Robert Sietsema
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New York, NY, United States
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This Huge, 10-Layer Mexican Sandwich Features Hot Dogs and Ham
Mil Sabores, a bakery and restaurant in Hell’s Kitchen, doesn’t play around with its big torta, which features hot dogs, ham, beef milanesa, and more → Read More
Korean Corn Dogs Loaded With Melted Cheese and Other Epic Fixin’s Arrive in NYC
The city may be on the verge of a wiener-on-a-stick revelation with the opening of Snowy Village → Read More
Cat Cora’s Fatbird Flies and Crashes in the Meatpacking District
Robert Sietsema takes a first look at her new spot serving Southern fare → Read More
Going Down Under: A Visit to Manhattan’s Only Outback Steakhouse
New York City is missing some of the country’s most prominent fast food, casual, and fast-casual chains. We don’t have a Sonic Drive-In for example; no Carl’s Jr. or Hardee's; no In-N-Out, Jack In... → Read More
The Sushi Burrito: When Is a Burrito Not a Burrito?
You’ve got to admit that even though the idea of a sushi burrito is somewhat repulsive, it’s also a bit thrilling. All the recent chatter about them made me wonder exactly how the idea would be... → Read More
Follow the Cylindrical Madness of Hot Dog Super Tuesday With Sietsema and Solares
Well, it's Super Tuesday again, when 13 states plus American Samoa conduct their primaries. Instead of sitting in front of the TV, Eater Senior Editor Nick Solares and I decided to see how many hot... → Read More
Mimi Sheraton Tries Kossar's Bialys Post-Renovation
The snow was coming down thick and wet when I set off on Friday morning for Kossar’s, on the Lower East Side’s Grand Street. Founded in 1936, the world’s most famous bialy bakery had just reopened... → Read More
A New Definition of Chinese-American Cooking at Kings County Imperial
Are you sure this is a Chinese restaurant?" My friend queried confusedly as we sat down in Kings County Imperial, a newish Williamsburg spot in the shadow of the BQE, a fortune cookie’s throw from... → Read More
10 Old-Fashioned New York Neighborhood Pizzerias
Neighborhood pizzerias are the backbone of New York City dining. Since the 1950s when the stacked pizza oven was first popularized, they’ve been providing cheap food for much of the city’s... → Read More
Via Della Pace and Bruno: A Tale of Two East Village Pizzerias
Eater NY critic Robert Sietsema gives two new places a first glimpse. → Read More
Where to Eat Hot Dogs in New York
Because summer isn't complete without a hot dog or 18. → Read More
Arepas, Patacones, y Perros con Todo: Is Venezuelan New York’s Next Food Fad?
Until 12 years ago, Venezuelan food was virtually unknown in New York. At that time there were approximately 10,000 Venezuelans living in the city, accounting for only one-half of one percent of... → Read More
The Offal-Eater’s Handbook: Where to Eat Organs All Over the World
From Argentine to German to Russian cuisine, where to find international takes on offal. → Read More
The Offal-Eater’s Handbook: Untangling the Myths of Organ Meats
Robert Sietsema answers the age-old question: What is an organ, anyway? → Read More
The World's 12 Spiciest Cuisines
Eater critic Robert Sietsema runs down twelve of the world's hottest cuisines. → Read More
The World’s 12 Spiciest Cuisines
Eater critic Robert Sietsema runs down 12 of the world's hottest cuisines. → Read More
Everything You Need to Know About Chiles and Other Vectors of Hotness
Eating is a pleasure that can provide several well-known sensory effects. Any bite can be perceived as salty, sweet, sour, or bitter in differing proportions, or it may partake of the newly... → Read More
A Tour of New York's Classic Literary Haunts
It’s no secret writers like to drink — and they often like to eat, too. In addition, authors are often gregarious and sometimes garrulous, and enjoy mixing with other bookish types like editors,... → Read More
Another Dozen Cheap Eats Classics in New York City
Eater critic Robert Sietsema brings back a Classics Week favorite, a round up of 12 of the city's long-standing cheap eats. → Read More
Happy Food, a Plentiful New Food Court on Flushing's Main Street
There’s been a widespread upheaval in Flushing’s street food scene lately. The bad news is that some old favorites have disappeared — including the collection of windows under the Long Island... → Read More