Food Adventuring Around NYC
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… Big bold high-alcohol beers are still the rage in the craft beer world. Whether it’s a giant pastry stout or an extra-bitter IPA, big and bad is sometimes thought of as better. But I am sometimes attracted to the simple and easy drinking. Enter …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… Evil Twin is doing some really wacky things with beer and this was by far my favorite concoction. Many major brewers have put out things called Hard Root Beer. This is something totally different: an actual Root Beer beer. It smelled unmistakably like the soft …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. Walk into any craft beer shop in the tri-state area and you would most definitely see a number of beer cans from Evil Twin. They became ubiquitous over the last few years. And amazingly, I had barely tasted any of their beers. When in the …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. I don’t usually do impulse buys, but I was seduced by one of the ingredients in KCBC’s beer from this past summer. It was a triple collaboration with two British breweries: Anarchy and Hackney. The Pink Panthalope featured another playful cartoon on the can but the …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. I finally made it to Five Boroughs Brewing Company. They have been on my radar since they opened in 2017. But my biggest challenge has been their tap room hours. They are located quite off-the-beaten path in the industruial side of Sunset Park. I actually …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I headed out to the unique brewery Island to Island in Flatbush, Brooklyn to include them on my official search for the best breweries in the city. This is one that has been around for a …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. I didn’t realize exactly where I was going when I made my way to the tasting room of IcoNYC Brewing Company. It wasn’t until I stepped off the subway and started walking to the strange little mini-shopping plaza that I realized I was in my …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City The craft beer world looks different than you might imagine. While there is some truth to the hipster brewer with a curlicue moustache, there are more women behind the bars at tap rooms and in the …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. SADLY, MIKKELLER BREWING NYC IS NOW CLOSED. Just like the two opposing baseball teams, we will soon have two local breweries that have a competitive edge cut from the same place. The Mets and Yankees, no matter who you route for, are both New York through and …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2018… One thing I vowed to do this year is to eat less meat. And I was mostly successful at that, as is evidenced in my list of 100 Best dishes. I found some amazing vegetarian (and vegan) food around the city. It’s easier and more …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2018… The good news is this beer which I tasted earlier this year is back and available now at the brewery. The bad news is if you wait too long, you may miss it again. And you shouldn’t because Sleep Now in the Fire is …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2018… There were a lot of beers to choose from at the brand spanking new brewery at Citi Field. Mikkeller NYC has over 30 of their housemate beers on tap (and more brewed in other locations). So I really lucked out when I chose the cleverly …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I’ve tried Fifth Hammer’s Troublesome Jellyfish beer twice now. The first time it was handed to me by Chris Cuzme, the owner and brewer of Fifth Hammer. He instructed me to not wait too long to …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. I’ve been telling the story of beer in Brooklyn for years now. On the Brewed in Brooklyn tour (which I’ve been leading since I became a tour guide almost eight years ago), we walk through East Williamsburg and talk about the beer history in places …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I don’t think most people realize just how extensive the local drink world is out there in the five boroughs. The craft beer scene is well publicized at this point and most people are not surprised to …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. This review should have come out months ago. I spent some time at the new Fifth Hammer Brewing Company when the tour attendees for my NYC Brewery Tour never showed up back in April. I stopped by, tried a few beers, took some notes, and planned to …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I’m not sure it’s ever happened before that I started off drinking a beer thinking this is not for me, then became intrigued by it, and eventually ended up craving another two glasses. That was the …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. I remember the first time I visited The Randolph. Back in 2011, it was a very under-the-radar spot in Nolita that was a cozy coffee bar during the day and a cocktail bar at night. It felt like someone’s living room and they were not …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. This is not exactly the time of year for sours. Those lemony funky tart-bombs are usually reserved for the warm months. But I cooked a very light citrusy salmon dish and I found this can in my refrigerator and thought it would be a decent …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. This has all happened so fast. Regrettably, I have slacked off on staying up to date with the newest breweries opening in the city. And while I think I have some pretty good excuses (a new baby in my life), they have started opening at high …