Food Adventuring Around NYC
I know he works food magic, but I was amazed that Wylie Dufresne read my mind when composing the menu for his new pizzeria. Stretch Pizza, which feels like a modern somewhat high-end pizza restaurant, is nestled in the Flatiron District, pretty adjacent to the sceney Nomad area. As expected from the man who truly …
Founded by a Roman chef during the pandemic, Unregular Pizza has built quite a following thanks to social media and the chef’s bartering skills. The owner traded pizzas for other food with the community during the pandemic. Tike Tok and Instagram are clearly a big part of this company’s business model. When I was there …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. Old school is a perfect term for Vito’s Slices and Ices. From the shadows of nearby Port Authority, this places screams nostalgia. Slices of greasy cheese pizza and colorful Italian ices. This is childhood. But ambiance is one thing (and Vito’s has it in spades), …
I’m counting down the 10 best dishes I tasted in 2023… Eating out was definitely different this year for me. I let go of the need to visit all the latest “hot spots” (still have not been to Bad Roman or Tatiana) and found much more comfort and enjoyment in old standbys and casual neighborhood …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. I think there was a time not that long ago that I thought I would try every pizzeria in the city. Others have attempted to do that, but of course with so many opening and closing all the time, it’s not really possible. I also …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. Ace’s in Williamsburg has that very old-school nostalgic vibe that we’ve come to expect from hip modern NYC pizzerias. It also has the other thing we’ve come to expect: thick Detroit-style pizza.
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. I had some weird sense of déjà vu when walking into Jet’s Pizza. It reminded me of a place I had been to once before. It dawned on me that I felt like I had stepped foot into a Domino’s Pizza. Granted I had not …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. All these abbreviations. PQR is a pizza place on the UES and it’s more than A-OK. PQR stands for Pizza Quadrata Romana, which means that this is square Roman pizza. It is another small storefront on the Upper East Side specializing in pretty authentic Italian food. …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. I have not been to the storied pizzeria Lucali since my first visit over ten years ago. Since that time, the pizzeria has developed a rabid following and, possibly thanks to Beyonce and Jay-Z, garners huge lines of eager diners hours before the business ever opens. …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. I didn’t think I could have ever accepted that Arcade Bakery was gone. It was a classy secret little bakery in an office building in Tribeca that was one of the true gems in the city. It closed in 2019 because the owner and baker decided to retire. It seemed …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City After I wrote about the excellent cheese slice hidden in plain sight at NY Pizza Suprema just outside of Penn Station, I had a pizza friend reach out to me asking if I tried the “Upside …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. It’s amazing how many neighborhoods there are in New York. And they all have at least one neighborhood pizzeria that locals might call the best in the city. Sofia Pizza Shoppe in Sutton Place has tried to break out of that mold a little bit. …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. Believe me when I say I am fully on the vegan bandwagon. I’ve already sung the praises of a vegan hot dog, vegan BBQ, vegan tuna, vegan fried chicken, and so much more. When it works (which it often does), I love it. One step closer …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City There’s always a lot of pressure when it comes to follow-up restaurants. Ops is an undersung hit in Bushwick specializing in sourdough based pizzas and natural …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I promise this blog will not be turning into a review site for frozen pizzas. Although some of you may actually be excited about that prospect. This is the second frozen pizza I’ve discovered from local New …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I’m pretty much at that point now where my well of backlogged meals from pre-COVID has pretty much dried up. There are definitely some more interesting dishes to write about but the obvious ones in my …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. I don’t think pizza should be taken too seriously. Even though I write tons of reviews about it and can be hyper-critical, at the end of the day, it is just pizza.
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… This underusing Bushwick pizzeria is doing things a little bit differently. All the pizzas at Ops are naturally leavened using a sourdough yeast. The chew on the pie I tasted was incredible with a deep rich yeasty flavor. The bubbly char bits played nicely with the …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… The Margherita slice at the very popular L’Industrie didn’t look like much, but it actually stands up to most of the city’s other to-go slice joints. The crust is impeccably crisp and the cheese and sauce combo had a nice rich tang. All of …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… No NYC pizzeria this year got more hype and praise than the new slice joint from the Frankies (of Frankies 457 Spuntino and formerly Prime Meats). I visited twice and was hot and cold (see a full pizza review here), but I have to admit …