Food Adventuring Around NYC
DISHES OF THE WEEK (2018): Click on a link to see a review and photos…. VENCEREMOS at ANGEL’S SHARE – January 4 HALF & HALF POT at LITTLE SHEEP MONGOLIAN HOT POT – January 11 BAKED RICOTTA AND ROASTED KABOCHA at LORING PLACE – January 18 BBQ KOHLRABI at FREEK’S MILL – January 25 PHAT THAI WITH PRAWNS …
MY TOP 100 TASTES of 2017 Click on a link to see a review and photos…. 100. MUSHROM AND PARSLEY PORRIDGE at GRAIN BAR AT GREAT NORTHERN FOOD HALL 99. SPINACH WITH FETA CHECHENITA at CHE CAFÉ 98. SFORMATINO DI ZUCCHINE at FIASCHETTERIA PISTOIA 97. ARNABEET MEKLE at AU ZA’ATAR 96. CRISPY RICE SALAD at DUDLEY’S 95. …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2017… This year was another crazy ride. And while politics and breaking news stories often drifted into my anxious psyche, food still played an important role. And this year was full of surprising dishes that were nourishing, pleasurable, and a much-needed distraction. Here now are the …
I’ve had all sorts of fake meat over the years. Broccoli hot dogs. Veggie burgers made from just about anything you can imagine (except meat. of course). And most recently I tried a yuba philly cheesesteak that blew my mind. But through it all, I’ve never tasted anything that pretended to be fish. Unless you count …
DISHES OF THE WEEK (2017): Click on a link to see a review and photos…. ARAWAK at BLACKTAIL – January 5 EGG IN A HOLE at TEKOÁ – January 12 TAHINI SOFT SERVE at SEED + MILL – January 19 SPICY BIG TRAY CHICKEN at SPICY VILLAGE – January 26 MUSHROOM AND PARSLEY PORRIDGE at …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2016… 2016 was a tough year. From a whirlwind political circus to the loss of many beloved celebrities to worldwide tragedies, the news was full of sad things. But there was still joy out there and as usual, I found a lot of that joy through food. …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I’m doing something I’ve never done before on this blog. And that’s because I just came back from an adventure that was unlike anything I’ve ever done before in my life. For six weeks of the …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City There have been a lot of fancy, trendy food halls that have opened in New York in the last few years. Most are just big spaces with a diverse option of over-priced gourmet local fast food. …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Peter Shelsky and I are kindred spirits in the fact that we are both terrible Jews, but we love the nostalgic food of our ancestors. Bagels, lox, cream cheese, pastrami. This is what being Jewish is all …
My search for the best corned beef/pastrami in New York continues…. SADLY, HARRY & IDA’S MEAT AND SUPPLY CO. IS NOW CLOSED. Of all the iconic foods of New York that I have documented, I think corned beef and pastrami is the one that is updated the least. We are immersed in fancy bagel and hot …
MY TOP 100 TASTES of 2015 Click on a link to see a review and photos…. 100. ROASTED CHICKEN ‘CHIMI’ SALAD at NUM PANG 99. ROASTED CAULIFLOWER at RESTO 98. YUM SOM-O at KAO SOY 97. “NO CARB” PAD THAI at SKYICE SWEET & SAVORY 96. BURNT BROCCOLI SALAD at SUPERIORITY BURGER 95. CHEESECAKE at …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, HARRY & IDA’S MEAT AND SUPPLY CO. IS NOW CLOSED. Every once in a while a food purveyor comes along that I get so excited about that I end up dedicated multiple posts on this blog to …
MY TOP 100 TASTES of 2014 Click on a link to see a review and photos…. 100. SUNFLOWER HOZON DRESSING at SWEETGREEN 99. HOT BORSCHT at UKRAINIAN EAST VILLAGE RESTAURANT 98. WHEN PETER LUGER GOES OUT FOR PIZZA at HEARTWOOD (CLOSED) 97. ASH RESHTEH at CAFE NADERY (CLOSED) 96. WRAPPED RED SNAPPER at CLAUDETTE 95. …
My search for the best bagels in New York continues…. There’s not usually much hoopla surrounding the opening of a new bagel shop. If I discover a new one, it’s usually by walking by or a friend tells me about a new shop in their neighborhood. It’s a bit different for pizza and ice cream …
DISHES OF THE WEEK (2014): Click on a link to see a review and photos…. BLACK WATCH at ATTABOY – January 2 WHITE BORSCHT at KARCZMA – January 9 FATTY BRISKET at MORGAN’S BBQ – January 16 TRADITIONAL BANH XEO at BUN-KER – January 23 STRACCIATELLA CHEESE TOAST at CHARLIE BIRD – January 30 NEW …
For the fourth year in a row, I present the 100 most exciting dishes I’ve consumed during my food adventures around the five boroughs. Look for another five dishes every few days. I purposefully don’t put out a list of the 10 best restaurants because it would be totally unfair for me to judge. Unlike …
For the fourth year in a row, I present the 100 most exciting dishes I’ve consumed during my food adventures around the five boroughs. Look for another five dishes every few days. It’s ironic that Japanese cuisine is my favorite because when I was younger, I tasted some dark roasty soup at the Japanese pavillion …
For the fourth year in a row, I present the 100 most exciting dishes I’ve consumed during my food adventures around the five boroughs. Look for another five dishes every few days. In the last few years, a brand new cuisine has been created that I (and most of NYC) like to refer to as …
For the fourth year in a row, I present the 100 most exciting dishes I’ve consumed during my food adventures around the five boroughs. Look for another five dishes every few days. That poor little chicken has gotten a bad reputation for so long. Most of us know chicken in this country from overly processed, …
For the fourth year in a row, I present the 100 most exciting dishes I’ve consumed during my food adventures around the five boroughs. Look for another five dishes every few days. This is truly the year of the mash-up. Last night, most Jews in this country celebrated a once-in-a-lifetime mash-up of Thanksgiving and Hanukkah …