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  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    Sweet Potato Beer? Hell, Yes!

    Does it taste like sweet potatoes? Only slightly. A brewer at Sixpoint Craft Ales recently told me - as I was working on my beer for tomorrow's Beer for Beasts with Cathy Erway - "You know, you can brew beer out of nearly anything."

  • Dining

    September 21, 2011

    Belly Up to Taiwanese Specialties

    Fish bellies, that is, at a restaurant in Elmhurst

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    Magnolia Is Basically Planning to Take Over the Planet

    bearbooandyumyum/FlickrSoon, world, this will all be yours.​Although you could be forgiven for thinking that Magnolia Bakery had already achieved worldwide domination, its reach extends only to New York, Los Angeles, and Dubai. But that's about to change.

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    Jimmy Webb, Trash and Vaudeville Buyer, Speaks About the Old Neighborhood

    Esther Zuckerman​Jimmy Webb leads us out of Trash and Vaudeville -- the famed St. Mark's store where he works as buyer and manager -- to a spot across the street. Over the buildings he points to a white wall that has the word "Muerte" written in block letters at its top. That's where there use ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    June 15, 2011

    Dodes'ka-den

    Esther Zuckerman​Jimmy Webb leads us out of Trash and Vaudeville -- the famed St. Mark's store where he works as buyer and manager -- to a spot across the street. Over the buildings he points to a white wall that has the word "Muerte" written in block letters at its top. That's where there use ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    April 20, 2011

    PETAL PUSHERS

    Delight in this flowery Brooklyn festival

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    Japanese Nuclear Crisis Continues; It's St. Patrick's Day; Employees Fired for Shrink-Wrapping Coworker

    ​• The nuclear crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Tokyo continues. Americans within 50 miles of the plant have been told to evacuate. The Japanese government has issued an evacuation zone of 12 miles, and says that those within 20 miles should "take shelter." Meanwhile, officials are s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    New York Post's 'Unluckiest Traveler' Seems Pretty Damn Lucky, Actually

    Really?​The New York Post has found a man, 24-year-old Jason Gordon, whom they dub "the unluckiest traveler" in the entire world. This is based on several pieces of evidence, including: 1) He was once on a 16-hour flight from Los Angeles to New York that included a seven-hour stint on the tarm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    Nine Things You Probably Wouldn't Want to Eat At Guy Fieri's Restaurant Tex Wasabi's

    sfgate.com​We're sick of Guy Fieri (real name: Guy Ramsay Ferry). The television personality manufactured on the second season of "The Next Food Network Star" might double as a Barnum & Bailey clown. Yet he is now one of the country's most recognizable celebrity chefs. If you want to see how ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    March 2, 2011

    Dead or Alive

    sfgate.com​We're sick of Guy Fieri (real name: Guy Ramsay Ferry). The television personality manufactured on the second season of "The Next Food Network Star" might double as a Barnum & Bailey clown. Yet he is now one of the country's most recognizable celebrity chefs. If you want to see how ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    Where to Dine By the Fire; An Interview with Le Pain Quotidien Founder

    ​The CDC's Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases has found that one in six Americans gets sick, as opposed to one in four, which was previously reported. [WebMD] A 90-year-old Harlem man mugged after leaving a Key Food received $500 in cash and $500 in gift cards from t ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    December 1, 2010

    Dodeska'-Den

    ​The CDC's Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases has found that one in six Americans gets sick, as opposed to one in four, which was previously reported. [WebMD] A 90-year-old Harlem man mugged after leaving a Key Food received $500 in cash and $500 in gift cards from t ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    September 29, 2010

    HIT THE TURBO BASS

    Bringin' back the boombox

  • Theater

    May 11, 2010

    Five Days in March Tracks Tokyo Hipsters in Time of War

    Bringin' back the boombox

  • Voice Choices

    April 27, 2010

    NATURE VS. FUN

    Tea ceremonies, anime, DJs, and—oh, yeah—some trees

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    Hugh Acheson Coming to NYC; Benihana Gets a New Exec Chef

    ​Top Chef alum Spike Mendelsohn has plans to open outposts of his D.C. restaurant Good Stuff in, Arlington, Virginia, and Georgetown, and maybe in "Chicago, L.A., even London and Tokyo." [Bloomberg] Hugh Acheson, the chef-owner of Five & Ten in Athens, Ga. and a James Beard nominee, has just ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2010

    Taking a Peek Into Sushi's Past With Hasaki's Hako-Zushi

    ​Genius sushi chefs at work in the subterranean East Village restaurant, Hasaki. Sushi originated 1000 years ago in the mountainous region southeast of Tokyo as a method of preserving fish. Someone discovered that fish soaked in a rice solution generated lactic acid, which preserved the fish ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    Strange Snacks of the World: Japanese Green Tea Kit Kat Bar

    ​The name almost means "You will win" in Japanese. A friend was passing through Tokyo's Narita Airport recently. Feeling a little peckish and having barely enough time to catch her plane, she sidled over to a candy kiosk.

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2009

    Behind the Bar: Kenta Goto on His Plans to Open His Own Bar, Dealing with Drunk D-Bags & Quashing Saketinis & Other Asian Cocktail Stereotypes

    ​Pegu Club is more than a swank cocktail bar, more than a gin palace. It's also a training ground for the types of serious craft bartenders who go on to open their own establishments. Kenta Goto can be found behind the bar at Pegu on a given night, but don't be surprised if you see him opening ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    December 8, 2009

    YOU BETTER WATCH OUT

    Santas take over the city

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2009

    Clip Job: The Second Annual Village Voice Film Poll (Bonus: The First Poll, Too!)

    Julie Christie in 'Darling'​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. February 10, 1966, Vol. XI, No. 17 Films By Andrew Sarris The Second Annual Village Voice Readers' 10-best poll, held this year in conjunction with my Films in Focus program on WBAI, received entries from a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2009

    Tommy Lee Jones Hawks Japanese Coffee

    Will we ever tire of seeing American celebrities shilling for foreign -- and especially Japanese -- brands? Not bloody likely. Tommy Lee Jones catches the bad guy in this spot thanks to Boss coffee in a can. Hai! [via Tokyo Mango]

  • Voice Choices

    September 15, 2009

    GHOST WORLD

    First, they take Vermont

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2009

    Under Review--Sietsema Finds the City's Best Sichuan

    This week in the Voice, Robert Sietsema discovers unreconstructed Sichuan fare at Bensonhurst's Bamboo Pavilion, while Sarah DiGregorio visits the oddly addictive Wechsler's Currywurst & Bratwurst. Bruni drops in on Co., awarding it one star for its "fluffy, crunchy, supple, dense" pizza crust, al ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    April 8, 2009

    'Krazy!' at Japan Society

    This week in the Voice, Robert Sietsema discovers unreconstructed Sichuan fare at Bensonhurst's Bamboo Pavilion, while Sarah DiGregorio visits the oddly addictive Wechsler's Currywurst & Bratwurst. Bruni drops in on Co., awarding it one star for its "fluffy, crunchy, supple, dense" pizza crust, al ... More >>

  • Articles

    March 18, 2009

    'Krazy!' at Japan Society

    This week in the Voice, Robert Sietsema discovers unreconstructed Sichuan fare at Bensonhurst's Bamboo Pavilion, while Sarah DiGregorio visits the oddly addictive Wechsler's Currywurst & Bratwurst. Bruni drops in on Co., awarding it one star for its "fluffy, crunchy, supple, dense" pizza crust, al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2009

    Ad: Work 12-Hr Days Finding Spas, Hot Corners for Faith Popcorn

    Once and future futurist Faith Popcorn may have a job for you! There's an ad on Craigslist inviting some lucky young knowledge worker to serve the inventor of terms we use to this day, like "Brailling the culture" and "InCulture Marketing," as a factotum (or, if you find the term demeaning, dogsbody ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 23, 2008

    Matsugen: When Good Noodles Go Vong

    Expense-account soba in Tribeca

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2008

    I Saw U at SXSW: Donna F

    Expense-account soba in Tribeca

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2007

    Soft Circle: Not Built for iPods

    Expense-account soba in Tribeca

  • Books

    November 14, 2006

    Republic of Pokémon

    Suspended anime: the crazy collision of Japanese and American pop culture

  • NYC Life

    November 15, 2005

    You Know You Want It

    Gifts for addicts and fanatics

  • Screens

    May 31, 2005

    Offering a Post-War, Money-Hungry U.S.

    Gifts for addicts and fanatics

  • News

    April 12, 2005

    Crude Behavior

    China and Japan's latest beef; talk of fuel rationing gets serious

  • Film

    January 25, 2005

    200 Days of Solitude

    Mother Knows worst: Abandoned kids face solitary confinement amid neighborly apathy

  • Film

    August 17, 2004

    Film

    Mother Knows worst: Abandoned kids face solitary confinement amid neighborly apathy

  • Film

    July 13, 2004

    Repetition Compulsion: An Endlessly Mutating J-Horror Flick

    Mother Knows worst: Abandoned kids face solitary confinement amid neighborly apathy

  • Art

    March 9, 2004

    Five Points

    Making a wish list: nagging qualms about the Biennial

  • Books

    January 27, 2004

    Don't Call Him Haruki: Japan's Other Murakami Sees Red

    Making a wish list: nagging qualms about the Biennial

  • News

    August 19, 2003

    Punch Drunk: If the Boys Want to Fight You Better Let Them

    Making a wish list: nagging qualms about the Biennial

  • News

    August 5, 2003

    Good Game Boy

    Making a wish list: nagging qualms about the Biennial

  • Film

    June 10, 2003

    Film

    Making a wish list: nagging qualms about the Biennial

  • Books

    February 11, 2003

    Think Different

    Making a wish list: nagging qualms about the Biennial

  • Film

    October 15, 2002

    Final Cut Pros

    Making a wish list: nagging qualms about the Biennial

  • Dining

    October 8, 2002

    Favoring Curry

    Making a wish list: nagging qualms about the Biennial

  • News

    August 13, 2002

    If We Lost It All

    Cities Die. Should New York Be the First to Clone Itself?

  • News

    October 2, 2001

    Gas Peddled

    Exaggerating the Chemical and Biological Terrorism Threat

  • Film

    July 24, 2001

    Foreign Lesion

    Exaggerating the Chemical and Biological Terrorism Threat

  • Film

    June 19, 2001

    Night and the Cities

    Exaggerating the Chemical and Biological Terrorism Threat

  • Film

    January 5, 1999

    First and Best

    Exaggerating the Chemical and Biological Terrorism Threat

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