Food Adventuring Around NYC
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I have to admit I was a bit skeptical. When Empellón al Pastor announced they were re-thinking their menu and it would now include a cheeseburger taco, I assumed they had jumped the shark. What started as …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2015… Earlier this year, a temple to my favorite taco filling opened up in the East Village. There’s no better combination than marinated spiced pork and juicy tart pineapple. Empellón al Pastor specializes in these tacos (and others) and does it the traditional way – …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City On the website for his upscale Mexican restaurant Empellón Cocina, Chef Alex Stupak claims his food is “informed by authenticity, but not limited by it.” The former pastry chef grew up in Massachusetts, worked at Wd-50, …
For the third year in a row, I’m going to attempt to eat every single item on Time Out New York’s annual 100 Best Dishes list. In no particular order, here’s my take on their Top 100. Let the gluttony continue… Most people in the food world thought pastry chef Alex Stupak had gone crazy when …
MY TOP 100 TASTES of 2016 Click on a link to see a review and photos…. 100. ACAÍ BOWL at GALERIA 99. POLENTA STICKS at PAT LAFRIEDA MEAT PURVEYORS at THE PENNSY 98. POTATO CANNELLONI at AVANT GARDEN 97. AVOCADO TOAST at GOTAN 96. FREEZE at PRESSED JUICERY 95. HAH ZHEUNG GAI at CHOMP CHOMP 94. CHEESE …
DISHES OF THE WEEK (2016): Click on a link to see a review and photos…. PASTRAMI BACON at HOMETOWN BAR-B-QUE – January 7 CHICKEN OYSTER YAKITORI at SOBA TOTTO – January 14 CHERRY TREE RED ALE at GUN HILL BREWING COMPANY – January 21 QUESO OAXACA TORTA at MISCELÁNEA – January 28 POLENTA STICKS at …
MY TOP 100 TASTES of 2015 Click on a link to see a review and photos…. 100. ROASTED CHICKEN ‘CHIMI’ SALAD at NUM PANG 99. ROASTED CAULIFLOWER at RESTO 98. YUM SOM-O at KAO SOY 97. “NO CARB” PAD THAI at SKYICE SWEET & SAVORY 96. BURNT BROCCOLI SALAD at SUPERIORITY BURGER 95. CHEESECAKE at …
For the fourth year in a row, I present the 100 most exciting dishes I’ve consumed during my food adventures around the five boroughs. Look for another five dishes every few days. There are very puzzling moments in my life where I contemplate becoming a vegetarian. Truthfully. But then I have a bite of some …
DISHES OF THE WEEK (2013): Click on a link to see a review and photos…. GRILLED CLAM PIZZA at NORTH END GRILL – January 10 BROWN BUTTER at ASKA – January 17 SPIT ROASTED SHORT RIBS at IL BUCO ALIMENTARI E VINERIA – January 24 SHELSKY’S SMOKED SALMON MAZEMAN at DASSARA RAMEN – January 31 …
Now that I’ve eaten my way through somebody else’s list (Time Out New York), I’m ready to compile my own 100 spectacular things I’ve tasted in 2012. Look for another five dishes every few days. NUMBER 35: BURGUNDY SNAILS at MARSEILLE Whatever you’re craving, New York city has got it – somewhere. Everything from Hungarian …
Now that I’ve eaten my way through somebody else’s list (Time Out New York), I’m ready to compile my own 100 spectacular things I’ve tasted in 2012. Look for another five dishes every few days. NUMBER 85: BANANA PUDDING at MAGNOLIA BAKERY I have a seriously dangerous sweet tooth, but I think even my sweet …
MY TOP 100 TASTES of 2012 Click on a link to see a review and photos…. 100. IRON MAN M.O.B at MAIMONIDE OF BROOKLYN 99. KALE QUINOA SALAD at THE SQUEEZE TRUCK 98. CUCUMBER MINT SODA at NORTHERN SPY FOOD COMPANY 97. SPINACH GRATIN at ST. ANSELM 96. CELERY SORBET at IL LABORATORIO DEL GELATO 95. …
MY RANKING OF TIME OUT’S 100 BEST DISHES ’11 (OUT OF 10 POINTS) Click on a link to see a review and photos…. BA SI at FU RUN – 10 DUCK LUNCH at MOMOFUKU SSÄM BAR – 10 GRAPEFRUIT GIVRÉ at BOULUD SUD – 10 HOUSE GIN AND TONIC at AMOR Y AMARGO – 10 …