end we present a daily competition between Ashkenazi and Sephardic food, going up aro... More >>

• Hanukkah Face-Off: Sephardic Dish #4

  published Dec 11, 2012

  Is that just a newfangled matzor Hanukkah is a time for enjoying Jewish culinary traditions with family and friends, and to that end we present a daily competition between Ashkenazi and Sephardic foo... More >>

• Fast-Food Japan Is All Yours on One Midtown Block

  published December 12, 2012

  For nearly a decade, a Japanese bodega named Yagura operated near the corner of Madison Avenue and 41st Street, on a block that runs... More >>

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  David's New Bay Ridge Brisket House

  published Dec 11, 2012

  David's smallest brisket sandwich, at $7, is enough for nearly any appetite. Bed-Stuy mainstay David's Brisket House is one of Brooklyn's most unusual restaurants. It was founded in the '70s as a Je... More >>

• Hanukkah Face-Off: Sephardic Dish #3

  published Dec 10, 2012

  Sephardic Jews are responsible for one of the world's greatest appetizers: fried baby artichokes. Hanukkah is a time for enjoying Jewish culinary traditions with family and friends, and to that end w... More >>

• Dan Delaney Talks Brisket

  published Dec 10, 2012

  Dan Delaney carves the meat at BrisketTown. Now fully opened on the stretch of Bedford Avenue just north of the Williamsburg Bridge, and dishing out luscious, long-smoked brisket, BrisketTown evolve... More >>

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  Hanukkah Face-Off: Sephardic Dish #2

  published Dec 09, 2012

  Aash rechte is a hearty winter soup of the Persian Jews Hanukkah is a time for enjoying Jewish culinary traditions with family and friends, and to that end we present a daily competition between Ashk... More >>

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  Hanukkah Face-Off: Sephardic Dish #1

  published Dec 08, 2012

  A sumptuous selection of the cold salads and dips known to North African Jews as kemia Hanukkah is a time for enjoying Jewish culinary traditions with family and friends, and to that end we present a... More >>

• Tomorrow: Hanukkah Culinary Face-Off, Ashkenazi Vs. Sephardic

  published Dec 07, 2012

  Two great groups make up modern Judaism: the Ashkenazi, who originated in Central and Eastern Europe, and the Sephardim, who have long been spread out among far-flung places from Portugal to China. ... More >>

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  Our 10 Best Restaurants Near Brookyn's Barclays Center

  published Dec 07, 2012

  The Velveeta double burger at No. 7 is perfect pre-sports fare. One of the first impressions you'll get of the Barclays Center is how stunning the exterior of the building is, and how proud you feel... More >>

• Tomorrow: Our 10 Best Restaurants Near Barclays Center, Brooklyn

  published Dec 06, 2012

  You're about to ascend the stairs from the subway to the new Barclays Center, where you'll attend a show you've been anticipating for some time. But you've left yourself time to eat first. Where can y... More >>

• Nargis Cafe: 5 Must-Try Dishes

  published Dec 05, 2012

  How 'bout a little suzma on your saladr Today Counter Culture skates in to Nargis Cafe, a jewel in Coney Island Avenue's culinary crown, and just about the only Uzbek restaurant in town where you ca... More >>

• Uzbek, You Bet, at Nargis Cafe

  published December 5, 2012

  Let's face it: The city's Uzbek restaurants are often a pain in the ass. They're invariably banquet-oriented. That makes getting a reservation... More >>

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  Queue and 'Cue at Strand Smokehouse in Queens

  published Dec 04, 2012

  The succulent rib eye represented the best of the meat output at the Strand. It's funny that no one thought of it before: combining a beer garden and barbecue into a single institution. Well, now it... More >>

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  San Franciscans Will Pay Plenty for a 'NY Bagel'

  published Dec 03, 2012

  Reach deep into your pocket for a taste of NY in SF. The City by the Bay is as pop-up crazy as New York. San Francisco FiTR correspondent Tracy Van Dyk reports that a current Mission pop-up near th... More >>

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  Microwaves Can Prolong the Life of Bread

  published Nov 30, 2012

  Aside from simply eating them really fast, how can you keep loaves of bread from getting moldyr How much bread do you toss outr We've all had the experience of buying a beautiful loaf of fresh-baked... More >>

• Six Months' Worth of Coffee Beans

  published Nov 30, 2012

  Bag numbers 19 (left) and 18 (right) were, respectively, Blue Bottle's Guatemala Maya Ixil, roasted in Brooklyn, and Four Barrel's Guatemala Antigua Santa Cruz, roasted in San Francisco. I drink a l... More >>

• Welcome Crispy Mr. Chicken!

  published Nov 29, 2012

  A drumstick ($1.25), a thigh ($1.25)...and what part of the chicken is that third piecer The part of commercial Brooklyn once defined by Williamsburg Savings Bank but now by Barclays Center can use ... More >>

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  Slip Me Some Skin! Salmon Skin, That Is.

  published Nov 29, 2012

  The salmon-skin don will set you back $8.75 at Ennju, just steps away from Union Square. I know a guy who loves turkey skin so much, that he bribed a neighborhood deli man to save him entire intact ... More >>

• Giant Wine Sale Today Only at Astor

  published Nov 28, 2012

  What must be the city's largest wine and liquor emporium -- Astor Wines & Spirits, just around the corner from the Voice offices -- is staging their annual mark-down day, today only, November 28.Until... More >>

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  Tale of the Toothless Kebab

  published Nov 28, 2012

  The legendary tunde ke kebab as served at Chote Nawab -- it strives to be the most tender kebab on earth (green and red sauces in background). It sounds like a Twin Peaks episode: 100 years ago a on... More >>

• It's Bollywood for Your Tongue at Chote Nawab

  published November 28, 2012

  My friend Bobby is an Indian food expert. So when I dragged him to More >>

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  Mission Chinese SF Versus Mission Chinese NY

  published Nov 27, 2012

  The steamed custard at Mission San Francisco (left) has oodles of notably fresh sea urchin, while the slightly soupier New York version (right) showcases the slippery texture of basil seeds. As you ... More >>

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  Report From Oaksterdam: 'Scrip No Longer Needed To Buy Marijuana

  published Nov 26, 2012

  The cannabis-laced organic zucchini cake, so wholesome-sounding! And you can get it now without a prescription. A few months ago, I wrote about a batch of cannabis caramel corn that a friend brought... More >>