Food Adventuring Around NYC
THE PLACE: The well-loved Miller’s Twist sits towards the back of the iconic Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia. For those unfamiliar with the market, it is one of those over-run tourist places that somehow is also beloved by locals. The same seems to hold true for this pretzel vendor that started in the market in …
THE PLACE: We discovered this cute corner neighborhood spot on our recent visit to Philly. El Chignon is in the hip, lively neighborhood of Passyunk Square, world’s away from the hubbub of Center City and Independence Hall. Vibrantly colorful and casual, this was a great weekend brunch spot that made us feel like we were …
When we spent a few days on the Istrian Peninsula, I knew I would have to get my fill of truffles. This fascinating bit of mountainous, waterfront land has changed hands between Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia over the years. Since the fall of Yugoslavia, this has been mostly Croatia. And lucky Croatians, they ended up …
My new favorite European city is Ljubljana. Of course, dating back to the 13th century, it’s not new at all. Yet it somehow is still considered “undiscovered” or even “unheard of” by most Americans. I urge you to check out this beautiful European capital and spend a few days here. And while here, of course, …
After exploring the absolutely breathtaking (and crowded) Lake Bled, I knew there was one more thing to do before heading back to Ljubljana. We needed to try some cakes. Given Slovenia’s proximity to Austria, it’s no surprise that just about each town has their own cake. We had to seek out Zima (which means “the …
Our first meal on our recent whirlwind trip around Croatia and Slovenia set the stage for incredible meals to come. Despite our jet lag, we made our way to a modern little hip restaurant in the capital city of Zagreb just outside the city’s market Dolac. Gostinoica Ficlek is a really cute little spot that …
Aside from the obvious tropical location miles from the actual rainforest, La Estación could easily fit in New York City. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if one day they open a location in New York. The owners are New York Puerto Ricans (or Nuyoricans) who opened a barbecue restaurant in Puerto Rico almost two …
We knew there were fancy fine dining restaurants throughout San Juan. It’s an under-rated food city, but to be honest, most of them didn’t really appeal to me. We were also traveling with our seven year old who couldn’t care less about elevated cuisine. So we knew fancy dinners were not going to be the …
We took a family trip down to Puerto Rico recently and found great eats. I’ll be writing about some of them over the next few weeks, but the one I present today is not one I expected to write about. Or even like. Piña Coladas were invented in San Juan many years ago and have …
We first tried to visit Dishoom on our quick layover in London the night before, but the laughably long line rivaled anything I have seen in NYC. And that says a lot. I could not believe how long the line was for an Indian restaurant that has been opened and popular in London for over …
When I started this blog, the whole point was to search for iconic foods from New York. Mostly because that is what I do when I travel, so I figured I should have a sense of the most traditional dishes from my own town. I have strayed a bit. In addition to reviewing bagels and …
As you can guess, I take my choice of restaurants when I’m on vacation very seriously. Could you imagine if we just randomly walked into a spot on a touristy street and had one less-than-memorable meal? When we’ve travelled so far? Well, Othonas Taverna was not where I planned to have dinner one night in …
We just returned from a huge odyssey to Greece. When I say odyssey it’s because to get to Crete (where we spent most of our time), we flew to London, caught a second flight to Santorini, where we spent one night, before taking a delayed ferry to Heraklion. But Odysseus didn’t get an extra night …
Shortly after we filmed this video, Sam and I took a family vacation to Costa Rica. It had been on my bucket list for a long time and the time was right. So this was a rare example of where we filmed the video first and then actually took a visit to the country. I …
Growing up in South Florida, we went to Disney World a lot. Although my family were not terribly adventurous eaters, you would have thought I would have fully explored the food options at the Disney theme parks. Sure, I remember eating at Epcot’s Morocco and Germany when I was a kid, but my other Disney …
I mean if you travel to a place like Colombia and miss the street food, you kind of missed the entire reason to come to Colombia. On our week-long stay in Cartagena, we ate all sorts of fruits from carts and even drank some coffee. But, clearly the real deal was at the Frito carts. …
Once our taxi pulled up to the beachfront shack full of locals, we knew we had found the right place. We spent a week in the Colombian city of Cartagena, right on the Caribbean Sea. We saw fortresses, gorgeous beaches, plenty of churches, and lots of food vendors. Just like Lima, there are some fancy …
I never thought we would get so fancy on this journey, but tonight we had lobster in a vanilla butter sauce. Courtesy of a former French colony where both lobster and vanilla are plentiful on possibly the most beautiful smelling country in the world. Comoros produces vanilla, cloves, and the ylang ylang flower which is …
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 Most people think about food in Maine and they rightly think of lobster rolls, wild blueberries, and whoopie pies. One thing that doesn’t always come to mind is diner food. But anybody who has spent time in …