Email Author Robert Sietsema

Awards

• 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"

• 2011 - Association of Food Journalists Awards, published June 23, 2010

  "An Open Letter to Josh Ozersky"

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2013 Stories by Robert Sietsema

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  NYC Al Fresco Dining Begins With a Bang

  published Apr 10, 2013

  The outdoor dining area at at Doma Na Rohu on Seventh Avenue South is demarcated with lovely pots of early-blooming forsythia. As early spring temps soared toward an unseasonable 80 degrees, restaur... More >>

• Lambi and Other Haitian Delights

  published Apr 10, 2013

  Lambi is a fricassee of conch in coconut milk with root vegetables, variegated bell peppers, and chiles. This week, Counter Culture slithers into Cathedral, a Haitian restaurant right on Church Aven... More >>

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  New Age Pizzar Frankfurter Danishr Strange Wiener-Bearing Pastries Appear in Koreatown

  published Apr 09, 2013

  Qu'est-ce que c'est at Tous les Joursr Manhattan's Koreatown has been remaking itself at breakneck pace over the last two years, as Korean food finally approaches mainstream in New York. There are f... More >>

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  Cathedral Is A Haitian House of Worship

  published April 10, 2013

  Grillot ("gree-oh") is one of the glories of Haitian cooking. Fatty pork chunks are soaked in a citrus-shallot marinade, then simmered down... More >>

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  80/20 Baconburger at Dickson's Farmstand Meats: Scrumptious!

  published Apr 09, 2013

  Bulbous, pink, and mottled, Dickson's baconburger I'd popped into Chelsea Market last Saturday to score a lump of guanciale at Buon Italia, when the meat case at Dickson's Farmstand Meats caught my ... More >>

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  Totonno's Pizzeria Napolitano Bounces Back

  published Apr 08, 2013

  From Totonno's limited roster of toppings, we ordered Italian sausage and garlic. Coney Island's ancient pizza parlor Totonno's reopened recently after a five-month hiatus following Hurricane Sandy,... More >>

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  Killer Picnics for Brooklyn Beaches at Brighton Bazaar

  published Apr 06, 2013

  Who can argue with bacon-wrapped bone-in chicken parts as perfect picnic farer The first picnic of the spring season is pending. I recommend the Brooklyn beaches, as laid-back as they ever get, incl... More >>

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  Bob Marley Wants You to CHILL!

  published Apr 05, 2013

  Legal (except in New Jersey schools) tranquilizersr Peeking out from among the Malta cans and bottles of kola champagne and ginger beer in bodega refrigerator cases in neighborhoods like Flatbush, B... More >>

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  Alchemy, Texas Replaces Ranger Texas Barbecue

  published Apr 04, 2013

  Alchemy's rich and black-pepper-dotted prime rib When New York barbecue legend Robert Pearson departed the final location of his Queens establishment, Pearson's Texas BBQ, in 2005, he left it in the... More >>

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  Poutine Reconsidered: Five Great Dishes at Three Letters in Brooklyn

  published Apr 03, 2013

  Three Letters' revolutionary poutine replaces cheese curds with shelled mussels in the Quebecois classic, and then sluices the platter with mushroom gravy lite. This week, Counter Culture slides int... More >>

• In a Refutation of Foodism, Software Engineer Reduces Personal Menu to a Single Item

  published Apr 02, 2013

  It's been done before. In fact, graham crackers were invented in 1829 by Presbyterian minister Sylvester Graham as the perfect food, the one you could allegedly eat all by itself and have a balance... More >>

• Clinton Hill's Three Letters Tries to Redefine the Brooklyn Bistro

  published April 3, 2013

  The 1960s Gallic posters on the wall signaled that we were about to eat in a bistro. But what, exactly, is a French bistro in Brooklyn these... More >>

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  One Diner Breakfast, Five Ways

  published Apr 02, 2013

  1. Le Bonbonniere -- Here's the prototype breakfast. The yolks are runny, the whites slightly browned, the sausages tasting strongly of sage, every third bite of potato good, toast nicely done and del... More >>

• Our 10 Best Upper West Side Restaurants

  published Apr 01, 2013

  Topped with bacon, slaw, and fried green tomatoes and sided with cheese grits, the fried chicken biscuit sandwich at Jacob's Pickles A score of years ago the Upper West Side was known as one of the ... More >>

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  Epic Meal Time Whips Up an All-Chocolate Breakfast

  published Mar 31, 2013

  Epic Meal Time is a direct-to-YouTube Canadian comedy troupe that delights in pulling your chain by creating recipes that contain massive amounts of things that might not be too good for you in huge... More >>

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  Zhang Xiaogang Opening at Pace Gallery in Chelsea Last Night

  published Mar 29, 2013

  "Hmm, shall we adopt himr" A pair of guests seem to be saying. The Zhang Xiaogang opening last night at Chelsea's Pace Gallery was the event of the young spring season. Under threatening skies, and ... More >>

• Monday: Our 10 Best Upper West Side Restaurants

  published Mar 29, 2013

  Burger patties flaming in the window of Big Nick's Four years ago, FitR inaugurated Our 10 Best series. For most of that time, we've put it up at 8 on Friday mornings -- but now we're going to start ... More >>

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  Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced in NY Legislature [Updated with Commentary]

  published Mar 28, 2013

  A bipartisan coalition has introduced a bill in the New York State Assembly and Senate simultaneously that would permit use of cannabis for medical purposes by patients who have been certified by a do... More >>

• The Quizzical Origins of the Thai Curry Puff

  published Mar 28, 2013

  A Thai curry puff as served at Thai Market. You've encountered it in Thai restaurants before, a small braided pastry filled with chicken and potatoes called the curry puff. It's unlike any of the ot... More >>

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  Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced in NY Legislature [Updated with Commentary]

  published Mar 27, 2013

  This guy hanging outside Broadway Panhandler is a shoo-in for a medical certification. A bipartisan coalition has introduced a bill in the New York State Assembly and Senate simultaneously that woul... More >>

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  [Updated] For Easter: The Story of Hot Cross Buns

  published Mar 27, 2013

  Howard F. asks: What is the religious significance of hot cross buns, and where can I get themr Dear Howard: Hot cross buns are an English pastry associated with Good Friday. Actually, some are like ... More >>

• Matzo Pizza for Passover at Pie

  published Mar 27, 2013

  Three pies are available made with unleavened dough at Pie. Pizza-by-the-pound purveyor Pie is offering matzo-based pizzas for Passover. This popular parlor--which won a Voice award for Best Fast Fo... More >>

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  Mario Batali's Restaurant Recommendations -- In Northern Michigan

  published Mar 26, 2013

  Apparently, Mario Batali spends his summers in Leelanau County. That must be in the Finger Lakes or in the Adirondacks, rightr Wrong! It's a rather obscure part of northwestern Michigan. Not in the ... More >>

• Middle East Feast at El Omda

  published March 27, 2013

  Halfway through our meal, the avuncular proprietor leaned over to explain a '60s Egyptian TV show that flickered in black and white on the... More >>

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  Monster Hot Dog Spotted at Union Square

  published Mar 26, 2013

  Find it at Adel's Halal cart on the east side of Union Square. FiTR has expressed more than a passing interest in hot dogs and all their permutations around the city, so when we discover a new one, ... More >>