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

• Chiapas, NYC at Casa Enrique

  published September 19, 2012

  For two decades, New Yorkers have been digging the regional cooking of Puebla and Guerrero. Sadly, we're missing the food of nearly every other... More >>

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  How Many of These Bread Dips Can You Identifyr

  published Sep 18, 2012

  This delicious collection of 15 bread dips is Dish #29 in our countdown. Welcome to 100 Dishes to Eat Now, the tasty countdown leading up to our "Best of 2012" issue. Tune in every day (weekends, to... More >>

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  Why We Love Hamburgers: New York's Earliest Burgers

  published Sep 17, 2012

  Local chain Joy Burger turns out a modern-day burger, possibly one of 7,000 places in the city that do. As the name suggests, the hamburger originated in Hamburg, Germany, perhaps late in the Middle... More >>

• Why Not Udonr

  published Sep 16, 2012

  Inari Udon at Mai Sushi is Dish #31 in our countdown. Welcome to 100 Dishes to Eat Now, the tasty countdown leading up to our "Best of 2012" issue. Tune in each day (weekends too!) for a new dish fr... More >>

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  Dumpling Eating Contest Saturday in Williamsburg Benefits Charity

  published Sep 14, 2012

  How many of these could you knock backr Tomorrow dumpling manufacturer Chef One will sponsor a dumpling eating contest at Smorgasburg, located at North 6th Street and the East River in Williamsburg,... More >>

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  Urbanspace Meatpacking: A First Food Foray

  published Sep 14, 2012

  The pizzas from Roberta's (this one called Speckenwulf) were up to snuff. The latest addition to the Highline, if we can believe the hype, is a pop-up market called Urbanspace Meatpacking - and can ... More >>

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  How Hard Can It Be To Review a Place That Has Only One Dishr

  published Sep 13, 2012

  Proceed through the luxurious portals of Rocket Pig to find Dish #34 in our countdown. You won't be disappointed. Welcome to 100 Dishes to Eat Now, the tasty countdown leading up to our "Best of 201... More >>

• Now You Can Smoke Pot in Restaurants

  published Sep 12, 2012

  The hand-held vape: small, hideable, and odorless I was sitting with a group of friends at a low table in a new Lower East Side spot -- you know, one of those places where the cocktails are front an... More >>

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  What's Liza Queen Up To at Potlikkerr

  published Sep 12, 2012

  A marvelous plum salad, for one thing . . . [See More Photos from Robert Sietsema: 5 Amazing Indian Dishes From Deccan Spice | 5 Best Things To Eat at Masak, in the East Village] Liza Queen is one... More >>

• Maybe Restaurants Should Try This...

  published Sep 11, 2012

  East 5th Street, 12:40pm Check out our archive of Bad Food Jokes... More >>

• Potlikker: The Queen of Quirk Comes to Williamsburg

  published September 12, 2012

  Liza Queen is something of a stunt pilot among chefs, a real risk taker. Eight years ago, when she opened Queen's Hideaway on Greenpoint's... More >>

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  What's the Oldest Japanese Restaurant in the East Villager

  published Sep 11, 2012

  Dish #36 in our countdown is found on the menu of this long-running East Village restaurant. Welcome to 100 Dishes to Eat Now, the tasty countdown leading up to our "Best of 2012" issue. Tune in ever... More >>

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  Where To Eat in Washington, D.C.

  published Sep 10, 2012

  This is how your seven-course meal begins at Little Serow, with pig skin, fish dip, and a giant basket of local herbs and crudite. Most New Yorkers find themselves in D.C. from time to time for busi... More >>

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  Burrata From Faicco's, and How It Got There

  published Sep 09, 2012

  Burrata is Dish #38 in our countdown (serving suggestion shown) Welcome to 100 Dishes to Eat Now, the tasty countdown leading up to our "Best of 2012" issue. Tune in every day (weekends, too!) for a ... More >>

• Whipped Baccala at Caffe Storico, Dish #41

  published Sep 06, 2012

  Welcome to 100 Dishes to Eat Now, the tasty countdown leading up to our "Best of 2012" issue. Tune in every day (weekends, too!) for a new dish from the Fork in the Road team. [See More 100 Dishes: ... More >>

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  5 Amazing Indian Dishes From Deccan Spice

  published Sep 05, 2012

  How down-home! Corn fritters at Deccan Spice. Love Indian foodr Well, you'll be glad to hear Jersey City is now bursting with regional South Indian restaurants, many representing cuisines the metrop... More >>

• Fall Arts Guide 2012: Try Some Classic Italian Joints

  published September 5, 2012

  Italian-American cuisine was born more than a century ago, as immigrants from southern Italy—mainly Apulia, Sicily, and... More >>

• Deccan Spice: They Got Your Goat

  published September 5, 2012

  A decade ago, Jersey City's Little India—a stretch of Newark Avenue that descends rather alarmingly toward the Meadowlands... More >>

• Revisiting John Brown Smokehouse

  published Sep 04, 2012

  A luscious assortment of barbecue from the relocated John Brown is Dish #43 in our countdown. Welcome to 100 Dishes to Eat Now, the tasty countdown leading up to our "Best of 2012" issue. Tune in eve... More >>

• Hot and Spicy Whole Flounder at Rural Restaurant, Dish #45

  published Sep 02, 2012

  Welcome to 100 Dishes to Eat Now, the tasty countdown leading up to our "Best of 2012" issue. Tune in every day (weekends, too!) for a new dish from the Fork in the Road team. This is altogether one ... More >>

• Dogs Drinking Beer

  published Aug 31, 2012

  What could be cuter than a dog drinking a beerr Inspired by Eric Sundermann's 10 Best Draft Beer Bars in New York, Fork in the Road offers 10 pictures of dogs with their noses deep in suds. But isn't ... More >>

• What's NYC's Biggest Burgerr

  published Aug 30, 2012

  Dish no. 48 is found under the M tracks at Ridgewood's Bosna Express. Welcome to 100 Dishes to Eat Now, the tasty countdown leading up to our "Best of 2012" issue. Tune in every day (weekends, too!) ... More >>

• In Honor of the Republican National Convention: Motorhead's 'Eat the Rich'

  published Aug 29, 2012

  Jump 4 the lyrics! They say music is the food of love Let's see if you're hungry enough Take a bite, take another, just like a good boy would Get a sweet thing on the side Home cooking, homicide S... More >>

• How To Make Lunch Without Leaving the Office

  published Aug 29, 2012

  And then make some coffee before returning to work. [See More Bad Food Jokes: Toothpaste & Orange Juice Ice Cream | It Happened One Sunday Afternoon . . .]... More >>

• 5 Best Things To Eat at Masak, in the East Village

  published Aug 29, 2012

  The splendid "devil chicken" at Masak [See More Great Dishes at Ootoya and Tacos Cachanilla] This week, Counter Culture sails on a three-masted ship into Masak, an obscurely located East Village bis... More >>