Food Adventuring Around NYC
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, CHINA BLUE IS NOW CLOSED. Sometimes it happens that the best thing you eat at a restaurant is the one thing you haven’t paid for. That’s what happened on my recent meal at China Blue. This …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Every year I discover a new burger that changes the game for my view on the burger scene in New York. Last year, I finally got to try Joe Jr. which I still recommend as a great classic burger …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City When my wife and son go out of town to visit family like they did recently, my first thought is “What cocktail bar can I check out?” Since I am always at home being a good …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, THE TANG IS NOW CLOSED. I hope this doesn’t come across as ignorant or insensitive, but I have become very confused by the opening of a few new Chinese restaurants. Shorty Tang, The Tang, and Little …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City There are seven different businesses around Arthur Avenue in the Bronx that make their own mozzarella daily. That’s an insane number of places committed to quality cheese in a small block radius. For those that don’t …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City After they opened their affordable sushi restaurant Sugarfish, this West Coast restaurant group brought another trendy Japanese-inspired bar to the city. KazuNori is a lot of fun, affordable, and quite delicious. Here they concentrate on hand …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City This might be a controversial post. This might even bring about some angry comments. But I’m ready for that. I don’t think anyone will have issue with the drink I will be talking about, but some …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City When a dish comes out of the kitchen glowing red and spiked with peppercorns, I’m expecting some heat. The only thing that hinted at the spice level for this clear green fish soup was the name …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Although they have been marketed as a tasting menu of banchan, Atoboy really serving a tasting menu of composed modern Korean dishes. And they’re pretty good – I just take issue with the marketing of the …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I guess this is a traditional thing in parts of the Swiss and French Alps, but it’s not every day in New York that your waiter offers you up a big hunk of bubbling melting cheese …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, IKINARI STEAK IS NOW CLOSED. I wish I could afford to search for the best New York steakhouse but my budget would disappear after on appetizer. But if more Japanese steakhouse like Ikinari opened, I might …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, RIDER IS NOW CLOSED. As much as I’d like to eat four donuts, the reality is I would hurt myself. We have to know our limitations. At Rider, they were kind enough to let me order …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, FLIP BIRD IS NOW CLOSED. The newest food court to open in the city (there will probably be a new one by the time you read this) is an extension of Gotham West Market but now …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City A special occasion birthday dinner brought me to the new NYC location of a critically acclaimed Indian restaurant from New Delhi. It was among the inventive $75 prix fixe dinner that I discovered this week’s Dish …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City For the last five years, I have written about a dish that I have enjoyed in New York every Thursday. And while the dish changed every week, the format has not. So I decided to shake things up. …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City The lunch choices at Her Name is Han are mostly comprised of combination platters and bapsang, consisting of a main protein and a number of side dishes. It’s a great way to taste a little of …
I’ve had all sorts of fake meat over the years. Broccoli hot dogs. Veggie burgers made from just about anything you can imagine (except meat. of course). And most recently I tried a yuba philly cheesesteak that blew my mind. But through it all, I’ve never tasted anything that pretended to be fish. Unless you count …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Last weekend I had the great opportunity to design a special food tour for a hungry family from New Jersey. They had already explored much of Manhattan and wanted to learn about the best food in Brooklyn. …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, LUCY’S VIETNAMESE KITCHEN IS NOW CLOSED. It doesn’t seem like there has been much innovation in the local Vietnamese food scene. I think our options haven been so limited for so long that when modern Vietnamese restaurants …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I just got back from another trip to Philadelphia. And while there, of course, I had to try another of the city’s famed cheesesteaks. One day (after many more trips to Philly), I will have an …