Michael Y. Park
Michael Y. Park is a writer living in Brooklyn. He has eaten scorpions and grubs in Manhattan, picnicked with the king and queen of Malaysia, dined on caribou under the watchful eyes of a polar bear in Manitoba, gagged down gasoline clams at a barbecue in North Korea, and traded nuts and fruits with Hazara tribesmen in the Khyber Pass. Loves cold meatloaf.
DC's Union Market: A Food Hall Rebuilt From Scratch Following a Fire
How food became a priority at Union Market, a food hall in Washington, D.C.
A Love Affair With Small-Town Spain: El Colmado in NYC's Gotham West Market
The next best thing to getting on a plane to Spain: Sidling up to a counter seat at El Colmado.
Changing What a Food Court Can Be: Gotham West Market in New York City
It's a hard choice: ramen, tapas, or a burger for lunch. At Gotham West Market, you can have it all.
Generations of Baking Traditions at Beiler's Bakery in Reading Terminal Market
Beiler's Bakery sells thousands of doughnuts per day. But the secret? Well, strangely, there isn't one
How a 154-Year Old Ice Cream Shop Stays in Business
How does a 154-year-old ice cream shop stay relevant? You know the saying. Make new friends, but keep the old...
Culture
Perfecting the Meatball With the Chefs Behind The Meatball Shop
Never suffer dry-as-a-puck meatballs again with our secret ingredients for perfectly juicy meatballs.
A Family Affair: Hershel's East Side Deli in Philadelphia's Reading Terminal Market
A visit to Hershel's East Side Deli in Philadelphia's Reading Terminal Market
Culture
Why Don't You Buy Vanilla Extract in a Liquor Store?
Vanilla extract's the same proof as vodka or rum, yet we buy it at the supermarket. Here's why.
Cooking
How (and Why) You Should Cook with Caramel
Stop spooning caramel over your dessert and starting working the sweet stuff into your meals!
Restaurants
The Murky Legal World of the DNA You Leave Behind at Restaurants
Whenever you go out to eat, you leave behind more than a tip at the restaurant: You're leaving behind your DNA, and entering a murky world with far-reaching consequences for privacy, U.S. law, and 21st-century technology.
Culture
What to Eat When It's Really Cold Out (Really, Really Cold)
Yes, it's cold out. Maybe even too cold to go out for dinner. But wait till you read what the first man to cross Antarctica by dogsled had to eat before you start complaining.
Culture
Why This Ice Cream Commercial Won 2014
Food commercials are a guilt-free indulgence. What was the best one of 2014?
Lifestyle
7 Strange Flavored Waters to Try—Or Not
If you ever felt like a sap for paying $4 for a bottle of flavored water, you can now buy actual maple water to drive the point home. But it gets weirder from there.
Lifestyle
The Nutshell: A Digestible Digest of Foodstuffs
Peaches, eggs, and whale balls: This week's Nutshell has 'em all.
Philadelphia's Reading Terminal Market: 'The Old World Made New Again'
A look inside Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia
Lifestyle
Meet the Flat White, the Coffee Drink Taking the U.S. by Storm
The Australian coffee craze is about to make it big in America