Thoughts on food and food writing.

Jan 30, 2018

A brief bit of blatant self-promotion

I am moving to New York City at the end of the month. While this is very exciting for me personally, professionally, and culinarily (I’m coming for you, Queens Night Market), the next few weeks will be packed. Knowing myself, I’m not going to give the newsletter…

Josh Gee

Apr 19, 2017

One of the harshest reviews I have ever read

The review everyone is talking about this week is by Jay Rayner at the Guardian. He travelled to Paris to dine at Le Cinq in the Four Seasons Hôtel George V. It was supposed to be just research, but the meal was so bafflingly terrible he ended up…

Josh Gee

Apr 14, 2017

Remember last week?

Food & Wine released their best new chefs list of 2017. As with many lists like this, there’s always a lot to nitpick, but regular readers of this newsletter will recognize a lot of names and the editors clearly went out of their way to find women and chefs of color. I gotta get to San Antonio…

Josh Gee

Mar 22, 2017

Snack Cart: Prefabricated Irish Bars

Lucky Peach, a magazine of food and food culture, is folding after six years. In a blog post from the team, they confirm that there will be two more issues, the scheduled May issue and a giant double issue in the fall. This is a damn shame. Luck Peach was…

Josh Gee

Mar 14, 2017

This French frozen food company is selling Ghostbusters marshmallows

Welcome to Snack Cart! We’re back on a more regular schedule. While feedback was mixed and clearly logistics are tough, I’m going to keep the newsletter a Friday affair for now. Since I’m mostly scanning local…