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 This is the first year in five years that I am not able to attend the annual Vendy Awards, the ceremony honors the food and hard work that New York’s street vendors contribute to the culture …
The Vendys is just days away. Tickets are still available for purchase here. It’s seriously the greatest day of the year. In anticipation, I’m producing short videos on each of the nominated vendors. Here are four more nominees: The GoGo Grill Down at the southern tip of Manhattan, two friends decided to re-invent street food for …
The Vendys are just over a week away. Tickets are still available for purchase here. It’s seriously the greatest day of the year. In anticipation, I’m producing short videos on each of the nominated vendors. Here are three more nominees: Snowday Snowday is unlike any other food truck out there. Not only are they dedicated …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, ZHÁ IS NOW CLOSED. My friend Steven Luw told me a while ago about a brilliant concept he had. Steve is a fellow food blogger and food truck enthusiast and wanted to open up a …
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. Sadly, this is the first time in 5 years where I will not be able to attend the annual Vendy Awards. Family obligations will keep …
My search for the best cheesecake in New York continues…. Ferrara is one of those places that I have sort of written off as a tourist trap. It’s located in the heart of Manhattan’s Little Italy (which is not even Italian anymore) and always has a line out the door for their cannolis, gelatos, and …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City It’s a great story. Ivan Orkin is a nice Jewish boy from New York who fell in love with Japanese food, earned a culinary degree, and then became a huge success in Japan re-inventing one of …
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. There are countless Mexican carts in New York City, but only a few of them offer tacos, tortas, and huraches beyond the typical chicken, pork, …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. People think I forget about Staten Island when I say we now have a brewery in every single borough of New York. I haven’t forgotten about the forgotten island. There is indeed a brewery on the island and any beer drinker who lives on the …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City As you all know by now, I am firmly plugged into the NYC food truck scene. And I have to say, I’m getting rather tired of the same old food. I’d be fine if we never …
SADLY, THE TREATS TRUCK IS NOW CLOSED. Kim Ima is one of my favorite vendors. She’s been sweetening up New York with her homebaked treats from The Treats Truck since 2007. And even though she now owns a bakery in Brooklyn, she still brings the truck out to see all of her customer’s smiling faces. …
My search for the best ice cream in New York continues …. It frustrates me when I order a scoop of ice cream and after a few licks, it begins to lose its flavor. It may taste like mint on the first few samples, but soon it gives way to the cold and only tastes …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City It’s heartbreaking how many old school places continue to close in this city due to astronomically high rents and changing neighborhood clientele. So it warms my heart when a business that has been around for over …
Long before it was hip to eat from or operate a food truck, Jiannetto’s Pizza was serving up grandma-style pizza to the suits of Wall Street. Originally from Staten Island, this truck makes some of the crispest, lightest, freshest pizza in the entire city.
My search for the best cheesecake in New York continues…. I’ve always preferred a cheesecake that was both creamy and dense but somehow also light and fluffy. I know it’s possible – just check out Eileen’s. But after doing much research on the topic, many people claim that traditional New York cheesecake should be dense …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, HEARTWOOD IS NOW CLOSED. There’s a specific pizza slice in New York City that foodies go crazy for and somehow always ends up on best pizza lists across the city. Truthully, I find it almost repulsive …
Before he started the Kwik Meal carts in Midtown, Mohammed Rahman went to culinary school and worked as a sous chef at the Russian Tea Room. He’s bringing his culinary expertise to the streets by elevating the normally processed gyro lamb meat and turning out some of the best street meat in the city.
I underestimated the modest little falafel. I was expecting some great things, sure, but I was also anticipating lots of dry and dense chickpea balls. Greasy, soggy, and mealy were words I used very rarely in my falafel reviews. Of course, I stuck with the most renowned and popular falafel spots in the city. I’m …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, GATO IS NOW CLOSED. The first thing that every chef must learn how to cook are eggs. If you can’t master the art of scrambling a perfect set of eggs or folding over a beautifully cooked …
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. When the Souvlaki GR truck is around, you truly feel like you’re in a small, provincial town on the beautiful Greek Islands of Mykonos or …