Food Adventuring Around NYC
When people join our food cart tour, they don’t always realize they’re doing it for a good cause. A percentage of our ticket sales goes to support the Street Vendor Project. The organization is made up of a team of lawyers and advocates who fight for the rights of the street vendors. From organizing meetings …
Come back every Wednesday for another funny, informative video documenting my inept food adventures. NYC Food Cart Tour is my exploration of the hard-working vendors feeding NYC’s population every day. Last week, Village Voice hosted their annual Choice Streets festival where over 20 of New York’s best food trucks gather on the Intrepid to serve …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City The thrill of attending the Village Voice’s Coice Eats is having all these food options right in front of you. The difficulty is your stomach’s limitations and deciding which dishes to try and which to leave …
Village Voice’s annual Choice Eats event signifies the return of spring. Now if only mother nature would get on board with that idea. Regardless of the weather, lots of people will descend on Basketball City tonight on Pier 36 to sample food and drinks from over 70 different restaurants. I’m excited to discover some new …
Outside of beer, I don’t spend too much time writing about drinks on this blog. But I love a good cocktail and oftentimes a local bar creates a libation that is so complexly flavored and constructed that I have to take note. And beyond that, the local distilling scene is growing very quickly with businesses …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Last weekend, Village Voice hosted another one of their monster tasting events. These are endlessly fun and allow somebody as indecisive as me to taste as many things as my body can handle. This event was …
A great way to try lots of local (and not so local) craft beers in one place is to attend the Village Voice’s annual Brooklyn Pour event. This is year number three and the line-up is as exciting as ever. One again, the over 100 beer selections focus on mostly NY-based beers. Almost all the …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I miss Queens so much. Since moving away from Astoria over a year ago, my culinary adventures have not been nearly as diverse, authentic, or adventurous. While I try to visit the borough regularly, I miss …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City When I was younger, my favorite day of the year was the night of the Academy Awards. I even got more excited about the Oscars than I did for my own birthday. All day long, at …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City With 86 food vendors, I had no doubt I would find my Dish of the Week at Village Voice’s annual Choice Eats event. It was a massive food festival with many of NYC’s hottest restaurants and …
I returned from my amazing trip in Hawaii and before I can even begin dealing with my jet lag and digesting all that kalua pork, the Village Voice will be hosting another one of their huge food festivals. The sixth annual Choice Eats will happen tonight at the 69th Armory on 23rd and Lexington Avenue …
I was lucky enough to attend the second annual Brooklyn Pour this weekend, hosted by the Village Voice. The drinking festivities commenced at the beautiful Skylight Hanson One, a converted bank that might be my favorite space for a food event.
I’m very excited for this craft beer event on Saturday and you should be too. The Village Voice is hosting the 2nd annual Brooklyn Pour on Saturday, October 6. It will take place at Skylight One Hanson (which hosts the Brooklyn Flea in winter) in Fort Greene and will feature an unbelievable amount of craft …
We almost didn’t go to Googa Mooga yesterday afternoon. Even though I had secured tickets, the overwhelming negative response to the food festival’s first day (on Saturday) was disheartening. I mean, of course I expected it to be crowded and chaotic, but the horror stories about hour long waits and the scarcity of actual food …
Aside from the 100 Best Dishes story every year, another annual Time Out issue I eagerly await is the one that announces and documents the Food and Drink Awards. It’s a fun combination of Critic’s Picks and Reader’s Choice Awards voted on by Time Out readers like myself. And now that I’m on the publication’s …