For all the
Bethenny Frankel fans out there who watch her show "Bethenny Ever
After" on Bravo, I have a special treat for you! I am sure you know who
Nicholas Feitel is, aka Foodie Nick, who has appeared on her TV show multiple
times. He's definitely one to stand out, from his awkwardness to his intellect
of food, it's easy to fall in love with his cameos on the show. He has worked
for Bethenny by writing for her blog and participating in a food crawl with
her. In his every day life he also does a lot of improv at places in NYC. After
reaching out to Nick on his blog & through Twitter, this amazing
writer/foodie agreed to do a question interview for me. I am so honored that he
took his time to make me a very happy fan! Below are the questions I asked and
his responses.
ME: Hey
Nick! It's great being able to talk to you. I'm a huge fan! I really want to
check out some food trucks in the city. What is your favorite food truck to get
something healthy to eat? What do you order there?
NICK: I
really love The Bistro Truck, though I guess I am not a subscriber of so-called
"healthy foods". Bistro Truck features cous-cous with different
Moroccan-style meats on top, with a side mesclun salad. The clarity of flavor
is really awesome here, the meals are incredibly filling for the price and
nothing is fried. Even cous-cous as a grain is comparatively lighter than other
such carb-heavy options you might find.
ME: What
is your favorite food truck when calories just don't matter? What do you order?
NICK: Big
Gay Ice Cream for dessert (try their store!) where I routinely get the Bea
Arthur and I guess if I could eat anything lunch-wise, maybe the full
super-shawafel platter from Freddy's King of Falafel/Shawarma. Just greasy and
huge and filling and Freddy always packs in some extra.
ME: I
know you did The South Beach Diet, you look amazing! How do you keep the weight
off? I know with being a foodie and having such a passion for all kinds of
foods, it must be hard.
NICK:
Thank you. The diet itself was pretty easy and works well for men particularly
(especially those who don't drink coke or beer often to begin with). It's easy
losing the weight because there are regimented rules and noticeable results
from those rules. It's the maintenance part that's tricky. There are no rules
in phase 3 of SB, just your best judgement and as we all know that can change
from day to day. Eventually you get more confidence in yourself, you know when
to let loose and eat that extra meal or that 8-topping fro-yo and know to
adjust the next day. Eventually I'll get more confidence in myself but for now
I weigh myself every other day and use the shame/pressure of that to motivate
my eating habits.
ME:
Lastly, I know you venture out to so many different places in the city to eat,
but do you have a love for cooking as well? If so, what's your favorite meal to
make?
NICK:
Nope. Don't even have a working stove in my very small apartment. Back when I
did cook though, I made a mighty good turkey bolognese that I learned from my
spectacular cook of a mother and a mustard vinaigrette salad that I learned
from my pops. Maybe if someone ties me down or I grow up a bit I'll start
cooking again.
ME: Thank
you so much for your time. I really appreciate you doing a question interview
with me. Good luck with all that your future has to offer! :)
I am very
excited for Nick's food truck recommendations. A visit to the city will be
planned in the future to check out all the places he mentioned. I will be
sure to post all about it. Thanks for reading!
Check out
Nick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Feitelogram
Check out
Nick’s Blog: http://feitelogram.wordpress.com/
