Food Adventuring Around NYC
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City For people reading this in the future, you will either have very little memory of this topic or you will wonder about this historical ingredient called cream cheese. As I write this, New York is apparently still dealing with …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City We used to take a big vacation once or twice a year, usually to another country, And since his birth, our three year old has joined us. The lucky kid has been to Spain, Croatia, and Mexico. …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… There’s nothing like a freshly fried hot donut. Now when you put a unique spin on it by making the dough out of gluten less mochi (rice cake), it gets even better. I’ve had this type of donut before but never as special as …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I’ve been compiling a Dish of the Week on this blog since 2013. And in all that time, I’ve strictly only included one dish from each meal. Every week would bring a new restaurant and a …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2015… Mochi is more common today than ever, but it’s usually inside of ice cream or on top of some frozen yogurt. For the uninitiated, mochi is a chewy, stretchy Japanese rice cake. Almost like a marshmallow, but not as fluffy and with a really unique texture. …
You’d think Williamsburg was a town in Texas with all the new breakfast burrito options. The latest I tried comes from a cute little bakery near the Williamsburg bridge run by a husband-and-wife team who touch on both their Vietnamese and Dominican heritages at Ceremonia Bakeshop. The pastries here, especially the mochi donuts, looked great, …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City You really would have no idea the incredible and unique desserts waiting inside for you at Kabisera, The storefront looks like an old fashioned coffee shop that has been there for years. No fancy white panels or neon cursive …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… The last time I put out an end of year list of best dishes, it was 2019 and the world looked very different. Not only were we not yet in the midst of a never ending pandemic, but the way I ate at restaurants …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Places like Leland Eating and Drinking House make me yearn for the old days. In the before times, I’d often spend my evenings at buzzy chef-driven neighborhood restaurants in Brooklyn that turned out dish after dish of …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I didn’t even realize I missed fancy restaurant gimmicks until I experienced the joy of one once again at Kimika. When the waiter poured the soup into my bowl tableside, I had a rush of nostalgia …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Ramen season is one of my favorites in New York. Forget fall or summer. For me, it’s all about the Japanese soups. And if you look back through this blog, you’ll see a fair share of …
DISHES OF THE WEEK (2021): Click on a link to see a review and photos…. HAMMOCK LOCKED from KILLS BORO BREWING COMPANY – January 4 SAVORY TOFU PUDDING at FONG ON – January 11 MUFFULETTA at DOWNTOWNER in Jersey City, New Jersey – January 18 BURNT SAGE ICE CREAM at MORGENSTERN’S FINEST ICE CREAM – …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City For the New Year, I am always into symbolism and tradition. I want to eat any number of the good fortune foods that other nations consume on the last day of the year – things like …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City In all the years I have been consistently posting a Dish of the Week, only once did I choose two dishes from the same meal. And it was so good that I could have chosen more. …
When I was a kid, I used to write about movies obsessively. Taking a cue from Siskel & Ebert, I would count down my favorite movies of each year and then when the 1990’s ended, I made a list for the decade. If I had enough movie knowledge, I probably should have made a list for …
DISHES OF THE WEEK (2020): Click on a link to see a review and photos…. SPRITZ from ST. AGRESTIS – January 7 BLACK BREAD at SIMON & THE WHALE – January 13 SMOKE RAMEN at MO’S ORIGINAL – January 20 EGGPLANT PARMESAN at GOVINDA’S VEGETARIAN LUNCH – January 27 HEIRLOOM BRASSICAS at THE CLOCKTOWER – February …
MY TOP 100 TASTES of 2019 Click on a link to see a review and photos…. 100. LUNCHBOX at LITTLE WAYLA 99. MARKET PLATE at TERANGA 98. MILLET MOCHI DONUT at WIN SON BAKERY 97. UZBEK PLOV at NARGIS CAFE 96. NAM KHAO TOD at HUG ESAN 95. PANEER PINWHEEL at BAAR BAAR 94. FLI at ÇKA KA …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City My favorite kind of dishes that check the dietary restriction boxes are the ones that do so accidentally. Pizza is naturally vegetarian. Mochi and rice noodles are naturally gluten free. And many Thai curries use coconut …
DISHES OF THE WEEK (2019): Click on a link to see a review and photos…. SMOKE OVER BROOKLYN at GRAND REPUBLIC COCKTAIL CLUB – January 7 BROCCOLI SALAD at EMMY SQUARED – January 14 HOMARD A LA BROCHE at FRENCHETTE – January 21 TLAYADA OXOMOCO at OXOMOCO – January 28 BUFFALO MILK CARAMELLE at DON ANGIE – …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Back in 2010, one of the most exciting kitchens in the city was attached to a Brooklyn grocery store called Brooklyn Fare. It started as an intimate multi-course meal overseen by Chef César Ramirez. I was lucky …