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Meet & Eat: Gordon Mark, Serious Eats Intern
Editor's note: I always love finding out more about the folks behind the websites I read. And more than a few of you must, too, because we've had a number of readers suggest doing "Meet & Eats" with the people of Serious Eats. We actually started doing this back in March with SE intern Emily Koh, and now we're going to pick up where we left off with SE intern Gordon Mark. Gordon is the man behind the awesome NYC Chinatown guides on Serious Eats New York, he's our resident video game guru, and he's the guy keeping you up to date on what to watch on food TV. So without further ado, here's Gordon! --Adam
Name: Gordon Mark
Location: Brooklyn Represent!
Occupation: Chuch website webmaster, intern at Serious Eats, procrastinator
URL: flickr.com/photos/weapong
Favorite comfort food? A cha siu bao (roast pork bun). It's quick, cheap, warm, and tasty. I bite into that and I'm comforted. Actually, baked goods in general are my comfort foods.
Guilty pleasures? Fatty food: Fat roast pork, pork rinds, yakitori chicken skins, or the fatty parts of a prime rib. They're sooo good and sooo unhealthy. It's a good thing I'm skinny—for now.
Describe your perfect meal. I think it would simply be a home-cooked dinner of dishes of beef and veggies with my family.
What food won't you eat? Shellfish. I don't have an allergy to them; I just don't like the taste.
What's an unexplored food you'd like to try? French cuisine is unexplored for me. I'm curious about how the food tastes.
Favorite food person? It would Martin Yan of Yan Can Cook fame. I watched that show a lot when I was kid.
When did you first realize you were a serious eater? About two years ago, when I realized that I hadn't really taken advantage of living in New York with all the stuff there is to do. So I started going on "adventures" in the city. And since there's a multitude of places to eat, I naturally gravitated toward exploring them.
What do your family and friends think of your food obsessions? My family thinks it's weird, especially when I ask them to wait before eating so I can take pictures of the food. My friends think it's cool and come to me for recommendations.
Favorite food sites or blogs? My favorite blogs would be The Girl Who Ate Everything and Food in Mouth. Robyn's blog [TGWAE] is the first food blog I came across back when I was looking for information about food in New York. I like the photos on Food in Mouth and that's a current favorite. Also, while New York Daily Photo isn't exactly a food blog, he often blogs about NYC-related food places. And he does quite a thorough write-up for each day's subject. I also enjoy reading the New York Times Wednesday food section.