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The Five Must-Watch Food Videos of the Week

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In this week's roundup of new videos, actress Ashlie Atkinson reads a Yelp review of the Olive Garden in Times Square, Joaquin Baca makes The Brooklyn Star's fried pig tails, The Meatball Shop's Michael Chernow shares his thoughts on how to succeed in the restaurant biz, Alex Guarnaschelli prepares for Meatopia, and Food Curated's Liza de Guia shines a light on the family behind Red Hook's Piaztlan Authentic Mexican food truck.

1) Watch a Real Actor Read an Olive Garden Yelp Review:
Watch actress Ashlie Atkinson read a Yelp review of the Olive Garden in Times Square. Spoiler Alert: There's an appalling scarcity of chocolate mints:

2) Joaquin Baca Makes The Brooklyn Star's Fried Pig Tails:
The Eater video crew visits The Brooklyn Star in Williamsburg to film chef Joaquin Baca's work his magic on pig tails and corn wheels:

3) Michael Chernow Talks Business:
The Meatball Shop's Michael Chernow shares some words of wisdom in this video from ScheduleFly. He believes success comes from putting his employees first: "A happy staff, and a happy team, translates right into the plate:"

4) Alex Guarnaschelli Prepares for Meatopia:
Next weekend, the epic meat fest known as Meatopia takes over Randall's Island, and Alex Guarnaschelli is getting things going with her fancy duck a la presse. Watch as she and Josh Ozersky play with a bronze duck press, or as Guarnaschelli calls it, "a spa treatment for duck carcasses:"

5) A Spotlight on Red Hook's Piaztlan Authentic Mexican Food Truck:
Food Curated's Liza de Guia shines a light on one of the 2012 Vendy Awards finalists: Red Hook's popular Piaztlan Authentic Mexican food truck:

· All Videos on Eater [~ENY~]

The Brooklyn Star

593 Lorimer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211 (718) 599-9899 Visit Website

The Meatball Shop - Lower East Side

84 Stanton Street, New York, NY 10002 (718) 551-0520 Visit Website