Taste Williamsburg Street Fair!

Braised Pork Cheek and Cream of Wheat from Traif

I recently had the pleasure of attending the first annual Taste Williamsburg/Greenpoint street festival, which was a benefit to build the Northside Town Hall.  There was food and drink from dozens of the neighborhood’s best joints, including Traif — a restaurant “celebrating pork, shellfish, and globally-inspired [...]

Pig Ears, Grits and Streetcar: The Florida Film Festival Brings The Tasty & The Art

The calendar is so jammed with film festivals, I seriously think that the week between Christmas and New years is likely the only one in which a festival doesn’t occur. Then again, there are probably a few on that week, too. The point is, what makes these festivals special? How are filmmakers and attendees to [...]

An L.A. Visit or "Oysters and Uni and Chicken, oh my!"

In late March I travelled to Los Angeles for 10 days after not visiting for almost two-and-a-half years. While there remains dozens of eateries and markets to explore in this vast region, I did do a little culinary exploring and hope to head back that way before too [...]

My 2009 Year In Food or How I Discovered the South

From East Hampton to Austin to New Orleans and beyond, EiF co-founder Mark Rabinowitz presents his top 12 food moments of [...]

Images of New Orleans

A set of pix from two recent trips to New Orleans, including visits to Lüke, NOLA, K-Paul’s and [...]

NOLA: My First Po-Boy

My visit to Smitty’s was at the very beginning of my culinary, historical, filmic and sporting visit to the South. As per John T. Edge’s proclamation in his brilliant tome Southern Belly: The Ultimate Food Lover’s Guide to the South, I ventured not West of I-35. Keep it East of I-35 in Texas, says John [...]

A Road Trip To Lockhart or "Meat or Bust!"

NB: The original version of this post originally appeared on my personal blog, The Rabbi Report and was part of what I have come to call my Great Southern Road Trip. Enjoy! -Mark

If you haven’t already figured it out, a big part of this trip and my life is food. I love to cook for [...]

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