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.
Each Friday, I get a lesson in the NYC brewery scene in these funny and informative videos promoting Urban Oyster’s NYC Brewery Tour For years, I’ve been leading the Urban Oyster Brownstone Brooklyn tour in Carroll Gardens. I’ve become somewhat of an expert on the neighborhood, especially in the world of food and drink. However, …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Most people think Staten Island is only good for one thing – a free ferry that takes you by the Statue of Liberty. Casual foodies also know there’s some mighty serious pizza out on the forgotten …
When people join our food cart tour, they don’t always realize they’re doing it for a good cause. A percentage of our ticket sales goes to support the Street Vendor Project. The organization is made up of a team of lawyers and advocates who fight for the rights of the street vendors. From organizing meetings …
SADLY, MAOZ VEGETARIAN IS NOW CLOSED IN NEW YORK. LOCATIONS ARE STILL OPEN ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD. There are many countries all over the world that are legendary for their falafel. The Netherlands is not one of them.
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last year, you’ve probably heard about the phenomenon known as cronuts. Crazy people line up for hours to get a taste of the hybrid doughnut-croissant pastry. It’s …
Come back every Wednesday for another funny, informative video documenting my inept food adventures. On the Road has me traveling the country searching for the most iconic and local dishes. If you haven’t read my round-up of my recent trip to Rhode Island, you should check it out here. The littlest state has a huge …
I bring my sense of food adventure with me on the road, searching for the most authentic, iconic, and delicious dishes of a different region… For such a tiny little state (the tiniest, actually), I was amazed at how many local dishes I found in Rhode Island. There were so many different iconic foods that …
Each Friday, I get a lesson in the NYC brewery scene in these funny and informative videos promoting Urban Oyster’s NYC Brewery Tour For episode 2 of the NYC Brewery Tour, I try to head to the beach. The weather has been unseasonably cool and I thought maybe I could get a leg up on …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Most people would say iced coffee weather begins now. I’m one of the crazy few that likes ice cubes in my coffee all year long. In fact, if a coffee shop doesn’t offer cold brewed iced …
Come back every Wednesday for another funny, informative video documenting my inept food adventures. On the Road has me traveling the country searching for the most iconic and local dishes. A few weeks ago, I went with some friends up to the Hudson valley to worship a modest little vegetables that chefs and foodies go …
My search for the best dumplings in New York continues…. SADLY, LAM ZHOU HANDMADE NOODLE IS NOW CLOSED. Based on its name, you’d think the speciality of the house at Lam Zhou Handmade Noodle would be noodles. And you’d be right. That’s mostly why I didn’t rush here during my official dumpling search. I had enjoyed …
Each Friday, I get a lesson in the NYC brewery scene in these funny and informative videos promoting Urban Oyster’s NYC Brewery Tour This year we went from having just a handful of local breweries to having an ever-growing scene of craft brewers. As of this writing, the number of NYC breweries is fast approaching …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, SKÁL IS NOW CLOSED. New York’s collection of world cuisines is one step closer to being complete. We have just about every country’s food represented at restaurants, although we still need true Nicaraguan, Burmese, and …
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. Last week, Village Voice hosted their annual Choice Streets festival where over 20 of New York’s best food trucks gather on the Intrepid to serve …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. For years, I used to hang out in that strange neighborhood in the shadow of the Queensboro Bridge, Just around the high 50’s and low 60’s on the east side. Some call it the Upper East Side, some call it Sutton Place, some even still …
SADLY, NARCISSA IS NOW CLOSED. Vegetables are all the rage today. Forget barbecue or burgers. Restaurants are opening all across the city dedicated to making the healthiest food group taste as delicious as a slab of bacon. Well, almost. And I’m not talking about vegetarian restaurants, but carnivrous chefs who elevate beets or kale right …
Come back every Wednesday for another funny, informative video documenting my inept food adventures. On the Road has me traveling the country searching for the most iconic and local dishes. In Rhode Island, there is a very strangely named hot dog. And all the locals have been going crazy for it for decades. Except, it’s …
My search for the best falafel in New York continues…. There’s a wine trail in Napa, a bourbon trail in Tennessee, and a barbecue trail in Texas. Yet nobody ever talks about the great falafel trail in the Financial District. But they should! In the crowded business district at Manhattan’s southern edge, sit lots of …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, NICK & TONI’S CAFÉ IS NOW CLOSED. Nick & Toni’s is a little neighborhood Italian restaurant on the Upper West Side. It’s not the place I expected to find serious cocktails. It’s not even a place …
Come back every Wednesday for another funny, informative video documenting my inept food adventures. On the Road has me traveling the country searching for the most iconic and local dishes. I discovered a brand new app called Tastemade. It allows the user to make one-minute food episodes on their favorite food spots. It’s a perfect …