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.
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. SADLY, BROOKLYN ALE HOUSE IS NOW CLOSED. I live in Queens which, for those who don’t know their New York geography, is a completely different borough than Brooklyn. Yet for some reason I spend more time in Brooklyn and have a much more patriotic feeling toward …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. It’s an interesting experience – going to a bar by yourself. It’s not something I’ve done too much in the past, but now that I’m searching for the best beer in NY, I’ll probably be making these solo bar trips much more often. Some people …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. New York Craft Beer Week officially started this past Friday. It doesn’t get more perfect for my beer adventure on this here blog. I bought a Beer Passport, which is available at all participating venues (and as a Mobile Phone App), and entitles you to a …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. I’ve been in New York a long time. I remember back in the day if you said you were going to the “beer garden” you really only meant one specific place and that was in Astoria, Queens. At that time, it was the only reason to …
Once again Time Out New York released their Top 100 Dishes of the year and once again, I’m going to eat my way through every one. And no price point or subway delay will stop me. In no particular order, here’s my take on their Top 100. Cheese and bread is a perfect combination. We’ve …
There were so many great iconic NY dishes to choose from for my next food search, but I decided to go with something completely different. Hot dogs and cheesecake will have to wait. First, I’m going to drink lots of beer. Okay, so it’s not technically something you eat. I probably should temporarily re-name the …
My search for the best bagels in New York continues…. I just love finding excuses to write about Mile End. And as it turns out, I haven’t written about them (or eaten there) since February. I think we were overdue for a visit. The real reason for my visit was because I was hungry and …
Once again Time Out New York released their Top 100 Dishes of the year and once again, I’m going to eat my way through every one. And no price point or subway delay will stop me. In no particular order, here’s my take on their Top 100. You rarely see the word mutton on menus …
My search for the best bagels in New York continues…. If you’re familiar with the NYC Subway map, you know that there’s lots of colored lines throughout most of Manhattan and the outer boroughs signifying the subway routes. Yet there’s some empty beige space in the far reaches of Queens and Brooklyn that look almost …
Once again Time Out New York released their Top 100 Dishes of the year and once again, I’m going to eat my way through every one. And no price point or subway delay will stop me. In no particular order, here’s my take on their Top 100. Is the National Dish of Brazil only eaten …
Once again Time Out New York released their Top 100 Dishes of the year and once again, I’m going to eat my way through every one. And no price point or subway delay will stop me. In no particular order, here’s my take on their Top 100. I know! Let’s start a gourmet coffee business …
My search for the best bagels in New York continues…. I understand that bagels are not going to always be hot out of the oven. Especially when I come later in the day. But a cold bagel is never something I’ll get excited about. It sounds about as appetizing as hot sushi. I’m pleased to say …
My search for the best corned beef/pastrami in New York continues…. SADLY, JAY & LLOYD’S KOSHER DELI IS NOW CLOSED. There’s a photograph on the wall at Jay and Lloyd’s from the 1940’s that shows dozens of deli men at an association meeting together. They were all happy and seemingly good natured. And they all owned delis …
Once again Time Out New York released their Top 100 Dishes of the year and once again, I’m going to eat my way through every one. And no price point or subway delay will stop me. In no particular order, here’s my take on their Top 100. Most people would throw in the towel right …
Finally! The fifth episode is unleashed. This one is in conjunction with the musical comedy team, Mel & El. Make sure to check out their website and their webseries when it premieres.
Once again Time Out New York released their Top 100 Dishes of the year and once again, I’m going to eat my way through every one. And no price point or subway delay will stop me. In no particular order, here’s my take on their Top 100. SADLY, WOODWORK IS NOW CLOSED. Sports bars have an …
Once again Time Out New York released their Top 100 Dishes of the year and once again, I’m going to eat my way through every one. And no price point or subway delay will stop me. In no particular order, here’s my take on their Top 100. How does Time Out find some of these …
My search for the best bagels in New York continues…. I can not figure out why Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company has claimed the borough of Brooklyn in their name. The bagel shop is located in the heart of Chelsea, quite a subway ride away from Kings County. What’s even stranger is when they expanded, …
Once again Time Out New York released their Top 100 Dishes of the year and once again, I’m going to eat my way through every one. And no price point or subway delay will stop me. In no particular order, here’s my take on their Top 100. I’ve now been to The Breslin three times. …
The newest episode, Bagels, will be launching in the next week or so. So if you’ve never seen an episode of Eat This NY’s web series, now’s the time to catch up. And if you have seen them in the past, you might want to re-visit some old friends. So pause that Top Chef marathon …