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 I’m not vegan, although I appreciate the movement and find myself drawn to vegan restaurants because the dishes are often more creative and surprising than the typical omnivorous restaurants. That’s why I was truly excited when I …
We’ve never been so close to home on this journey. We’re headed just a bit north to our friends and neighbors in Canada. I have so many friends from Canada who I hope check this out and give me honest feedback. They’ll probably just be nice (as Canadians are known for being). Sam was not so familiar …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I’ve never been a huge fan of congee. So why on earth did I order it at the new coffee roaster and café El Condor? Great question. I was torn, actually, because I really wanted something warm and …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Too often at Thai restaurants, I end up ordering a typical stir fry like Pad Thai or a coconut based curry. But that’s mostly because those are reliable dishes and some menus don’t go much deeper. Lately, exciting Thai …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. I had some weird sense of déjà vu when walking into Jet’s Pizza. It reminded me of a place I had been to once before. It dawned on me that I felt like I had stepped foot into a Domino’s Pizza. Granted I had not …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I remember when I was younger and a huge movie buff, there was this phenomenon (or marketing plan) that two movies about the exact same subject would be released by separate studios within weeks of each other. …
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 …