Food Adventuring Around NYC
I have been sorely out of tocuh with the craft cocktail scene as of late. Before COVID, I was on top of it, even leading cocktail tours. Boy, I miss those days! Well, when we had a night out for my birthday without our well-under 21 year old son, a cocktail bar was in order. …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I recently visited family in North Carolina and had a very nice time. As always, I went looking for the best food and drink. But I am quite surprised that the taste I most remembered from this …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I had an idea years ago to start a boozy ice cream business. It never got off the ground for so many reasons, but one big one is that alcohol and creamy ice cream don’t always …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I almost never order a classic martini at dinner. If I’m going to get a cocktail, I’ll try to choose one that is unique and surprising. A martini is certainly reliant on the skills of a …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Katana Kitten was shaping up to be one of my favorite cocktail bars. It was somewhat under-the-radar despite winning the award for Best New American Bar at Tales of the Cocktail. The Japanese-inspired drinks and food were …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City This was the first New Year’s Eve I was celebrating with someone under the age of 21 since I was 21 myself. I have a three year old son and this year our babysitter was unavailable. …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… The Cafe Disco was actually not the cocktail I ordered at Mister Paradise. It was one I spoke with the bartender about but I went a different way. Amazingly, before I finished my first cocktail, he poured me a taste of the one I …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… The Step Back might refer to taking a step back to a time when cocktails were classy, simple, and bitter. Those are my favorite types and that’s why Existing Conditions stole my heart again with another brilliant creation. This super easy drinking blend of amari and …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… It’s no secret that I am a sucker for coffee-flavored things. So when I discovered the Goldeneye cocktail at undersung cocktail den Sweet Polly, I was sold. I was skeptical at first that this was a vodka based drink, but the neutral spirit ended …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… It seemed to me a bit of a stretch for a new restaurant to incorporate flowers into all their dishes. But that is the premise behind Il Fiorista. Some of their dishes actually work really well, others less so. But I really enjoyed a unique …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Most of the dishes I write about are specific to a certain restaurant here in New York. You could certainly try lasagna anywhere around the country (and in some places in Italy), but you can only …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… I have never had an experience of eating fatty meat and not feeling slightly guilty at my gluttony. Honeybee’s does away with that guilt because all of the food here (like at all of Ravi DeRossi’s restaurants) are completely vegan. The pulled pork blew …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City There are food trends that reach the mainstream like the cronut and the rainbow bagel. But then there are food trends that probably don’t get much attention or awareness outside the focused food industry. For instance, …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, PEGU CLUB IS NOW CLOSED. Pegu Club is to the cocktail world as Lombardi’s is to the pizza world. Lombardi’s was the launch pad for pizza legends behind places like Totonno’s, John’s, and Patsy’s. If you’ve gone …
My search for the best ice cream in New York continues …. There was a time when I was known as the “ice cream guy” among friends. And it’s not because I always ate ice cream, but rather because I would always make it. I became somewhat obsessed with trying to create every flavor as an ice …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, GRAND REPUBLIC COCKTAIL CLUB IS NOW CLOSED. So I cheat a little bit. My first Dish of the Week every year is usually a cocktail that I tasted on New Year’s Eve. So it’s technically …
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 …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I think it’s interesting that the new cocktail bar Existing Conditions is known for cocktails made from experimental, scientific techniques like clarifying, fat washing, and acid-adjusting yet the one cocktail I’m writing about might be the simplest …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Bars in New York often transport you to a different time and place. We have bars modeled after Japan in the 1920’s, Hawaii in the 40’s, and Cuba in the 1950’s. But Banzarbar takes you somewhere that I …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City It was New Year’s Eve and according to the meteorologists, it was the coldest it has ever been on this day. But that didn’t stop us from going out and exploring some bars and restaurants in …