Food Adventuring Around NYC
Brian Hoffman is a classically trained actor who is now a full-time tour guide, blogger, and food obsessive. He leads food and drink tours around New York City, which not only introduce tour-goers to delicious food, but gives them a historical context. He has written food articles for Gothamist and Midtown Lunch in addition to overseeing this blog and a few food video series, including Eat This, Locals Know, and Around the World in One City. His latest series is an international cooking show with his son which can be found on this site.
My search for the best ice cream in New York continues …. Ample Hills is one of the most recognizable and beloved ice cream businesses in the city. But only a select group were able to experience the magic of the business when it first opened in 2011. Back then it was a one shop mom and pop business …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I think the Pumpkin Spice craze has calmed down a little bit. Hasn’t it? We’ve moved onto craft seltzers or smashed burgers or whatever the latest food trend is. Sure, pumpkin flavored beers and sweets will …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. TALEA checks many of the boxes one could want in a Brooklyn brewery. It’s a female-owned brewery, it’s in the heart of hipster Williamsburg, and they have a specific focus when it comes to brewing beer. This business has been on my radar for a few years …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Guevara’s feels as new modern Brooklyn as it gets. It’s a vegan Mexican-inspired all day café (from the folks behind Mekelburgs) but it’s also a coffee shop, grocery and plant store!!! They take the plant diet to a …
I’m so excited about Bolivia. Not just because I think Sam will really love the food, but it’s a cuisine that is sadly under-represented in this country and really deserves more attention. Its neighbors in Peru and Brazil get lots of food praise, but Bolivian food is just as worthy. And all you need to …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City There was a time not that long ago when Greenpoint, Brooklyn was a Polish neighborhood. I like to think that’s still alive but the truth is many of the Polish residents have sold or rented to millennials …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City When most people talk about American food, they either think of fast food or immigrant-inspired national dishes like burgers, hot dogs, or barbecue. They often take the food eaten by the Native Americans for granted. But the …
My search for the best ice cream in New York continues …. As we were heading to the West Village location of Gelatieri Gentile, my son Sam noticed an ice cream truck selling a Spider-Man branded ice pop. I insisted that where we were headed was better. The poor kid was disappointed for a minute but after receiving his …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Well here we are again! I’m writing about another dish I tried recently during a very satisfying brunch at Leland Eating and Drinking House. I wish I was actually there again right now slurping these up. In …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. I didn’t think I could have ever accepted that Arcade Bakery was gone. It was a classy secret little bakery in an office building in Tribeca that was one of the true gems in the city. It closed in 2019 because the owner and baker decided to retire. It seemed …
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 …
One of the things this project has done is made me more aware of countries I had never heard of. Bhutan is definitely one of the more obscure ones. And when I recently dropped it into a conversation, people looked at me like I had two heads. Ok, so you might not know about Bhutan. …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City After I wrote about the excellent cheese slice hidden in plain sight at NY Pizza Suprema just outside of Penn Station, I had a pizza friend reach out to me asking if I tried the “Upside …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. As you might have guessed, I’ve been drinking a lot of beer this summer. Below are a few of the seasonal brews I’ve sampled recently: ALFRESCO CUCUMBER from Wild East Brewing I’ve had a few cucumber beers in the past and generally they don’t seem …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Some restaurants that opened during the pandemic never fully opened. I recently stumbled upon Public Village on that very hip border between the Lower East Side and Chinatown. This modern Sichuan restaurant opened during the pandemic …
My search for the best ice cream in New York continues …. Should I be eating blue ice cream? That was the question going through my mind as I was walking down the street with a cup from Surreal Creamery. I heard about this place from someone I met on my tour who was seeking out interesting ice …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I love to walk through the Union Square Market despite the weekend crowds that have returned. But I usually pick up a few bits of produce and maybe some chips or pretzels. It is rare that …
Unfortunately, I could not easily find many recipes from The Republic of Benin, an integral country in Western Africa that is known for being the birthplace of voodoo. Voodoo, as it originated in Benin, is a religion that is very misunderstood and unfortunately not been helped by fictional movies and pop culture. Benin was also …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Whenever I’ve had the Japanese katsu sandos in the past, they’ve been these small little party-sized sandwiches full of meaty flavor. The concept is a fried cutlet of meat (usually pork) sandwiched between soft sweet milk …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City There’s something pretty magical about Chinatown (and most of the city) in the morning before the tourists have fully engaged and most of the city is still waking up. Later in the day, there is a long …