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 If you’d asked me to tell you about Dough, the growing New York business from chef Fany Gerson, I would have told you that they make the absolute best doughnuts in the city. Big, yeasty, and …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Just when I thought the seasonal, local food scene in Brooklyn was getting a little tiresome, dare I even say boring, Olmsted comes along and breathes life to the Brooklyn restaurant world. The meal I had at …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City The issue of spice can get a bit frustrating at restaurants where spice reigns supreme. I suppose some people might end up with a dish that burns their mouth off and then others might be expecting …
My search for the best hot dog in New York continues…. SADLY, DANISH DOGS IS NOW CLOSED. While most people probably think of hot dogs as an American dish, the truth is they were actually brought over by German immigrants. We might have adapted them better than any other country, but everybody likes to try their …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I love coffee, but I can only drink so much before it manages to keep me up all night. I also love cocktails, but I can only drink so many before I completely pass out. The …
Come back every Wednesday for another funny, informative video documenting my inept food adventures. In Locals Know, I explore a new city through the tours of Urban Adventures. Last year, I helped design a tour for Urban Adventures that has been a huge success (if I do say so myself). It involves cocktails, so how …
My search for the best pickles in New York continues…. Part of this pickle journey will also involve testing some spears at home. Some of the more recent pickle companies do not have factories or “tasting rooms” open to the public. But instead, their wares are available at local food markets around the city. Rick’s …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I am way late to the game on this one. Oda House opened in the East Village back in 2013 introducing Georgian food to Manhattan. There has been a strong Georgian community (complete with bakeries and restaurants) …
SADLY, HIGH STREET ON HUDSON IS NOW CLOSED. High Street on Hudson is one of the hottest new restaurant openings of the year. It’s the work of Chef Eli Kulp, who has had success with High Street on Market in Philadelphia. He has brought his bakery and restaurant concept to the West Village and the crowds …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I have to admit I was a bit skeptical. When Empellón al Pastor announced they were re-thinking their menu and it would now include a cheeseburger taco, I assumed they had jumped the shark. What started as …
My search for the best dumplings in New York continues…. A few years ago when I was in the thick of my dumpling search around NYC, I paid a visit to Shanghai Asian Manor. I wasn’t overly impressed with their soup dumplings prefering the others around the neighborhood. Just recently I stumbled upon a storefront …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Peter Shelsky and I are kindred spirits in the fact that we are both terrible Jews, but we love the nostalgic food of our ancestors. Bagels, lox, cream cheese, pastrami. This is what being Jewish is all …
Come back every Wednesday for another funny, informative video documenting my inept food adventures. In Locals Know, I explore a new city through the tours of Urban Adventures. This one has been a long time coming. I am so excited to finally unveil the first episode of a new webseries I have been working on. …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. SADLY, PAULANER BRAUHAUS IS NOW CLOSED. People look at me like I’m crazy when I tell them they can go to the Paulaner brewery on the Lower East Side. Anybody who knows much about beer, history, or Germany can tell you that Paulaner Brewery is an …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, AMADA IS NOW CLOSED. There is one dish on the menu at the brand-spanking new Amada that is super super exciting. In fairness, many of the dishes are super exciting. There is an arugula salad wrapped …
My search for the best pickles in New York continues…. Even if you’ve never stopped there, odds are if you are a New Yorker you are familiar with the pickle stand right outside the West 4th Street subway station. In many ways, it’s in the center of the Village – just steps from the iconic …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, TIMNA IS NOW CLOSED. Bread baskets were actually a very trendy thing here in New York just a few years ago. And I’m not talking about complimentary bread baskets like restaurants used to offer. I’m talking …
Come back every Wednesday for another funny, informative video documenting my inept food adventures. In Locals Know, I explore a new city through the tours of Urban Adventures. In New York, we have artsy and diverse neighborhoods like Williamsburg, Astoria, and the Lower East Side. They are incredible places. But I wish we had the …
SADLY, 10BELOW ICE CREAM IS NOW CLOSED. The face of ice cream (and food in general) is changing in this city. Sadly, dishes are now being created not because the choice of ingredients makes a delicious combination, but rather because the enormity or uniqueness of a dish makes for a great Instagram photo. That’s actually why …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, MR. DONAHUE’S IS NOW CLOSED. When I was in Nashville years ago, I had a meal I will never forget at an old-school cafeteria called Arnold’s. It’s what’s known as a “meat-and-three”, an establishment that serves …