Food Adventuring Around NYC
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, GLORIA IS NOW CLOSED. Hell’s Kitchen used to be the neighborhood I would eat in more than any other. This was well before this blog and my mastery of the city’s culinary landscape. I spent most …
I never thought I’d find my way to Lithuania, but now that I’ve been, I’m eager to go back. The capital of Vilnius is surprisingly modern, artsy, and loaded with delicious hearty food. If you don’t like beer, meat, and bread, there is also a cooling vegetarian soup that is bright pink and tastes as good …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. Like so many places out there in the wilds of New York, I should have visited this place a long time ago. Sottocasa is one of those neighborhood spots that has quietly been praised and packed by locals and has even expanded to Harlem. But the …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Perhaps March is the month for me to jump all in with tongue numbing spice. Last week, I happily burned my tongue off with the dry Kang Hoh curry at a new Thai restaurant in Brooklyn. This …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, UGLY BABY IS NOW CLOSED. Considering my mother thinks black pepper is too spicy, it’s pretty amazing how far I’ve strayed. I’ve eaten some pretty spicy dishes. And while the heat doesn’t always like me, …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City As a tour guide, I’m a bit of a pushover. I love my job so much and am happy to share my love of New York food with everyone I meet. But sometime While the tours …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Even when in a foreign country, I often get asked for food recommendations. I guess people who know me know that I research and agonize to find the best places to eat even when traveling. I …
My search for the best bagels in New York continues…. Usually when a restaurant or café in New York includes the word “Best” in its name, it’s usually anything but. However there are definitely a few exceptions to that rule. Best Pizza in Williamsburg is actually pretty good. So is Ben’s Best when it comes to …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, LITTLE TONG NOODLE SHOP IS NOW CLOSED. I must really like this place. I almost never feature a dish from the same restaurant mere months after the first feature. But the latest noodle soup I tried at …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I have tasted lots of sauces in my years of eating. But nothing ever with such a literal name like “Salty Egg Sauce.” Awang Kitchen had been on my list for a while now after reading …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City If you spend time listening to the radio in and around NYC, you might have heard the slogan “…you go to B&H.” The restaurant I’m going to write about is not that B&H. The radio jingle …
Come back every Wednesday for another funny, informative video documenting my inept food adventures. On Locals Know, I explore a new city through the tours of Urban Adventures. I’m taking a break from Europe for just a second and traveling to the other side of the world for the next episode of Locals Know. Back …
My search for the best dumplings in New York continues…. SADLY, DRUNKEN DUMPLING IS NOW CLOSED. Sometimes bigger is not always better. Last year Drunken Dunpling debuted with the promise of an extra large soup dumpling the likes of which you’ve never seen. Unless you’ve seen something like it in Shanghai of course. In New York, …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I haven’t had too many crullers in my day but I was pretty convinced I found the best I would ever taste at a cute little coffee shop called Lil’s Cafe in Kittery, Maine. It was …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City When most Americans think of Thai food, they think of pad thai. In fact, I would bet most can only name one or two other dishes. That’s why in the last few years, many newer Thai …
What’s not to love about Paris? It’s grand, romantic, and incredibly delicious. While you got to come here and get views of the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame, you also want to get in to some of the hips neighborhood where locals hang out and that’s what I did on the Gourmet Marais tour. On …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. Of all the pizza options along Arthur Avenue in the Bronx, Mario’s might be the most interesting. And not just because it was featured in the book The Godfather. When you step inside the restaurant you are immediately transported to another time and another place. And …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, FREEK’S MILL IS NOW CLOSED. Sometimes I worry that this blog gets repetitive. Sure, I write about pizza, dumplings, and bagels over and over again. That’s the point. But I’m talking more about the Dish …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. This has all happened so fast. Regrettably, I have slacked off on staying up to date with the newest breweries opening in the city. And while I think I have some pretty good excuses (a new baby in my life), they have started opening at high …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Chef Dan Kluger has a way with vegetables. He garnered lots of praise for his vegetable mastery at ABC Kitchen, which has become one of the trendiest NYC veggie-centric restaurants. And now he has his own …
