Food Adventuring Around NYC
Last week we hit a milestone – ten straight episodes. This week we have another big accomplishment. We’ve now cooked the food from every country beginning with the letter A. Sam is very excited about this since he’s actively practicing his alphabet. Now on to Letter B. This is also a good time for us …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. SADLY, FOLKSBIER IS NOW CLOSED. Yesterday was St. Patrick’s Day. I’m not Irish and I rarely celebrate it, but I’m usually more aware of it. This year it totally snuck up on me. I think I blame that whole quarantine thing. The one thing I did …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Wow! My habits have certainly changed during the pandemic. There have been many restaurants on my list from the old days. And I would slowly make my way to them, but new restaurants would pop up …
Amazing we’ve been doing this project for ten straight weeks!!! That’s right. This episode is our ten week anniversary. Mostly, I’m amazed that Sam has not grown bored of this and is still willing to take time with me to prepare a complicated international dish. He wishes we could make pizza for dinner every night, …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City There is a lot of irony in this week’s post. Last week I wrote about a vegan restaurant in Brooklyn. I enjoyed their take on ceviche, but have to say I wasn’t crazy about what they …
I have never been to Australia, but feel a very strong connection with the country and its people. Having worked in the food tourism industry here in New York for well over a decade, I have met more Australians than anybody else. Seriously, we had an Australian (at least one) on every single tour. You …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, VODEGA IS NOW CLOSED. I’ve been eating healthier during the last year thanks to staying at home and cooking at home. There’s no question about that. But I have to admit that my former schedule of eating vegetarian twice …
The number of hearty meat stews on this adventure has so far been overwhelming. We’ve had a sweet beef stew inside a pumpkin from South America, smoky hearty overloaded soup from Europe, and spicy palm oil chicken from Africa. It was time to do something different. We could have easily stuck to the theme in Armenia, but …
What’s new, Argentina? Well, probably lots, but we decided to stay pretty traditional when it came to what to cook this week. Without a doubt, we knew whatever dish we chose from Argentina, it had to have beef as the main component. Beef is perhaps the most important part of the Argentinian diet. It’s almost as …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. I admit that I fall for the beer can marketing. Before even reading what style beer is being sold, I am attracted to the colorful designs on the cans. I feel like one reason I buy the beer is to just have the cool artwork in …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City New York never changes. I would always discover some food place on a block I frequented often. It looked brand new and I had never seen it before but when I stopped in and asked how long …
This week we’re getting very ambitious. It’s the first time we are not making one dish, not making two dishes, but a record breaking three dishes. I had no idea what time dinner might be ready since I was juggling three distinct dishes, a three year old, and a camera on me. Talk about multi-tasking. But …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I used to walk through Chinatown many times a week. And I knew that I wouldn’t have any trouble taking in Lunar New Year festivities. My only obstacles would be parades and the crowds. Not the case this …
One of the things I miss most about dining out in New York City is the adventures I would take to neighborhoods and communities that were very unfamiliar to me. For this at home journey, if I want to be as authentic as possible, I’m going to also have to seek out special ingredients at …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, FAT CHOY IS NOW CLOSED. As many who read this blog know, I don’t take too long to try out a new dumpling spot. And so it was last time I was in the city. …
So I’m embarrassed to say this but Andorra is the first country we’ve reached that I had never heard of. Have you? I’ve been in the tour industry for over a decade, been eating as much international food as I can find, traveled around Europe, and yet I had no idea this little country ever …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I’m really funny. I tend to only write ice cream reviews in the middle of winter. That’s not exactly true, but I’m one of those bold ice cream lovers that would be happy to have a …
After last week’s success (mostly thanks to Sam), we’re now really cooking (pun intended). And, in fact, this is the week that Sam really learned about a brand new dish and has since fully incorporated it into his diet. He now often eats couscous for lunch – without all the meat and spices, of …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I’m the most annoying customer. I was excited to try some of the sandwiches at Downtowner, but I should have known when I arrived late that their selection would be limited. A few weeks earlier, I …
After a less than stellar start with Afghanistan last week (which has nothing to do with the country or its cuisine and more to do with my novice cooking skills), things are really starting to heat up with Albania, the second stop on my worldwide culinary adventure. Not only did I learn from my mistakes …
