Food Adventuring Around NYC
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… Ciao, Gloria just opened in a very generic looking corporate building in Brooklyn. The outside of it made me sad, but the inside was cheery and exciting. And I actually really enjoyed this PEC, which is an Italian twist on the classic Bacon, Egg & …
SADLY, CHIKALICIOUS DESSERT BAR IS NOW CLOSED. My family and I have become regular visitors to Chikalicious Dessert Bar. It was a date spot for me once upon a time and now we visit it on every special occasion in the neighborhood. This year, they were kind enough to send us a mid-dessert tasting of …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… The Cafe Disco was actually not the cocktail I ordered at Mister Paradise. It was one I spoke with the bartender about but I went a different way. Amazingly, before I finished my first cocktail, he poured me a taste of the one I …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… The Step Back might refer to taking a step back to a time when cocktails were classy, simple, and bitter. Those are my favorite types and that’s why Existing Conditions stole my heart again with another brilliant creation. This super easy drinking blend of amari and …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… Usually when I order paneer at Indian restaurants, it’s cubed and drowning in a rich sauce or puree of vegetables. The special presentation at the fancy Baar Baar was quite unique for me and very playful. Paneer cheese is wrapped up into delicate little …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… Mackerel is not usually thought of as a luxury fish, but when served by Saint Julivert Fisherie in their upscale bar setting, it is lavish. Somewhere between the texture of hummus and mashed potatoes, this smooth smoky fish purée spreads beautifully on substantial grilled bread …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… It’s no secret that I am a sucker for coffee-flavored things. So when I discovered the Goldeneye cocktail at undersung cocktail den Sweet Polly, I was sold. I was skeptical at first that this was a vodka based drink, but the neutral spirit ended …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… Usually when someone suggests ordering ceviche, they are either at a Mexican or Peruvian restaurant. But almost definitely Latin American. I had no idea that Filipino’s had their own version of the marinated raw fish called Kinilaw. I discovered at the very exciting new Filipino …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… It seemed to me a bit of a stretch for a new restaurant to incorporate flowers into all their dishes. But that is the premise behind Il Fiorista. Some of their dishes actually work really well, others less so. But I really enjoyed a unique …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… Alphabet City was never the neighborhood for fine dining, but times have changed. Tuome has been quietly turning out refined, gourmet dishes for five years now. It has been on my list since day one but I only got to try it out this year. The …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… Cocktails with no alcohol sound like an oxymoron but they were all the rage this year. I found one of these surprising inventive mixed drinks at one of the city’s best cocktail bars. Existing Conditions has a full menu of low and full-alcohol concoctions, …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Most of the dishes I write about are specific to a certain restaurant here in New York. You could certainly try lasagna anywhere around the country (and in some places in Italy), but you can only …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… At dinner, the hip new restaurant Lamalo (from the brains behind Breads Bakery) serves an epic appetizer called The Daily Spread, featuring almost a dozen different spreads, pickles, and salads. I had to settle with the lunch version which is called a Middle Eastern …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… Ops, as already mentioned in previous posts, is a pizza restaurant. But they also specialize in organic wines and this revolving salad of greens. Depending on the season and whimsy of the chef, greens are rustically combined with a bold salad dressing. I got …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… It took my a few visits to fully be on board with Ole & Steen, a Danish bakery that’s ubiquitous in Scandinavia as Starbucks is here. But I can safely say these pastries are better than anything you can find at Starbucks. I was …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. The last time I reviewed (or really tased) any beers from Grimm was way back in 2013 when they first hit the scene as a gypsy brewer. Early on, they were incredibly experimental and slowly built up a momentum of rabid beer followers. I imagine …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… Traditionally, laing is a Filipino dish made of shredded taro leaves. Tsismis, a new and very exciting Filipino gastropub does not seem to do things traditionally. Instead of taro, they use the very popular ingredient kale – shredded and cooked down with coconut milk …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… It’s pretty ballsy to take the classic Italian combo sandwich and eliminate the meat. Orchard Grocer does it to satisfying effect with fake mortadella, but the version at sandwich champs Court Street Grocers is even more impressive. Here they use thinly sliced roasted butternut squash in place …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… Don Angie might have been my most memorable meal of the year. And while this salad was the least memorable dish I had, I can’t help but write about it. Even the least spectacular dish at this Italian spot was spectacular. A play on …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… It’s crazy that I lost my phone right after one of the best (and most expensive) meals of the year. Everything we ordered at Crown Shy is just a memory now and I have no photographic evidence to prove I ever ate it. You have …
