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 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 …
SADLY, DALEVIEW BISCUITS & BEER IS NOW CLOSED. Daleview Biscuits and Beer is in some ways my favorite kind of brewery. It’s a brewery that most people have no idea is actually a brewery. It’s one of the few places that only neighborhood locals or the very dedicated New York beer drinkers have even heard …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, XILONEN IS NOW CLOSED. Years ago my wife and I were obsessed with the Ricotta Hotcakes, an amazing gluten-free pancake from Two Hands. I remember the day I had to break the news to her that …
Some series get an upgrade after a few episodes or seasons in. Not us. We actually have a bit of a downgrade. My wife and I decided to move to a house where Sam could have a bit more space to run around and be a kid. The tiny city apartment wasn’t so comfortable …
SADLY, 7 GRAIN ARMY IS NOW CLOSED. Unfortunately when a gluten-free bakery opens in NYC, it doesn’t get a lot of press or hoopla in the general food world. That was not the case with the opening of 7 Grain Army, which has been in the works and through many iterations over the last year or …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Before I walked into the cavernous restaurant Lil Chef Mama, newly opened in the Financial District, I saw an older woman through the window cleaning up and getting ready for the lunch shift. As I entered …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. It’s amazing how many neighborhoods there are in New York. And they all have at least one neighborhood pizzeria that locals might call the best in the city. Sofia Pizza Shoppe in Sutton Place has tried to break out of that mold a little bit. …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Large menus may seem like an exciting prospect, but they usually make it impossible for me to make a decision. Although truthfully, I struggle with that regardless of the menu size. Needless to say, I was …
Belgium has always sounded amazing to me. The name itself conjures up images (and scents) of waffles for most Americans. The country’s specialties include beer, chocolate, mussels, fries, and of course, waffles. Sounds like an incredible country. And it’s a fitting finale for this journey in one kitchen. Don’t worry – we are not throwing in …