Myles Karp
NYC
NYC's Nutella Cafe Is Not the Den of Sin I Had Hoped For
The cafe is more reminiscent of a middle-school classroom than Michele Ferrero’s Monte Carlo hideaway. Where's the sex?
Myles Karp
4.22.19
Restaurant Confessionals
The Wildest Things I Saw as a Food Cart Inspector for the NYC Parks Department
From the hot dog stand cartels to the crown jewel of violations—cooking capybara in the park—it was anything but dull.
Anonymous
6.20.18
fruit
How to Get the World's Best Mangoes in the US, Right Now
The Alphonso is the holy grail of Indian mangoes, and you just might be able to sink your teeth into one.
Myles Karp
5.16.18
Ice Cream
The History of Cuba's Ongoing Obsession with Ice Cream
From 15-scoop sundaes to Castro's infatuation with a white-uddered cow, Cuba's relationship with ice cream has always been a passionate affair.
Myles Karp
5.10.18
History
How Kimchi Was Used As Political Leverage in the Vietnam War
The story of LBJ, the president of South Korea, and a $2 million annual supply of fermented cabbage.
Myles Karp
4.5.18
Thai Food
The Surprising Reason that There Are So Many Thai Restaurants in America
You may have noticed that the ratio of Thai restaurants to Thai people in the US is high—and it's no coincidence.
Myles Karp
3.29.18
Cheese
WTF Happened to Government Cheese?
Does anyone remember that cheap dairy by-product that stunk up American kitchens from the late 70s to the early 90s with the stench of stinky gym socks?
Myles Karp
2.19.18
longreads
We Were Promised the World's Most Delicious Mangoes. They Never Came.
Although the ban on India's Alphonso mangoes was lifted a decade ago, they're still virtually impossible to find in America. Here's why.
Myles Karp
2.7.18
Fast Food
Farewell to Chicago's 'Rock N Roll McDonald's'
Like rock 'n' roll itself, the iconic restaurant has been demolished as part of a corporate push toward modernization. We blame Maroon 5.
Myles Karp
1.31.18
movies
An Exhaustive Analysis of the Iconic Pizza Scene in 'Home Alone'
Keep the change, ya filthy animal.
Myles Karp
12.15.17
Fast Food Week
From Mafia Murders to Pitbull: How the Strange Story of Miami Subs Epitomizes Florida
Every Florida kid remembers the fries, the gyros, and the contract killing.
Myles Karp
11.23.17
WTF
This Might Be the Weirdest Restaurant in America
There's definitely no old Soviet spy equipment embedded inside.
Myles Karp
10.4.17
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