Category Archives: Ya Gotta Eat!

The Case for Small Ice Cream

I include this pic of an ice cream cone in Vermont a few years ago, because it represented an ice cream epiphany for me. I was up there for a wedding of a friend, and we just happened to stop … Continue reading

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Plastics–what to do when you don’t see a future in them

Food issues, who doesn’t have them? I try to be omnivorous, but there are a few things I just can’t stomach. Fast-food hamburger gives me chilling visions of prion diseases (I know the chance is slim, but man, what a … Continue reading

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Eating My Way Across the East River: New Amsterdam Oyster Saloon and the Williamsburg Flea

Oyster Saloon @ New Amsterdam Market

Oh boy, did I eat my way across the city this weekend! From Fulton Street: To the Williamsburg waterfront:

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Brooklyn Flea Opening Day!

Brooklyn Flea Opening Day!

It was a beautiful Saturday to open the Brooklyn Flea! I got my beloved Motorino pizza (white pie). I sampled artisanal beef jerky. I ogled the antiques. I bumped into the Food Culturist. A sure sign of the glorious summer … Continue reading

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The Best Thing I’ve Ever Eaten: Bacon Doughnut at Gordough’s

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This really left an impression, on my last day here in Austin: a maple glaze-drenched, crisp and hot doughnut, sprinkled with bacon, at Gordough‘s, a famous Austin food trailer institution. Heaven! I won’t soon forget you, Gordough’s!  

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The Small List: Austin Sugarworks

I was in a South By Southwest panel the other day called “Killer Elevator.” While the name conjured images of a high-concept screenplay pitch, the panel was actually quite practical, coaching would-be entrepreneurs to find the perfect pitch and then … Continue reading

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Brooklyn Booze Experiment

Yesterday, I arrived at the Brooklyn Bell House toting six pounds of slow-simmered carnitas and a tray of artisanal pinto beans from Cayuga Organics. My first cooking competition! I had signed up to compete along side my friend Denise Burrell-Stinson … Continue reading

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