Writing about food since 2004.
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Misc. Fun
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A Q&A with Michael Ruhlman on “The Elements of Cooking”
Of all the things that’ve happened to me since starting my blog, perhaps the most surprising and flattering and ennobling (if that’s the right word) has been the very vocal support I’ve received from one of my food writing heroes, Michael Ruhlman. Before he and I ever made contact, I was a huge fan of…
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Taste of New York
I don’t know about you, but I think New York Magazine gave me free passes to its Taste of New York event because of my photography skills. I mean with a picture like this, what else could it be? Ok, that’s a pretty bad picture but, in its own particular way it gives you a…
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A Cookie Trick
As much as I miss Diana for her winning personality, I mostly miss her for her cookie sheets. It was with her cookie sheets that we first made the greatest cookies of our lives–you can read the recipe here. Meg of Megnut rejected these cookies when she tried them and called them “too thin,” but…
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Mexican Coke
One of the highlights of my trip last week to Arthur Avenue with Julie had nothing to do with Italian food: it was the Coke you see above. That’s a Mexican Coke–Julie told me I had to try one (they sold it at a Mexican grocery store in the middle of all the Italian places)–and…
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Alice in Marketland
This video of Alice Waters shopping at the Union Square Greenmarket is unbelievable; like watching Jimi Hendrix buy a guitar or Picasso in a paint store. This is a genius in her element, surrounded by the very thing that inspires her. Look how delighted she is by that striped eggplant, by the taste of that…
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Food Fiction Friday: Mrs. Bushwick’s Blueberry Muffins
Not every muffin inspires a story, but the one you see above did. That’s the muffin I had a few weeks ago at Flatbush Farm and it’s the best blueberry muffin I’ve ever had. In honor of it, I composed a short story for this, the first ever Food Fiction Friday. Will I write a…
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An Elegy For Summer with Dead Lobster
Alas the summer will pass and autumn will soon descend. Gather ye lobsters while ye may and tomatoes too, my friend. And make a Pearl lobster roll like Rebecca taught on the vid; a final summer love affair that won’t produce a kid.
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Deep Fried Twix Bars
The other night at Chip Shop in Park Slope with Kirk, James and Diana we’d stuffed ourselves silly with fried fish, fried potatoes, and fried beer (ok, the beer wasn’t fried). Then Kirk tried to kill us. “Who wants to share deep fried Twix bars? They’re awesome.” In all my years of adventurous eating, I’d…
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Reader Mail, Letter #8472 (Cheap Eats New York)
Occasionally, I answer reader mail on the blog. Today I received the following message: Dear Adam, My friend and I are from D.C. and are heading off for college in the fall. We’re both avid readers of your site and really into food/cooking. We’re coming up to NYC for 2 days at the beginning of…
