El Pollo Local

IMAGE: “El Pollo Local,” designed by Evan Allen — click here to see a larger version. Another little treat from the New City Reader Food issue, “El Pollo Local” is a more light-hearted take on the idea of tracing New York City’s urban...

Edible Geography

As advertised in my last post, from January 18 through 23, I launched GOOD’s new Food hub with a week-long blog festival called Food for Thinkers. In the end, an incredible forty-three writers, designers, and presenters from a wide variety of backgrounds joined...

GOOD Food

The sharp-eyed among you will have noticed that in recent weeks, I have been writing regularly for GOOD, the L.A.-based magazine and media company. I’m excited to announce that I’ve accepted the job of Food Editor there, and I’m launching the new...

Fatbergs

IMAGE: Rob Smith, suited up and ready to descend into London’s sewers. All images in the post are screengrabs from The Guardian’s video. Rob Smith rejoices in the glorious job title of head flusher at Thames Water, the water supply and sewerage utility...

The Dessert Crisis

IMAGE: Albert Adrià’s falling chocolate trunk filled with frozen chocolate powder, on a forest floor of lime-and-mint yogurt, with almond praline, puffed quinoa, and green-pistachio streusel, via. In this week’s New Yorker, Adam Gopnik has a lovely article...