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3 weeks ago | 
whyisthisinteresting.substack.com | Jeff Gordinier
Jeff Gordinier (JG) is an editor and food writer that I’ve followed for a long time. I loved his book, Hungry, about his time traveling with chef René Redzepi. Have a great week. -Colin (CJN)Photo: Andre BaranowskiTell us about yourself. I am a father. I have four children: Margot, who graduated from Vassar College last year and now lives in France; Tobias, who is finishing his first year at CU Boulder in Colorado; and twins Jasper and Wesley, who are in first grade here in Los Angeles.
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1 month ago | 
artfulliving.com | Jeff Gordinier
There are certain types of restaurants that strike me as quintessentially American: the burger joint, the roadside diner, the place on the corner where you grab a slice of pizza and eat it as you dash down the sidewalk. Among those archetypes, I would include the raw bar. Granted, the notion of consuming icy platters of fresh oysters, clams, prawns and crab legs — sometimes presented via the luxurious verticality of a seafood tower — has deep roots in countries like France.
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2 months ago | 
theglobeandmail.com | Jeff Gordinier
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Jeff Gordinier
The Best New Restaurants in America, 2024Pete LeeHearst OwnedThe other day my son Jasper asked me what sounded like a simple question: “Dad,” he said, “what is American food?”Jasper is six years old, and we live in Southern California, which meant that in the course of the preceding week he and his twin brother had encountered Sonoran-style tacos, Lebanese kebabs, Vietnamese spring rolls, and several iterations of pizza.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
esquire.com | Jeff Gordinier |Joshua David Stein |Omar Mamoon
The other day my son Jasper asked me what sounded like a simple question: “Dad,” he said, “what is American food?” Jasper is six years old, and we live in Southern California, which meant that in the course of the preceding week he and his twin brother had encountered Sonoran-style tacos, Lebanese kebabs, Vietnamese spring rolls, and several iterations of pizza.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
furthermag.com | Jeff Gordinier
Last summer, after three decades in New York, I moved home to Southern California. Within hours of landing at LAX I knew it was the correct decision, a fact confirmed whenever I pull up to the Mariscos Jalisco truck on La Cienega and treat myself to two shrimp tacos and a Mexican mineral water. I wear flip-flops and sit on a plastic stool. The bill is eight dollars. Los Angeles does the sidewalk thing extremely well, whereas New York City excels at something else.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Jeff Gordinier
Revolutionary Food Insights From Alexander SmallsRich Kissi"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Over the past 30 years, Alexander Smalls has endeavored to shake up the way Americans think about food. In 1994, after pursuing a career as an opera singer (and winning both a Grammy and a Tony Award along the way, thanks to a Houston Grand Opera production of Porgy and Bess), Smalls pivoted to restaurateuring.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
foodandwine.com | Jeff Gordinier
Charlotte Jenkins holds out a pot and makes it clear that if you want to learn something, it’s time to look closely. “See this rice?” she says. “This is how rice is supposed to be.” She’s right, of course. The rice is neither mushy nor crunchy. Each grain retains its individuality, but together, the grains have softened toward the optimal threshold for soaking up flavor.
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Aug 13, 2024 | 
esquire.com | Jeff Gordinier
Idris Elba called from an airport the other day. The actor, who turns 52 next month, is in the midst of shooting the second season of Apple TV’s Hijack, but he didn’t ring us to talk about acting—nor about the “next James Bond” chatter that has gotten stuck in his career like a broken record for half a decade. He wanted to chat about music and vodka, and here at Esquire we rarely say no to either.
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May 30, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Omar Mamoon |Joshua Stein |Kevin Sintumuang |Jeff Gordinier
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links."Sometimes you just want to settle in. Sometimes you need to call the audible, cancel the next meetup, ask the sitter to stay late, and get your friends to come to you, because you’ve found the place with an energy so perfect—exactly what you were looking for on that day, in that moment—that, really, could anything go up from here?
