Food Adventuring Around NYC
Since the beginning of this journey, we have always made a dish for dinner from each country. We may have incorporated a drink or a dessert here and there, but it’s always been dinner. This week will be a little different. We’re waking up early and getting the day started with a warming breakfast from …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I’ve never been a huge fan of congee. So why on earth did I order it at the new coffee roaster and café El Condor? Great question. I was torn, actually, because I really wanted something warm and …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I remember when I was younger and a huge movie buff, there was this phenomenon (or marketing plan) that two movies about the exact same subject would be released by separate studios within weeks of each other. …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City While waiting for my burrito at the cramped take-out café Ursula, I noticed the only others in the shop were young hipster-types and an older couple waiting for their food in the corner. They seemed strangely …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I don’t think I realized how universal the egg sandwich is until I started thinking about this blog post. While we have our BEC in New York, there is the sabich in Israel, the tamago sando …
If you had told me we would be making three vegetarian dishes from Bulgaria, I would have told you that you were thinking of the wrong country. I don’t know a lot about Bulgarian cuisine but I knew that its diet like much of the Balkans consisted of meat. Yet this international cooking adventure continues to surprise …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… The last time I put out an end of year list of best dishes, it was 2019 and the world looked very different. Not only were we not yet in the midst of a never ending pandemic, but the way I ate at restaurants …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Outside of Korean corn dogs, Oaxacan food and housemade masa was maybe the hottest trend this year in NYC. In the old days, you’d have to head out to Elmhurst to find a restaurant that was …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City In theater school many moons ago, my friend and I were doing a scene from Of Mice and Men that required us to eat beans out of a can. It was possibly the most difficult acting …
My search for the best bagels in New York continues…. A while back when tourists asked me where to get a good bagel near their hotel in Times Square, I struggled a bit. They could walk to the east side to Ess-a-Bagel or further down to Chelsea to Murray’s. But back in the day, a good …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I was ready to leave Lodi without ordering any food and then I was quickly seduced by an elaborately designed pastry. And when I found out what it was, I just had to order it. Lodi is a …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Guevara’s feels as new modern Brooklyn as it gets. It’s a vegan Mexican-inspired all day café (from the folks behind Mekelburgs) but it’s also a coffee shop, grocery and plant store!!! They take the plant diet to a …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City There’s something pretty magical about Chinatown (and most of the city) in the morning before the tourists have fully engaged and most of the city is still waking up. Later in the day, there is a long …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, XILONEN IS NOW CLOSED. Years ago my wife and I were obsessed with the Ricotta Hotcakes, an amazing gluten-free pancake from Two Hands. I remember the day I had to break the news to her that …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Unfortunately when a gluten-free bakery opens in NYC, it doesn’t get a lot of press or hoopla in the general food world. That was not the case with the opening of 7 Grain Army, which has been …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City If you spend a good deal of time at IKEA, you might realize that the Swedish people love cinnamon buns. But I don’t believe the cardamom buns are quite as hyped at the aforementioned furniture store. …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I am definitely not complaining, but I can’t figure out Daleview Biscuits and Beer. I get the pairing of rich buttery Southern food with hoppy malty crisp beers. They make sense together. The part that confuses me is the …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Oh New York! I love these stories where the owner of a specific food spot is not what you’d expect. For example, the owners of one of the best bagel shops in the city are from …
This week we’re getting very ambitious. It’s the first time we are not making one dish, not making two dishes, but a record breaking three dishes. I had no idea what time dinner might be ready since I was juggling three distinct dishes, a three year old, and a camera on me. Talk about multi-tasking. But …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Before the pandemic, the plan was to dive deep into the world of breakfast sandwiches in New York, which is actually a very iconic way to start the day. For most of my time living in …