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.
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City While waiting for my burrito at the cramped take-out café Ursula, I noticed the only others in the shop were young hipster-types and an older couple waiting for their food in the corner. They seemed strangely …
My search for the best falafel in New York continues…. My mission, which I chose to accept, has been to find the best falafel in NYC. It’s a fool’s errand, of course, because places keep coming and going. And the term best is terribly subjective. But I hold steady and keep on with the mission. …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City When I asked about the eye catching sweetie pie at Oggies, the proprietor asked me if I had heard about it. I had not, but it sure made me feel like I was not “in the know.” …
Sam had never heard of the country Cameroon until we signed him up for an awesome soccer class with strong connections to the Central African country. Kids in Cleats offers soccer class by a Cameroonian soccer coach and also proceeds from the classes go to help children in Cameroon find their way our of poverty through education and sports. It’s …
SADLY, EDITH’S EATERY & GROCERY IS NOW CLOSED. As we have just another few days of Passover and only (hopefully) another few days of chilly weather, I thought the pick this week was very appropriate. It comes from a new Jewish grocery and restaurant in the middle of Williamsburg. Following their very popular nearby bagel and …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I’ve never been one to value quantity over quality, but I must say when I received the giant two-in-one shawarma sandwich from Al Badawi, I was impressed before I even took a bite. For $15, I ordered the …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. All these abbreviations. PQR is a pizza place on the UES and it’s more than A-OK. PQR stands for Pizza Quadrata Romana, which means that this is square Roman pizza. It is another small storefront on the Upper East Side specializing in pretty authentic Italian food. …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Last week I wrote about all the amazing exotic fruits I tried on my recent trip to Costa Rica. But, of course, that is not all I ate. Most of my favorite meals were at local …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City As you all know, most of my posts are about food in and around New York City. But prior to 2020, I would take a number of exciting international trips with a gastronomic bent. And it …
And we’re back. We took a few weeks off for a nice family vacation visiting a country that Sam and I will be cooking in the coming weeks. hint: it begins with the letter C. We’ll get to that soon enough but this week we are conquering our first C country and surprisingly our first …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, ROWDY ROOSTER IS NOW CLOSED. Wearing a face mask can be dangerous. This is not going to be some rant about the social effects of mask wearing on young children or the concerns of breathing in …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I don’t think I realized how universal the egg sandwich is until I started thinking about this blog post. While we have our BEC in New York, there is the sabich in Israel, the tamago sando …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City We should all be getting our produce at local farms, markets, or through a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). One of the most popular CSA’s that serves Brooklyn neighborhoods just south of Atlantic Avenue is Local Roots. They’ve been …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I’m willing to bet when most Americans hear the word salsa, they think of the jars of chunky tomatoes that are used for a chip dip at every Sunday sports gathering. But in fact that is …
And we’ve come to another milestone. We have now completed a meal from every country beginning with the letter B. Check and check. We finish with another African country that sadly suffers from great poverty. Food insecurity is prevalent in Burundi (as well as our last country Burkina Faso) and Sam and I work to create two of the …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City There are ways to experience the food at hip restaurants without dropping a boatload of money. One is to come at lunch, another is to have the food as takeout (no need to leave a 20% tip), …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Oh man! If this was 15 years ago, I would have tried all three of the birds at Three Roosters by now. Back then I was in Hell’s Kitchen almost every day for auditions or checking …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. I have not been to the storied pizzeria Lucali since my first visit over ten years ago. Since that time, the pizzeria has developed a rabid following and, possibly thanks to Beyonce and Jay-Z, garners huge lines of eager diners hours before the business ever opens. …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Just like when you order pizza in New York and it can look very different depending upon the style or location, I found out the same thing is true with Chinese rice rolls (or fan tuan). The …
We’re heading into the last two countries starting with the letter B. Both are in Africa and both sadly suffer from quite a good deal of poverty. The food we’re going to make is quite hearty and filling and we are fortunate enough to include it as part of a cultural cooking project, while some …