Food Adventuring Around NYC
SADLY, NARCISSA IS NOW CLOSED. Vegetables are all the rage today. Forget barbecue or burgers. Restaurants are opening all across the city dedicated to making the healthiest food group taste as delicious as a slab of bacon. Well, almost. And I’m not talking about vegetarian restaurants, but carnivrous chefs who elevate beets or kale right …
Come back every Wednesday for another funny, informative video documenting my inept food adventures. On the Road has me traveling the country searching for the most iconic and local dishes. In Rhode Island, there is a very strangely named hot dog. And all the locals have been going crazy for it for decades. Except, it’s …
My search for the best falafel in New York continues…. There’s a wine trail in Napa, a bourbon trail in Tennessee, and a barbecue trail in Texas. Yet nobody ever talks about the great falafel trail in the Financial District. But they should! In the crowded business district at Manhattan’s southern edge, sit lots of …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, NICK & TONI’S CAFÉ IS NOW CLOSED. Nick & Toni’s is a little neighborhood Italian restaurant on the Upper West Side. It’s not the place I expected to find serious cocktails. It’s not even a place …
Come back every Wednesday for another funny, informative video documenting my inept food adventures. On the Road has me traveling the country searching for the most iconic and local dishes. I discovered a brand new app called Tastemade. It allows the user to make one-minute food episodes on their favorite food spots. It’s a perfect …
My search for the best corned beef/pastrami in New York continues…. SADLY, CAFE EDISON IS NOW CLOSED. I was amazed at how little Cafe Edison has changed in ten years. I used to frequent this old-school diner in the heart of Times Square quite a bit when I first moved to New York. It was near …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, CHEZ SARDINE IS NOW CLOSED. Nose-to-tail dining is the practice of serving all parts of the animal. There’s no waste and some of the more delicious pieces are actually the ones that usually get thrown away. …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. There’s always been good pizza in Astoria (Rizzo’s, Rose & Joe’s), but until recently it was lacking a legitimate wood-fired oven Neapolitan pizza restaurant. That’s since changed with the addition of three pizzerias serving the real stuff. Unfortunately, this all started happening after I begrudgingly …
As a child I missed out on all the fun an Easter egg can bring. This year, I decided not to let another year go by without joining the festivities. So I entered an Easter egg hunt in Midtown and it was better than I could have even imagined… Special thanks: midtownlunch.com ultraclay.com thejeffreynyc.com eggstravaganzany.com
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, LAM ZHOU HANDMADE NOODLE IS NOW CLOSED. Having just written a hefty check to the government two days ago for Tax Day, I realized I need to start eating a little more cheaply. I won’t be …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. Most people see a dark colored beer and they immediately think it will be full-bodied and strong in alcohol. Those people have clearly never tried a British-style mild ale. Mild ales aren’t as common on this side of the pond, but it’s a really interesting …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City The neighborhood of the South Street Seaport was completely ravaged by Hurricane Sandy. All the thriving small businesses along Front Street took in around seven feet of brackish water. It was a devastating situation and only …
My search for the best falafel in New York continues…. SADLY, WAFA’S IS NOW CLOSED. When my mom called and I told her I had travelled to the middle of Queens for some falafel, the natural question was “Was it worth it?” And I can enthusiastically tell my mom it was indeed. I can’t imagine she’d …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, CAFE NADERY IS NOW CLOSED. Spring seems to have just about arrived, but the nights are still chilly and there is still plenty of room for soups, stews, and hearty gutbombs. Even if it was warm …
My search for the best bagels in New York continues…. “It’s not a bagel!!” That’s what most of NY’s bagel connosieurs cried when Simit + Smith opened up in town. The new company has introduced the city to a round bready breakfast food with a hole in the middle. It sorta looks like a bagel, …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City The thrill of attending the Village Voice’s Coice Eats is having all these food options right in front of you. The difficulty is your stomach’s limitations and deciding which dishes to try and which to leave …
Village Voice’s annual Choice Eats event signifies the return of spring. Now if only mother nature would get on board with that idea. Regardless of the weather, lots of people will descend on Basketball City tonight on Pier 36 to sample food and drinks from over 70 different restaurants. I’m excited to discover some new …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, UNTAMED SANDWICHES IS NOW CLOSED. Untamed Sandwiches was in the press quite a bit when they first opened back in January. In addition to being an exciting new opening for folks craving braised meat sandwiches in …
My search for the best falafel in New York continues…. It’s easy enough for a business to call themselves the king. The King of tires, the king of beer, the king of burgers. It’s a marketing gimmick, of course, but it’s amazing how people tend to believe the royal decrees. King of Falafel is one …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, THE NOMAD IS NOW CLOSED. The obvious choice for a Dish of the Week at the critically acclaimed hotel restaurant The Nomad would be their now iconic Roasted Chicken for $79. An entire bird is presented …
