Month: November 2018

Introducing the Newdie Mag team

We love food and it shows! Newdie Mag is happy to announce two new contributors and a new weekly schedule so you can know what to expect and when! Here is an outline of our programing:

Mondays: New YouTube Videos

JR Bruno and Hannah Boone peel peaches for fried eggplant with peach salsa
This is peachy

Every Monday look for us to team up with some of the funniest comedians around and Broadway’s JR Bruno to bring you a new video. Whether it is Cooking with Comedians by Newdie Mag or a Newdie Mag Extras videos, we want to bring the laughs to you to brighten up the start of your work week. Continue reading Introducing the Newdie Mag team

Seeds can pump-kin you up this fall

She's Awkward Cupcakes famous!
Welcome Kimmy Saracino to Newdie Mag

It’s official. We’re now in that awkward time of year that has us all thinking: “Omg, Halloween is already over? Oh wait, it’s almost Christmas. Is it still acceptable to order a tall PSL off the Starbucks menu? DID FALL EVEN HAPPEN?!”

Now before you get all dramatic and switch up your order to peppermint mocha, here’s some food for thought that’ll have this fall season live on for as long as your basic little heart desires. Continue reading Seeds can pump-kin you up this fall

Seoul Food | Korean BBQ is better in Korea – Duh!

Now that is Seoul food

My dear friend Joshua recently and foolishly suggested that his Korean food choice in Queens would be “just as good” as the food I’d be eating in Seoul, the land of morning calm city I was currently vacationing. As a former resident of Seoul back in 2011 and an enthusiastic advocate of all things Korean culture, I considered myself a perfect opponent for this foodie challenge. To prepare, I brushed my teeth in gochujang, the defining sauce in Korean cuisine, and I gargled with the juices leftover from the kimchi jar. This was going to get fierce. Continue reading Seoul Food | Korean BBQ is better in Korea – Duh!

Eating Myself: An introduction to me

Where’s my next meal?

Pollo Saltado as I fended off a hungry llama in Cusco, Peru. Carne de Porco a Alentejana in as I fended a hungry friend in Sintra, Portugal. Seafood Gumbo as I filmed a hungry comedian in New Orleans. These are just a few of my favorite memories tied to food.

Food defines a place as much as the people and buildings in it do. Around the world people have distinct cuisines that define their culture. What they eat is a huge part of who they are. The question that I asked is: “Who am I?” Continue reading Eating Myself: An introduction to me

Cooking with Comedians E3 – Mexican Casserole with Michael Salgarolo

This week on Cooking with Comedians by Newdie Mag celebrity guests help us make a mexican casserole. Will Barack Obama and Donald Trump get along for enough time to list off the ingredients? Will Gilbert Gottfried burn the casserole? Find out by watching. Continue reading Cooking with Comedians E3 – Mexican Casserole with Michael Salgarolo

The Korean Food Smackdown

Hot Stone bibimbap
The tetris of food bowls

It’s like fate, as I was talking to Newdie Mag contributor Megan Kojima  while she is on  vacation to South Korea I walked past Mokja Korean Restaurant. Suddenly it hit me: I should challenge that ****** **** (amazing lady) to find a better version of the same dish. Korean food in Korea vs. Korean food in New York. Come at me bro (Sis?). Continue reading The Korean Food Smackdown