Mike Diago
Freelance Writer
Mike Diago is a writer and high school social worker living in the Hudson Valley with his wife and two sons. His writing on food and family has appeared in Eater, Saveur, The Bittman Project, Punch, Sentient, Fatherly, Chronogram, Valley Table, and elsewhere. He has been an Eater contributor since 2021. His work was anthologized in Best American Food Writing 2023, listed as notable in the 2022 edition, and nominated for National Magazine Awards for Eater work in 2024 and 2025.
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Deck the Rice With Coca-Cola
Arroz con Coca-Cola is one of many Colombian cola-cooked dishes, a symbol of the mega-brand’s complicated relationship with Latin America
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All Hail the Halal Fried Chicken Shop
For decades, the corner halal fried chicken shop has been a staple of New York neighborhoods, and an important economic foothold for their Afghan owners
The Return of the American Rail Dining Car
Changes at Amtrak may revive the beloved tradition of enjoying chicken cordon bleu and Moroccan beef with chickpea salad with fellow travelers
Sun, Sand, and Spaghetti
For thousands of Dominicans in New York’s Washington Heights, the shores of Lake Welch in Harriman State Park are for family, friends, and giant pots of empaguetadas