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 Coffee cocktails are a thing nowadays. And I don’t mean an alcoholic beverage with coffee in it. I’m talking about using coffee as if it was a base spirit and mix, stir, or shake it up …
Come back every Wednesday for another funny, informative video documenting my inept food adventures. NYC Food Cart Tour is my exploration of the hard-working vendors feeding NYC’s population every day. The greatest day in mobile food vending is back. On September 12, the Vendy Awards will take place on Governor’s Island honoring the greatest in …
My search for the best hot dog in New York continues…. I went out to the Rockaways a few years ago to try the burgeoning (read: hipster) food scene way out on the beaches of Queens. One of the most talked about places is Rippers which sits right on the recently re-opened boardwalk selling burgers, …
One of my favorite events every year is Village Voice’s Brooklyn Pour. It’s a great way to explore and celebrate the ever-growing craft beer scene in New York City. So many local breweries have popped up in the last few years that it has become difficult for me to keep up. Brooklyn Pour brings them …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City It’s a bit of a problem for me when a restaurant serves one amazing dish after another. It makes for an incredible, revelatory meal. But it makes it frustrating when I sit down to write a …
The greatest day in mobile food vending is back. On September 12, the Vendy Awards will take place on Governor’s Island honoring the greatest in New York’s food vending community. Tickets are still available for purchase here. For the next few weeks, I’ll be documenting all of the nominees in three categories. Rookie of the …
My search for the best cheesecake in New York continues…. Bay Ridge must be the bakery district. In a matter of a few blocks in this diverse Brooklyn neighborhood, you have a Greek pastry shop, a French one, an iconic Scandinavian one, and one hailing from the Middle East. That’s a lot of eclectic and …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, KOTTU HOUSE IS NOW CLOSED. I think I’m pretty tolerant when it comes to spicy food. Numbing Szechuan food is one of my favorite cuisines and I can certainly take down some jerk chicken or spicy …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. I really plan out my food adventures. I’ve been wanting to visit Bronx Alehouse for years now. It’s the holy grail of craft beer in the entire borough. Problem is, I rarely make it up to the Bronx. So when I realized it was right …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I’m not one to be taken in by hype. And in the New York food world there is so much of it. Sure, I’ll give the cronut or David Chang’s fried chicken sandwich a try. I like …
Come back every Wednesday for another funny, informative video documenting my inept food adventures. NY Craft Cocktail Tour explores the craft cocktail culture of New York from local distilleries to specialty spirit shops to amazing cocktail bars and speakeasies. One of the most iconic off Broadway theaters is the Public Theatre with their massive theater complex …
My search for the best cheesecake in New York continues…. Before the world of Twitter and food blogs, I discovered a heavenly little old-school pastry shop on 10th Street. It had been there for over a hundred years so it was not much of a discovery, but I stumbled upon it myself. For me, it …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I certainly do not need an excuse to sing the praises of French pastries. And the truth is it’s a complete coincidence that Bastille Day was this week. Bosie Tea Parlor has been on my list …
SADLY, BIÁN DANG IS NOW CLOSED. One of the more unique food trucks in the city is Bián Dång which specializes in Taiwanese pork chops and fried chicken. You can have a full-on pork tasting menu when you top your tender pork chop with their special tangy pork sauce. You’ll be shocked at how much …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. While I was standing at a counter at Pizza Wagon, I looked around me at the diverse group of people in the place and realized the magic of pizza. It brings people together from all walks of life. There were high school kids, construction workers, …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City If you follow the address for Taste of Persia you might be momentarily confused because you will arrive at a divey pizza joint called Pizza Paradise. Where is this amazing Persian food I’m about to tell …
Perhaps the most well-respected and popular of all the breweries that have opened in New York in the last few years is Other Half. The owners, Sam Richardson and Matt Monahan, are brewing geniuses and make some of the most coveted hoppy and sour ales. In such a short time, they’ve earned a reputation for …
My search for the best cheesecake in New York continues…. I never thought it would come to this, but I’m about to review a supermarket on this blog. Albeit the supermarket in question is a New York born company that is dedicated to the community and still a family-run business. In a way Fairway is …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City If you walk around the streets along the west side of Tompkins Square Park, you will be shocked at the number of taco and Mexican food options. And we’re not even in Queens! There is still …
Come back every Wednesday for another funny, informative video documenting my inept food adventures. NY Craft Cocktail Tour explores the craft cocktail culture of New York from local distilleries to specialty spirit shops to amazing cocktail bars and speakeasies. In 2007, a law was passed called the NY Farm Distillery Act which has enabled small distilleries …