Have the courage to eat fearlessly!

Brian Yarvin

I'm a food photographer and writer who went from a series of tiny apartments in Queens, NY to a life surrounded by the Amish. I'm still not sure how this happened.
Secrets
1. I have no secrets, at least not that I know about.
2. I sincerely don't know the answers to most questions I'm asked.
3. I'm better at research than most people think.
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Brian Yarvin is known inside the Colony as BrianY

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When You’re Not Reading Me
1. Visit a restaurant you've never eaten in before.
2. Cook a dish you've never attempted.
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Plain Grocery Stores

Right up the road from the Weaverland Auction, there’s an unnamed farm stand, its open front covered with plastic sheeting as protection against the bitter...
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Nationhood Found

I was starting to get used to the idea that Romania was the land of my ancestors. Those little pies and big secrets were mine...
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Sunnyside: A Man Without a Country

I had good reason to believe Poland was "my" country; cashiers in Polish grocery stores would speak to me in their native language and seem...
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Livers, and Maybe Gizzards Too

American street food keeps getting re-invented: oysters, tripe soup, and chicken gizzards get replaced by hot dogs and pretzels. Barbecue becomes "whole hog" and tacos...
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November – Brussels Sprouts

For a long time, I thought Lancaster County didn’t have a rush hour. It turns out that before six, before dawn, the roads were filled...
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