Food Adventuring Around NYC
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Ah, Valentine’s Day! The day we all get gouged – by Hallmark, by chocolate companies, and definitely by restaurants who charge astronomical prices for usually lower quality dishes. That’s why I recommend taking that special someone …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, HANJAN IS NOW CLOSED. Ddukbokki is not a recognizable dish to most Americans. Even if you’re vaguely familiar with Korean food, you probably know the kimchis and the bibimbaps. But you should open yourself to the …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City As most of you know, I lead food cart tours for a company called Turnstile Tours. But did you also know that the same company leads a handful of other tours around Brooklyn, all partnered with …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, TASTE OF NORTHERN CHINA IS NOW CLOSED. Finding places in Chinatown is really difficult. The winding streets and unmarked doors create a confusing system for finding a new restaurant. The address for Taste of Northern China …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I started this website really to combine my two passions: food and performance. And I continue to have success (and lots of fun) doing that with my comedic food videos. But I recently went to a …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, RESTO IS NOW CLOSED. A Belgian restaurant doesn’t strike me as the place to get a nicely composed vegetable dish. Unless that vegetable is a potato, cut into strips, and thrice-fried. And while I love my Belgian …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City For New Year’s Eve last night, one of our stops had to be at my favorite little East Village bar (and my favorite in the city) Amor y Amargo. It means love and bitters and that’s …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Most blogs and websites are not posting new content. It’s Christmas! Everybody should have the day off today! But it’s Thursday and that’s the day I post my dish of the week. So here’s a little …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I have mixed feelings about the holiday season in New York. At times, my internal grinch comes out and is easily annoyed by the crowds, the consumerism, and the endless urban jingle bells. But at other …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, ÉLAN IS NOW CLOSED. The word élan means elegance or flair in French. It’s also the name of a new restaurant in Manhattan that exhibits both of those qualities. The restaurant marks the stylish return of …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City It seems like the holidays come earlier every year. This year I noticed decorations and Christmas cheer starting in September. The Bryant Park Holiday Market even opened two weeks before Halloween!! In my mind, you shouldn’t …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Turkey burgers have always been hit or miss. Even for the health conscious or those trying to avoid red meat, there’s no guarantee that when you order a turkey burger that you won’t find a dry …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City When you think of borscht, you probably think of a bowl of dark red liquid, but do you think of a hot or cold soup? Think about it. Turns out borscht can be served at either temperature. …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, FUNG TU IS NOW CLOSED. High-end Chinese restaurants are few and far between. Especially in Chinatown itself. Most people would say if you are paying more than two dollars for a plate of dumplings, you are …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Burgers in this city are deceptively expensive. Oftentimes the price you see on the menu might be reasonable, but that’s without all the fix-in’s. You want cheese, fries, bacon, an egg, or chicken liver mousse? Probably, …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City My hope was to have a Halloween themed Dish of the Week today, but I haven’t had any scary (in a good way) dishes in a while. So instead, I want to write about my new …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, BERGEN HILL IS NOW CLOSED. More and more people these days are going gluten-free. Whether it’s for a true sensitivity to wheat or because it’s the trendy thing to do, restaurants are realizing they have to …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, BETONY IS NOW CLOSED. It’s around this time every year that Time Out New York puts out their annual 100 Best Dishes list. I’ve always found that a fun issue. In fact, I spent three years …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I was invited to attend two very unqiue dinners this past month. Both were run by a company called Dinner Lab, which was started in New Orleans and now runs secret member-only pop-up dinners throughout New …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I’m a pretty terrible Jew. While I was raised conservatively, Bar Mitzvah’ed, and all that, I have strayed from my roots. I’ve become oblivious to even the major holidays. Today is the first day of Rosh …