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 When I last wrote about Big Gay Ice Cream, I was just starting my ice cream expedition and the two owners had recently launched a soft serve truck that they transformed into the Big Gay Ice …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. When New Yorkers talk about Italian food and the Bronx, they generally refer to Arthur Avenue, which is considered Little Italy. It’s in the Belmont neighborhood and is pretty spectacular. I’m lucky enough to lead tours up there. If you want to join me one …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City If you search for Peppa’s in Brooklyn, there are no less than three places that show up. It took quite a bit of research for me to determine if these were all related. Turns out they …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Someone recently asked me for some recommendations on foods that are black. In New York, I immediately thought of the trendy charcoal ice creams and lattes (which have been banned due to health concerns) or black sesame …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. I finally made it to Five Boroughs Brewing Company. They have been on my radar since they opened in 2017. But my biggest challenge has been their tap room hours. They are located quite off-the-beaten path in the industruial side of Sunset Park. I actually …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City This is a little embarrassing, but when I was a kid, my favorite place to get pizza was from Papa John’s. I didn’t grow up in New York, so didn’t have quite the options or sophisticated …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I headed out to the unique brewery Island to Island in Flatbush, Brooklyn to include them on my official search for the best breweries in the city. This is one that has been around for a …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Did you know you can get great deals at lunchtime in NYC? Many fancy restaurants lower their prices significantly for many of their signature dishes at a time when most people are at work or don’t …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, PEGU CLUB IS NOW CLOSED. Pegu Club is to the cocktail world as Lombardi’s is to the pizza world. Lombardi’s was the launch pad for pizza legends behind places like Totonno’s, John’s, and Patsy’s. If you’ve gone …
My search for the best cheesecake in New York continues…. Normally when I do these food searches, it is just me and a camera. But every once in a while I get to share in the tasting. I give tours along Arthur Avenue in the Bronx and have been bringing hungry groups to Egidio Pastry, …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I’ve had my fair share of street meat. Not only do I lead food cart tours for Turnstile Tours, but I used to be a regular writer for the now sadly defunct Midtown Lunch. And that site …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I always tell people you’ll miss so much if you don’t just wander around and see what looks interesting. That’s certainly true in traveling and exploring a new city. Nowadays, it’s a little too easy to …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, HENRY AT LIFE HOTEL IS NOW CLOSED. One cuisine that hasn’t fully gotten the elevated treatment is African food. We have plenty of fancy Italian restaurants, French, and even Chinese. But African food is sadly not …
ICONYC BREWING COMPANY IS NOW FOCAL BEER POINT CO. I didn’t realize exactly where I was going when I made my way to the tasting room of IcoNYC Brewing Company. It wasn’t until I stepped off the subway and started walking to the strange little mini-shopping plaza that I realized I was in my own …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City The craft beer world looks different than you might imagine. While there is some truth to the hipster brewer with a curlicue moustache, there are more women behind the bars at tap rooms and in the …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. I had practically surrendered to the fact that I would probably never get to try New Park Pizza. My days of traveling to the ends of the five boroughs to sample pizza have dwindled since the early days of this blog. But I knew New …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City My favorite kind of dishes that check the dietary restriction boxes are the ones that do so accidentally. Pizza is naturally vegetarian. Mochi and rice noodles are naturally gluten free. And many Thai curries use coconut …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City In New York City, we have the famous pizza fold. When you eat a slice in this city, you have to pick it up and fold it in half. It keeps things neat and is the most …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Hunky Dory has gotten a lot of attention lately for their sustainable practices. That is something I am very excited about. I’m the guy who walks around with his own coffee mug, re-fillable water bottle, sacks …
My search for the best ice cream in New York continues …. There was a time when I was known as the “ice cream guy” among friends. And it’s not because I always ate ice cream, but rather because I would always make it. I became somewhat obsessed with trying to create every flavor as an ice …