Food Adventuring Around NYC
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2017… Xi’an Famous Foods has grown since I first visited their original location deep in the heart of Flushing, Queens. Since then the prices have grown and they’ve expanded to more than ten locations around the city. But I must admit the food flavor hasn’t …
Once again Time Out New York released their Top 100 Dishes of the year and once again, I’m going to eat my way through every one. And no price point or subway delay will stop me. In no particular order, here’s my take on their Top 100. Another year, another Time Out list, another trip …
Sam has been asking about this country from the day we started this project. Obviously, China finds its way into popular culture much more than a place like Bhutan. I think he learned about China from his Thomas the Tank Engine Stories. And to this day, it is still the country he seems to want to …
MY TOP 100 TASTES of 2017 Click on a link to see a review and photos…. 100. MUSHROM AND PARSLEY PORRIDGE at GRAIN BAR AT GREAT NORTHERN FOOD HALL 99. SPINACH WITH FETA CHECHENITA at CHE CAFÉ 98. SFORMATINO DI ZUCCHINE at FIASCHETTERIA PISTOIA 97. ARNABEET MEKLE at AU ZA’ATAR 96. CRISPY RICE SALAD at DUDLEY’S 95. …
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 60: PORK ARISTA SANDWICH at EATALY Pork has never gone out of style – except maybe with the Jews …
My search for the best dumplings in New York continues…. SADLY, PANDA DUMPLING HOUSE IS NOW CLOSED. Most of the cheap restaurants in Chinatown feel like such institutions. They’re old, no frills, and authentic. Especially on Eldridge, both Prosperity and Vanessa’s have had the market on dumplings for so long that it’s hard to imagine a …
MY RANKING OF TIME OUT’S 100 BEST DISHES ’10 (OUT OF 10 POINTS) Click on a link to see a review and photos…. PORK MILANESE at ROMAN’S – 10 SPEKULOOS SPREAD at WAFELS & DINGES – 10 WILKINSONS at HENRY PUBLIC – 10 CHICKEN BISCUIT at PIES ‘N’ THIGHS – 9 CHOCOLATE AND OLIVE OIL …
MY RANKING OF TIME OUT’S 100 BEST DISHES ’10 (OUT OF 10 POINTS) PORK MILANESE at ROMAN’S – 10 WILKINSONS at HENRY PUBLIC – 10 CHICKEN BISCUIT at PIES ‘N’ THIGHS – 9 CHOCOLATE AND OLIVE OIL BASTONCINO at DEL POSTO – 9 DISCO FRIES DINNER at ST. ANSELM – 9 EGG-IN-A-NEST at TRAIF – …
SADLY, GOLDEN MALL IS NOW CLOSED. Ah, the Golden Mall! It’s a food adventure in itself. For those more timid eaters or the ones with a fear of the 7 train, let me tell you about it. The Golden Mall is in Flushing, Queens (the other Chinatown) and it’s more a basement crammed with food …