chinese cuisine

  • Making Smashed Pickles Is Violent and Good

    Making Smashed Pickles Is Violent and Good

    A sliced disk of a pickle has its time and place (on a burger, for example), and a sharp spear on the side of your plate can give your lunch a delicatessen vibe, but pickle shapes do not need to be so smooth, so neat, so clean. In fact, there is a very good argument…


  • How to Become a Vegetarian (or Eat Less Meat)

    How to Become a Vegetarian (or Eat Less Meat)

    I have some personal news: I went vegan about three or four months ago. Considering that I’ve written thousands of words about how much I love tofu and black bean burgers, this “news” is hardly shocking, but with meat discourse reaching furious new heights (or depths?) every day, it seemed too relevant not to share.


  • I’m Obsessed With Air Fried Tofu

    I’m Obsessed With Air Fried Tofu

    Many years ago, I took a break from studying chemistry in Gainesville, Florida to hang out with my brother who was teaching maths in Athens, Georgia. It was the late-ish 2000s, Dottie Alexander was still in of Montreal, and Michael Stipe’s vegetarian restaurant, The Grit, was very popular.