Food Adventuring Around NYC
My search for the best ice cream in New York continues…. Anybody who watches Top Chef knows that food is supposed to look as good as it tastes. And some of those dishes the contestants put out look stunning, like works of art. And I’ve been fortunate enough to eat at restaurants where you have …
My search for the best ice cream in New York continues…. SADLY, LOVE GELATO IS NOW CLOSED. Summer is finally approaching again and with it more ice cream and gelato shops try their luck at winning the palettes of New Yorkers. And the war for best gelato in the West Village continues as Love Gelato opens …
Once again Time Out New York released their Top 100 Dishes of the year and once again, I’m going to eat my way through every one. And no price point or subway delay will stop me. In no particular order, here’s my take on their Top 100. SADLY, DESSERTTRUCK WORKS IS NOW CLOSED. By now we’ve …
Once again Time Out New York released their Top 100 Dishes of the year and once again, I’m going to eat my way through every one. And no price point or subway delay will stop me. In no particular order, here’s my take on their Top 100. I’m a big fan of themes. I enjoy …
SADLY, TIMMY O’S FROZEN CUSTARD IS NOW CLOSED. Frozen custard is huge in the mid-west. And I don’t mean literally. The portion sizes at Ted Drewes or Kopps are no bigger than a decent ice cream cone in New York. But custard is hugely popular. You can get sundaes, concretes, blizzards, and the like. And I’ve …
The future of ice cream involves liquid nitrogen and choosing your own base and mix-in’s. Just like everything else, it’s all about choices and technology. And soon enough, I’m sure we’ll all be ordering our customized ice cream cone from our Iphones. There was a little shop called Lulu & Mooky’s in the Lower East …
SADLY, CIAO BELLA IS NOW CLOSED. THEIR GELATO AND SORBET ARE STILL AVAILABLE AT RETAIL STORES. Many years ago, I worked at a great little French bistro called Café Joul. In many ways, it was the place I first discovered quality dining in the city. I really developed a passion for the food there and the …
I want to say up front here that I accept all religions. I believe everybody should be able to practice whatever it is they believe (as long as nobody is being hurt in the process). However when religions become too organized or preachy, I tend to become a bit annoyed and uncomfortable. But I’m somewhat …
SADLY, GROM IS NOW CLOSED IN NEW YORK. OTHER LOCATIONS ARE SITLL OPEN AROUND THE WORLD. It seems like a quaint peaceful neighborhood, but NY foodies know that the West Village is a battleground. If there were to be food throwdowns (outside of Bobby Flay’s Food Network show), they would most likely happen on and …
SADLY, THE GENERAL GREENE IS NOW CLOSED. All I’ve been hearing about since last summer (besides the Iphone 4) is the General Greene’s ice cream cart. It was built from local tools and parts by chef Nicholas Morgenstein. So of course, that was a brilliant marketing tool for the restaurant. And then the accolades for the …
Besides the Red Sox/Yankees rival, I don’t think New Yorkers have too many problems with Bostonites and vice versa. Okay, the baseball thing is a big deal, I get it. But judging from the number of Emack & Bolio shops around the city, I don’t think us Yanks have too many issues eating their ice …
The future of ice cream seems to have ended. Or just needs a publicist. Lulu & Mooky’s has always been an intriguing concept. It’s a little shop on the Lower East Side that makes liquid nitrogen ice cream. You pick your flavor and they freeze it for you on the spot with lots of smoke …
Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or a sewer hole), you know that one of the latest fads in the food world is selling food from a truck. New York has always had a history of street food vendors – in fact I give a tour about it with the company Urban Oyster (shameless …
When you spot more than one celebrity at a place in the West Village, you know they are officially on the map. Well, that and because the smart map apps are pretty comprehensive nowadays. I had no trouble finding L’Arte del Gelato with my Iphone and the line out the door didn’t hurt. I got …
And without further ado, I give you episode three: Brian promises to wait until Adam returns from his summer job to film the next episode. But when he discovers that another food blogger is also making a video about NY’s best ice cream, the competition becomes too much. Also check out: nycfoodguy.com
If you grew up in this country sometime during the last forty years, odds are you have a childhood memory of eating Chinese food. But the Chinese food we consumed (most likely Cantonese) probably was more Americanized than we realized – egg fu young, pupu platters, and chow mein. And at the end of those …
We all know ice cream makes you gay. And when I say gay, I mean happy. Skippingly, exuberantly happy. And, in the case of a brilliant ice cream truck downtown, we might have to use both definitions of the word gay. Now, of course, enjoying treats from The Big Gay Ice Cream Truck doesn’t necessarily …
SADLY, LULA’S SWEET APOTHECARY IS NOW CLOSED. I almost missed Lula’s Sweet Apothecary when I first walked by it. It’s in a very strange location for an old timey ice cream parlor. It’s far east in the Village on a grungy street that’s crowded with dirty dive bars, hipster restaurants and alternative boutique shops. And Lula’s …
For the longest time I thought Cones was an Italian owned gelateria. The signs on the walls even call the stuff gelato. And the mouthfeel of the frozen treats are definitely more dense and richer than your typical ice cream. But just because this stuff is made like gelato doesn’t mean it has to be …
Ice cream at a steakhouse is usually forgettable. It’s often consumed after a gut-busting meal and it’s possibly more painful to gobble up the dessert than it is pleasurable. But even still, the ice cream is rarely more than the usual vanilla or chocolate. And it’s almost never homemade. Quality Meats has never played by …