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Grease architecture
Another dream fulfilled: writing about my favorite kitchen tool for legendary Dutch architecture magazine Forum.
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NYC through the stomach
Reviews of some NYC’s most iconic eating establishments: Veselka, Momofuku Ssam Bar, Georgian Bread, etcetera. Thank you to my food-obsessed host!
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There’s an eel riot goin’ down
People can say I’m full of brown trout, but I believe the mighty and mysterious eel should become Amsterdam’s official spirit animal. My rationale begins with the popular 19th-century sport called ‘palingtrekken’ [‘eel pulling’].
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Feeling Amsterpeckish… Fine gnome-like dining in an orange mushroom
A large orange mushroom has popped up on Mercatorplein. It’s Cafe Zurich and it’s meant to bring more glam to the gentrifying De Baarsjes neighbourhood. Many locals already call it ‘Cafe Plop’, a reference to a deeply odd children’s TV show…
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On Wall and Currywurst
My Globe & Mail feature on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall is also a tribute to the 60th anniversary of the mighty currywurst. And yes, these stories are related.
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Talking Belly to Belly with Glutton and Van Dam.
In one corner: Johannes van Dam, Het Parool’s food critic, who puts fear into the hearts of the city’s restaurateurs. In the other corner: Amsterdam Weekly’s Undercover Glutton. We have brought them together to discuss their mutual passion for food. And indeed, it turned out that they have much in common besides diabetes.