Food Adventuring Around NYC
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I may have once or twice showed up to the bar at a nice restaurant and only ordered dessert. In fact, I’d like to do that more often. That is not what happened at Miss Ada, but if …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. While trying to decide which beer to order at Cardiff Giant, I was on the phone with an old friend who is not as plugged into the craft beer world. I read the ingredients on the Mikkeller offering and he did a double take, “Lactose?? Lactose …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City We go back to Maine every year for our anniversary and there are a few places we have to stop at to eat every single year. There are lobster rolls, giant oysters, and clam shacks. But …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. One pizza area I never explored in NYC were those dollar slice joints. They really gained in popularity after my official pizza journey cooled. I was eating at DiFara and Lombardi’s well before anyone was hawking slices for 99 cents. And amazingly, I have still …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I don’t drink soda. I truly can’t remember the last time I ordered a Coke. It has been probably a decade – maybe more. But the other day, I was at Court Street Grocer’s excellent Hero Shop …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Before avocado toast and flat whites became the Australian dishes of choice here in NYC, we had meat pies and sausage rolls. It’s the working class food of Australia loved by meat eaters across the country …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City There are food trends that reach the mainstream like the cronut and the rainbow bagel. But then there are food trends that probably don’t get much attention or awareness outside the focused food industry. For instance, …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. Amazingly, I may have visited Zero Otto Nove in the Bronx more than any other pizzeria in the city. That would be strange indeed considering I live nowhere near the Bronx and on many of the visits, I ordered pasta. However most New Yorkers who …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Right along with a slice of pizza and a cream cheese schmeared bagel, one of the major staples of the New York City diet is the bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich. It’s so iconic that it …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Most accepted definitions for the word “gyro” refer to a sliced meat sandwich. The actual word comes from Greek (most food folks know it’s pronounced “yeero”) and only refers to something that spins or revolves. Meat doesn’t enter …
My search for the best hot dog in New York continues…. When I saw an advertisement for the carrot dog at trendy fast food chain By Chloe, I did not have high expectations. I’ve not been a fan of By Chloe’s other food (except for their sweet potato fries) and was hesitant about trying something …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City When the Ube Sandwich came out at Spring Cafe, I had memories of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. The toasted multi-grain bread was just as thin and while the traditional Filipino spread looked a lot more …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City My photos have never been the best food photos on the internet. I can admit that. Hopefully they give a sense of what the food looks like and my brilliant prose more than makes up for …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City You could be forgiven if you look at the name of this week’s Dish of the Week and think of an infamous movie flop from 2003 starring the then It-couple Bennifer (Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. I feel very out of touch with the food world whenever I go to Bushwick. The hip ever-changing neighborhood is a little further from where I usually hang out and It seems the neighborhood’s food scene is developing without the rest of the city fully …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I sometimes do drive-by restaurant visits. This is very different than take out. This is when I show up solo, most likely sit at the bar, order an appetizer or two, and then am out …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City The vegetarian movement is spreading into all cuisines here in New York. It’s actually getting quite exciting. Who would have thought that there might be a vegetarian Szechuan restaurant in the city? But Spicy Moon now exists …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City While my friends were eating burgers or grilled cheese sandwich, I order the clam strips. This wasn’t on a boardwalk in the northeast but rather at a greasy Greek diner in the suburbs of South Florida. …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City There is a famous drink many old-school New Yorkers know well called an Egg Cream. The funny story about the drink is that it doesn’t contain egg and it doesn’t contain cream. The less familiar Egg …
My search for the best corned beef/pastrami in New York continues…. SADLY, PASTRAMI QUEEN MIDTOWN IS NOW CLOSED. Since I have written this article, this location of Pastrami Queen has closed. Call me old-fashioned but I think a Jewish deli should be just that. Old fashioned. Old musty booths, slightly dirty floors, waiters who look like …
