Marcus Johnson

Harlem, NY · he/him

Oakland-made, Harlem-landed. Marcus spent his twenties ricocheting between Bay Area restaurants, moved east for love, and (as one does) stayed for the city. He writes about serious heat and not much else. Pizza stones, cast iron, deep fryers, the righteous cruelty of a properly preheated induction cooktop. Carries on a long-running, entirely private argument with himself about whether searing is a technique or a personality trait. Writes the kind of reviews that assume, quite correctly, that you actually plan to use the thing.