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.
For the fourth year in a row, I present the 100 most exciting dishes I’ve consumed during my food adventures around the five boroughs. Look for another five dishes every few days. There are very puzzling moments in my life where I contemplate becoming a vegetarian. Truthfully. But then I have a bite of some …
On Christmas Eve, there’s only one thing for a good Jewish boy to do. Go find some amazing Chinese food. This year at Café China, I find more than just a plate of noodles. I find a very familiar face. Special thanks: midtownlunch.com cafechinanyc.com ultraclay.com
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City A clothing and handbag kiosk in the middle of Union Square’s holiday market is not the most likely place to find delicious Christmas cookies. But Rubyzaar has proven us wrong for the last few years. This …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. In reviewing New York breweries on this site, I gave myself the unofficial criteria that the brewery had to be based within 90 miles of the city limits. While I love the beers from Ithaca or Sarnac, those breweries can not really be claimed as …
My search for the best falafel in New York continues…. SADLY, ZAYTOONS IS NOW CLOSED. Whether they’re stuffed with pickles, hummus, tahini, or hot sauce, most falafel sandwiches look the same. It’s usually a pita pocket overflowing with toppings. But leave it to Zaytoons, the long-time Middle Eastern restaurant on Smith Street to change things up. …
For the fourth year in a row, I present the 100 most exciting dishes I’ve consumed during my food adventures around the five boroughs. Look for another five dishes every few days. I joke with my tour attendees that there is a separate stomach for dessert. While doctors might disagree with me, I feel like …
For the fourth year in a row, I present the 100 most exciting dishes I’ve consumed during my food adventures around the five boroughs. Look for another five dishes every few days. Apologies to Lady Gaga, but meat sculptures were invented a long time ago. Maybe we didn’t wear them like the pop icon does, …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, TAKASHI IS NOW CLOSED. Stomach, intestine, tendon, heart. These are mostly associated with biology class in this country. But at Takashi, like most of the rest of the world, this sounds like dinner. Nestled in the …
For the fourth year in a row, I present the 100 most exciting dishes I’ve consumed during my food adventures around the five boroughs. Look for another five dishes every few days. That poor little chicken has gotten a bad reputation for so long. Most of us know chicken in this country from overly processed, …
SADLY, LONG ISLAND BAGEL CAFE IS NOW CLOSED. If a bagel shop opened in this city calling itself “California Bagels” or “Philadelphia Bagels,” they couldn’t sensibly expect to stay in business for very long. New York City is the leading American city for bagels so it’s silly to try to hawk lesser bagels here. Nobody …
For the fourth year in a row, I present the 100 most exciting dishes I’ve consumed during my food adventures around the five boroughs. Look for another five dishes every few days. Liquid diets in the nutrition world might be a positive thing when you’re blending kale, bananas, and the like. But a liquid diet …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I always wished there were more than 8 nights to Hanukkah. By the eighth crazy night of receiving presents, displaying plastic menorahs in the window, and feasting on latkes, you’ve gotten into a routine. You’ve grown …
My search for the best corned beef/pastrami in New York continues…. Walking down the streets of Midtown, there are lots of wonderful smells coming from food carts. Expected aromas include grilled chicken and lamb kebabs, curry, and perhaps even caramelized Belgian waffles. It wasn’t until I visited the new Katz n Dogz truck that I …
My search for the best falafel in New York continues…. Ask anybody who’s even remotely well-versed on NYC’s falafel scene to name the best falafel in the city and you can pretty much guarantee the name Taïm will pop up. It’s been a favorite of the food world since Israeli chef Einat Admony and her …
For the fourth year in a row, I present the 100 most exciting dishes I’ve consumed during my food adventures around the five boroughs. Look for another five dishes every few days. The state of bread has changed considerably in New York. Gone are the days that complimentary bread was served at every restaurant and …
For the fourth year in a row, I present the 100 most exciting dishes I’ve consumed during my food adventures around the five boroughs. Look for another five dishes every few days. This is truly the year of the mash-up. Last night, most Jews in this country celebrated a once-in-a-lifetime mash-up of Thanksgiving and Hanukkah …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, ZUCKER BAKERY IS NOW CLOSED. I don’t normally post an entry on a major holiday like Thanksgiving – especially the one year it happens to fall on the exact same day as the first day …
A once in a lifetime occurence happens this year as Thanksgiving and Chanukkah fall on the same day. To celebrate both holidays at the exact same moment, I bring my friend Jonathan to explore the culinary holiday possibilities at Ess-a-Bagel. Special thanks: midtownlunch.com ultrateg.com ess-a-bagel.com
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. Ah, the power of persuasion. I remember laughing hysterically during the film Sideways when Paul Giammati’s character exclaimed he smelled asparagus in the wine. The pretension and specificity was absurd. Of course, I stopped laughing when one day at a pre-shift meeting at The Modern, …
For the fourth year in a row, I present the 100 most exciting dishes I’ve consumed during my food adventures around the five boroughs. Look for another five dishes every few days. Whether you slurp them, chew them, or bite them, whether they’re filled with cheese, floating in a soup, or tossed with a sauce, …