Food Adventuring Around NYC
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I haven’t had too many crullers in my day but I was pretty convinced I found the best I would ever taste at a cute little coffee shop called Lil’s Cafe in Kittery, Maine. It was …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City When most Americans think of Thai food, they think of pad thai. In fact, I would bet most can only name one or two other dishes. That’s why in the last few years, many newer Thai …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, FREEK’S MILL IS NOW CLOSED. Sometimes I worry that this blog gets repetitive. Sure, I write about pizza, dumplings, and bagels over and over again. That’s the point. But I’m talking more about the Dish …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Chef Dan Kluger has a way with vegetables. He garnered lots of praise for his vegetable mastery at ABC Kitchen, which has become one of the trendiest NYC veggie-centric restaurants. And now he has his own …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, LITTLE SHEEP MONGOLIAN HOT POT IS NOW CLOSED. You might see posts on this blog about Shake Shack or Dos Toros even though they have become pretty recognizable chain restaurants. But they started in good …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City It was New Year’s Eve and according to the meteorologists, it was the coldest it has ever been on this day. But that didn’t stop us from going out and exploring some bars and restaurants in …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, LITTLE TONG NOODLE SHOP IS NOW CLOSED. This year many restaurants opened specializing in mixian noodle soups. These rice noodles from the Yunnan region of China were not as common as say udon or ramen. But …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Every year for the second to last Dish of the Week I go searching and scouring (read: eating) at the local bakeries for some seasonal holiday-themed treat. Last week, I was lucky enough to try this jelly doughnut marshmallow …
It’s the holiday season, which means most of the local bakeries and dessert spots roll out holiday-themed specials. Thankfully we’ve moved on from the pumpkin spice everything and now you’ll see egg nog cookies, peppermint ice cream, and gingerbread cakes. Some bakeries also give a nod to Hanukkah. One of the traditional treats for the Festival of Lights …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, AUTRE KYO YA IS NOW CLOSED. When people ask me what’s my favorite restaurant in the city, I laugh and roll my eyes responding about how impossible that is to choose. But the truth is I …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, FIFTY IS NOW CLOSED. When I talk about falafel, I usually say if I was forced into becoming a vegetarian, this is the food I would eat all the time. But I realize that is a …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City My least favorite time to go food shopping are the days leading up to the holidays – most notably the week of Thanksgiving. Food markets are a zoo with long lines and shops running out of …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City As I talked to the friendly guy behind the counter at Golda (perhaps the owner of this breezy Bed-Stuy café), he asked if I lived in the neighborhood. When I told him that I lived quite a …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I generally don’t go in for gimmicks – and there are a lot of them in the food world. Granted, I’d be happy to try them but I usually see through them as gimmicks. I was …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, SHERMAN’S IS NOW CLOSED. Years ago, a modest little food truck called Souvlaki GR was all the rage. It won the Vendy Award (two years in a row) and we started including them regularly on our …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I meet a lot of Australians – probably more than most Americans. One of the things about Australians is that they travel a lot and on almost every tour I lead, I find there are at least …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Every week in New York, there are a slew of great local restaurants that are forced to close due to rising rents, changes in the food world, etc. With all these unfortunate changes, it’s sometimes a relief …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, EL ATORADERO BROOKLYN IS NOW CLOSED. There are certain restaurants that I try so hard to get to, but it takes longer than I hoped. The Brooklyn iteration of El Atoradero (which I visited up in …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I’ve always found it amusing that breakfast and dessert are often interchangeable. What you eat as the final bite of the night is also acceptable as the first thing you eat in the morning. So even though …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I decided to treat myself recently. My birthday was a few weeks ago and I always crave high-end sushi around that time. Let’s face it, I’m always craving high-end sushi. But I am also craving a …