Food
Food Essays
- The Formerly Forbidden Fruit – Table Matters, May, 2010
- A Matter of Convenience – The Smart Set, March, 2010
- The Trouble with Truffles – Table Matters, November 2008
Articles With Recipes
My column at Table Matters, “DIY,” and my related work at The Smart Set centered around the history of and how to make your own versions of foodstuffs we typically buy readymade, from ketchup to bran flakes to veggie burgers.
- Reconsidering Ricotta – Table Matters, October 2010
- Tasty Makes – Table Matters, July 2010
- Sure Bet – Table Matters, June 2010
- All Hail the Galette – Venus Zine, Spring, 2010
- Back to the Grind (flour) – The Smart Set, December 2009
- Me Make Canes? (candy canes) – The Smart Set, December 2009
- You Can Do It (canned pumpkin) – The Smart Set, November 2009
- Yellow Fever (butter) – The Smart Set, November 2009
- Smoke ‘Em if You Got ‘Em (smoked salmon) – The Smart Set, October 2009
- Cocoa Loco (chocolate)– The Smart Set, October 2009
- Crab Trap (Old Bay) – The Smart Set, September 2009
- Bran Recognition (bran flakes) – The Smart Set, September 2009
- Playing Ketchup – Table Matters, March 2009
- The Seitan-ic Cult – Table Matters, February 2009
- Ginger Beer – Table Matters, February 2009
- Working for Peanuts (peanut butter) – Table Matters, January 2009
- Flapper Fruit (fruit leather) – Table Matters, January 2009
- Nook-and-Cranny Envy (English muffins) – Table Matters, December 2008
- Building a Better Bagel – Table Matters, November 2008
- A Burger By Any Other Name (veggie burgers) – Table Matters, October 2008
Reviews, Etc.
These largely Philadelphia-specific articles are reviews, yes, but with a good dose of area food history, subjecting myself to stupid things to eat, and getting yelled at by a woman wearing a romper after I bought donuts in West Philly.
- Oysters in Hot Water – Table Matters, November 2010
- What’s the Big Deal? – Table Matters, August 2010
- The Epic Donut Bike Ride – Table Matters, August 2010
- The Sushi Challenge – Table Matters, July 2010
- The Cheesesteak Pretzel – Table Matters, May 2010
- A Tale of Two Take-Outs – Table Matters, May 2010
- The Five Most Terrible Treats – Table Matters, October 2008
