There was a little activity going on in the Twitterverse about Sydney restaurant Bistrode’s voicemail gone wrong (“Sydney restaurant voicemail message FAIL – 02 9380 7333″ and “The award for the Sydney hatted restaurant with the most unfortunate voicemail message goes to Bistrode… 02 9380 7333″). I was curious enough to check it, so I [...]
Archive for August, 2009
24 Aug
Who’s Got New York’s Best Pizza? Chew On This
Ok, I admit – I am a pizzaholic, and I’ve been a pizzaholic since I was five years old. We were living in Staten Island back then, having made the then-upgrade from Brooklyn and a few years before we shuffled off to the leafy Jersey burbs. I remember my parents bringing home steaming-hot, whole cheese [...]
14 Aug
How to Make Money with a Food Blog? Gosstronomy asks Gary Vaynerchuk
Ah, the beauty of being in New York for six months is that I get to have access to amazing people at the top of their game. Last week I saw Gary Vaynerchuk – the uber-blogger (and occasional Conan O’Brien television guest) from WineLibraryTV – at a MediaBistro event, and I asked him about what [...]
12 Aug
Blasphemy – What’s Your Favourite Fast Food Joint?
I’ve got a bit of a split personality when it comes to fast food. Most times, I hate the stuff. It’s processed, homogenised, downright bad for you, and I blame it (and I’m not alone) for causing my dual home countries – America and Australia – to be the two fattest countries in the world. [...]
7 Aug
Nibble, slurp, chomp – Xiao Long Bao at Joe’s Shanghai
What do you think was the tipping point for xiao long bao to become a global phenomenon? It’s not like they’re a new invention like, say, foie gras popcorn incubated in liquid nitrogen and smashed into pork belly ice-cream. It’s not like Shanghai cuisine hasn’t been in New York since the 1940s. And it’s not [...]
6 Aug
The New NY Times Food Critic… Is Still Not Me
This year’s biggest food story in NYC concluded today with the announcement that Sam Sifton is replacing Frank Bruni as the food critic of the New York Times. Bruni was at the top of his game when it was announced in May that he was leaving the post and becoming a writer-at-large for the New [...]
5 Aug
Gosstronomy Goes to China: Wanna Come?
If you’re got a couple of weeks vacation in October, how about coming along with me for a sightseeing and food romp through China? From October 17-30, I’m taking a small group of keen foodies and travellers on a 14-day culinary adventure from Shanghai to Xian, Sichuan, Chengdu and finishing up in Beijing. It’s being [...]
4 Aug
In Chelsea, Obama Takes the Cake
Yes, we have one good-lookin’ president. So appealing, it appears, that he’s good enough to eat. I made a stop at the Chelsea Markets as part of a coffee story I’m researching, and found these presidential desserts at Eleni’s, better known for its quirky selection of ‘conversation’ cookies. The Obama cupcakes are also available on [...]
3 Aug
Is Jersey City the New Hoboken?
It’s a bit hard to look beyond New York Restaurant Week – which I’m happily enjoying – but I did want to point out there’s another Restaurant Week going on: Hudson Restaurant Week. Why Hudson County decided to do Restaurant Week at nearly the same time as New York is beyond me. Who wants to [...]
2 Aug
Pizza Economics – Di Fara’s Five-Dollar Media Frenzy
Wow, who knew that Di Fara – the famed pizzeria in boonies Brooklyn (you know, the non-hipster part) – could stir up so much media attention for something other than its delicious pies. Well, just a month after Gosstronomy’s visit there, Di Fara is now as famous for its prices as it is for its [...]
