Supposedly, Swiss fondue is one of the world’s sexiest foods.  In fact, fondue is so sexy that I could only find one friend who was willing to eat fondue with me… and he actually sort of hates cheese.  I even invited one of NYC’s most accomplished food bloggers, and he responded by saying simply, […]

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  Generally speaking, restaurant servers are completely full of s#!t. I worked as a waiter for nearly a decade, and was specifically trained to lie through my teeth. A typical waiter-customer interaction goes something like this: Waiter:  “Today’s special is the chef’s magnificent dark gravy stew.” Customer:  “Oh. What’s in it? Is it good?” Waiter: […]

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  Four things really caught my attention during our visit to Syabri, a friendly Belorussian restaurant in Brooklyn: I got more tongue at Syabri than I’ve ever gotten in any other restaurant, Slavic or otherwise. I got more mayonnaise at Syabri than I’ve ever gotten in a Slavic restaurant. (The Russian and Ukrainian salads I […]

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  I have a soft spot for New York’s legendary Estonian House, where I spent a magnificent evening eating salt herring, drinking heavily, and pretending to be a barn swallow.  So when the Estonians graciously allowed me to return to the club to eat more Estonian food, I jumped at the opportunity. This time, the […]

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  If you’re ever wondering how I became so food-obsessed, head to Iowa and introduce yourself to my mother. She’s one hell of a great cook, and she can do some serious damage to a plate of cinnamon rolls, brownies, or apricot crisp. She’s the daughter of Russian (Cossack) and Ukrainian immigrants, and her Ukrainian […]

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