Author Archives: Susan Rohwer

Food writing has been getting a lot of action this spring. Between the James Beard award’s recognition of food journalism and the Future of Food conference held by the Washington Post, it’s pretty clear that writing about food culture has … Continue reading →

Racism is something that you don’t talk about in Cuba, except in hushed tones. So when a group of artists decided to take it on in a show called Queloides (Keloids) one can imagine the reaction they would get. Queloides … Continue reading →

Danny Stiles had 63-years on the radio and a quarter of a million records in his collection.  The 87-year-old radio deejay passed away from complications of heart problems on March 11, 2011. The “Vicar of Vintage Vinyl” left behind a … Continue reading →

You may not have known that March 3 was International Sex Workers Rights Day. Ten years ago, thousands of sex workers took to the streets of India to protest the violations, violence and discrimination they experienced every day.  The day … Continue reading →

The bright blue “Arancini Bros.” sign reads “we’ve got balls,” and they aren’t kidding.  But they mean rice balls, the Sicilian street food, and it’s the newest edition to the Bushwick food map. Arancini are risotto balls covered in breadcrumbs, fried … Continue reading →