Food Adventuring Around NYC
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2018… One thing I vowed to do this year is to eat less meat. And I was mostly successful at that, as is evidenced in my list of 100 Best dishes. I found some amazing vegetarian (and vegan) food around the city. It’s easier and more …
DISHES OF THE WEEK (2018): Click on a link to see a review and photos…. VENCEREMOS at ANGEL’S SHARE – January 4 HALF & HALF POT at LITTLE SHEEP MONGOLIAN HOT POT – January 11 BAKED RICOTTA AND ROASTED KABOCHA at LORING PLACE – January 18 BBQ KOHLRABI at FREEK’S MILL – January 25 PHAT THAI WITH PRAWNS …
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 …
DISHES OF THE WEEK (2017): Click on a link to see a review and photos…. ARAWAK at BLACKTAIL – January 5 EGG IN A HOLE at TEKOÁ – January 12 TAHINI SOFT SERVE at SEED + MILL – January 19 SPICY BIG TRAY CHICKEN at SPICY VILLAGE – January 26 MUSHROOM AND PARSLEY PORRIDGE at …
DISHES OF THE WEEK (2016): Click on a link to see a review and photos…. PASTRAMI BACON at HOMETOWN BAR-B-QUE – January 7 CHICKEN OYSTER YAKITORI at SOBA TOTTO – January 14 CHERRY TREE RED ALE at GUN HILL BREWING COMPANY – January 21 QUESO OAXACA TORTA at MISCELÁNEA – January 28 POLENTA STICKS at …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2015… For years, Doughnuttery has been quietly frying mini-doghnuts to order and tossing them with innovative flavored sugars (like lavendar/pistachio or coffee/banana/coconut). It’s all been happening in a corner of Chelsea Market and at a few food markets around town. I had no idea how …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City This is the first year in five years that I am not able to attend the annual Vendy Awards, the ceremony honors the food and hard work that New York’s street vendors contribute to the culture …
When people join our food cart tour, they don’t always realize they’re doing it for a good cause. A percentage of our ticket sales goes to support the Street Vendor Project. The organization is made up of a team of lawyers and advocates who fight for the rights of the street vendors. From organizing meetings …
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 …
DISHES OF THE WEEK (2013): Click on a link to see a review and photos…. GRILLED CLAM PIZZA at NORTH END GRILL – January 10 BROWN BUTTER at ASKA – January 17 SPIT ROASTED SHORT RIBS at IL BUCO ALIMENTARI E VINERIA – January 24 SHELSKY’S SMOKED SALMON MAZEMAN at DASSARA RAMEN – January 31 …
Now that I’ve eaten my way through somebody else’s list (Time Out New York), I’m ready to compile my own 100 spectacular things I’ve tasted in 2012. Look for another five dishes every few days. NUMBER 80: CUBANO SANDWICH at BONGO BROTHERS On the food cart tours I run for Turnstile Tours, I constantly reiterate the …
For the third year in a row, I’m going to attempt to eat every single item on Time Out New York’s annual 100 Best Dishes list. In no particular order, here’s my take on their Top 100. Let the gluttony continue… After having a small taste of Wooly’s at last year’s Vendy Awards (they won the …
I’ve devoured Time Out’s 100 Best dishes and now, once again, I’ve been inspired to create my own list. These are the 100 dishes I have continued to think about since tasting them at some point in 2011. Look for another five dishes every few days. These are in no particular order. NUMBER 45: PUPUSAS …
If Time Out New York can do it, so can I. I’ve been inspired and satiated by Time Out’s 2009 Top 100 list and look forward to conquering their 2010 list very soon. But from now until the end of the year, I present my own Top 100 Dishes of the year in reverse order. …
Two of my weakest subjects in school were history and geography. While I think both are fascinating (I love old movies and I love to study maps), I have a bit of ADD and I tend to lose interest very quickly. So I was baffled when I recently learned that Taiwan is a part of …
MY TOP 100 TASTES of 2017 Click on a link to see a review and photos…. 100. MUSHROM AND PARSLEY PORRIDGE at GRAIN BAR AT GREAT NORTHERN FOOD HALL 99. SPINACH WITH FETA CHECHENITA at CHE CAFÉ 98. SFORMATINO DI ZUCCHINE at FIASCHETTERIA PISTOIA 97. ARNABEET MEKLE at AU ZA’ATAR 96. CRISPY RICE SALAD at DUDLEY’S 95. …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City 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 …
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 …
MY TOP 100 TASTES of 2016 Click on a link to see a review and photos…. 100. ACAÍ BOWL at GALERIA 99. POLENTA STICKS at PAT LAFRIEDA MEAT PURVEYORS at THE PENNSY 98. POTATO CANNELLONI at AVANT GARDEN 97. AVOCADO TOAST at GOTAN 96. FREEZE at PRESSED JUICERY 95. HAH ZHEUNG GAI at CHOMP CHOMP 94. CHEESE …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2015… It was no fluke that Coney Shack won the Vendy Award for Rookie of the Year. Lawrence Mach and his crew are turning out some realy unique and tasty Southeast Asian tacos. I can’t get enough of their crispy calamari tacos which are seasoned with …