ME IN THE NEWS
The New York Times (Review): In Two New Books, the Chef Definitely Recommends Something Gay
Chicago Review of Books: Diners and Debauchery: A Study of Gay Restaurants in 'Dining Out'
Grub Street: Erik Piepenburg Used to Man-hunt at Veselka
Washington Post: Quiche, drag brunch and sit-ins: How food informs queer identity
The Brian Lehrer Show (WNYC): The Gay Restaurants That Nurtured LGBTQ Americans
Bon Appétit: Two New Books Explore Why Food Is Gayer Than You Think
Eater: Defining the Queer Food Movement
The Guardian: Diner dates and bathhouse chili: the colorful, defiant history of America’s gay restaurants
Sound of Ideas (Cleveland): Interview with Erik Piepenburg
Cleveland.com: ‘Dining Out’ explores history of gay restaurants
USA Today: Celebrate Pride Month with one of these 10 new books
Red Hook Star Revue: Gay restaurants were never just about the food
Queerty: 18 LGBTQ+ books hitting shelves in summer 2025
Slate's Outward Podcast: America’s Gay Restaurants with Erik Piepenburg
This Is TASTE Podcast: Telling Queer Food Stories with John Birdsall & Erik Piepenburg
This Way Out Radio: Erik Piepenburg's 'Dining Out'
Gay City News: A new wave of books celebrating queer spaces
Gayety: A Deliciously Diverse Roundup of Queer Books You Need on Your Shelf this Pride Season
Sewers of Paris Podcast: A Restaurant, a Cabaret, and a Hustler Bar
Electric Lit: The Most Anticipated Queer Books for Summer 2025
He Said Dallas: Queer Cuisine Chronicles: A Taste of LGBTQ+ History in ‘Dining Out’
Washington Post: 8 LGBTQ+-friendly restaurants in D.C. to visit during WorldPride
Washington Blade: Bookstores Full of LGBTQ-themed New Releases
Publishers Weekly: Queering the Menu
WNYC: The Legacy of 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' at 50
Stanford Magazine: The Stuff of Screams
CBC: Why Aren't People Wearing Headphones in Public?
Food & Wine: How Vegetarian Restaurants Became Intertwined with the LGBTQ+ Movement
Eater: Queering the Room
W: The Year Horror Went Highbrow
The New York Times: A Far-Out Movie for Your Holiday Party
WNYC: How a Doll Became a Queer Icon in 'MEGAN'
KCRW: What ‘It’s a Sin,’ ‘Pose,’ and other Shows Taught the World About AIDS
WNYC: From Barbed-Wire Kisses to New Queer Cinema
Times Talks: Laverne Cox
Times Talks: Simon Doonan
Times Talks: Penn & Teller