Food Adventuring Around NYC
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. Breweries are opening up so quickly in the New York City area that it is almost impossible to keep track. And they’re not just confined to the hip areas of Brooklyn anymore. Singlecut Beersmiths popped up last year, seemingly out of the blue, and started …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Exectuive chefs come and go all the time at restaurants in this city. Even at places with an established and consistent reputation like The Harrison. The Tribeca restaurant is owned by Chef Jimmy Bradley, but over the …
My search for the best falafel in New York continues…. New York City is the city that never sleeps, but certain neighborhoods are definitely more nocturnal than others. Williamsburg, Brooklyn is one of those neighborhoods that’s up all night. Back in the day, it’s where I would meet up with my friends starting at 10 …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Walking around Bay Ridge, Brooklyn really got me nostalgic for when I used to live in Queens. The streets are lined with independently owned shops and an intoxicating smell of spices emenating from ethnic restaurants and cafés. …
My search for the best ice cream in New York continues …. SADLY, JE & JO IS NOW CLOSED. There’s a tiny shop called Je & Jo that serves really interesting homemade organic ice cream. I have no idea how I knew it was there since it is nestled deep into west Hell’s Kitchen almost at …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City On the website for his upscale Mexican restaurant Empellón Cocina, Chef Alex Stupak claims his food is “informed by authenticity, but not limited by it.” The former pastry chef grew up in Massachusetts, worked at Wd-50, …
My search for the best falafel in New York continues…. SADLY, AZURI CAFE IS NOW CLOSED. Most people who are familiar with Azuri Café, know about the legend who runs the place. If Domenico DeMarco (from DiFara) is NY’s true pizza legend, then Ezra Cohen is no doubt the same for falafel. The Israeli chef is …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City It’s very rare that I donate two posts in one week to the same food establishment. But I was so impressed by the sour cream walnut apple pie at Little Pie Company when I filmed the …
To celebrate America’s birthday on the 4th of July, I don’t want anything to get in my way of being as patriotic as possible. And that means eating apple pie and nothing but apple pie. Special Thanks: littlepiecompany.com midtownlunch.com ultraclay.com
SADLY, ALLEVA DAIRY IS NOW CLOSED. As a general rule, New Yorkers don’t go to Little Italy. And if we do, we’re certainly not doing it for Italian food. As Chinatown spread north, most of the Italians who lived in this area migrated to other parts of the city. According to the NY Times, only 5% …
My search for the best falafel in New York continues…. I bring groups by Moshe’s Falafel every Friday during the food cart tours I lead for Turnstile Tours. But we don’t sample the falafel at this cart, instead I point out the uniquely designed structure itself. The actual cart is a brilliant piece of customization. …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City There’s no question that the star of the show at Shabu-Tatsu is the DIY shabu shabu, yakiniku, and sukiyaki dishes. Imagine fondue meets Korean BBQ and you have this interactive Japanese meal. Shabu shabu (which translates …
It was no surprise that my hot dog search was littered with double entendres and childish snickers. And this post will be more of the same. Try to control yourself, if you can.
In order to get past all the little things that annoy me about my father, I invite him to bond with me over over some manly German food at Hallo Berlin for Father’s Day. Special Thanks: halloberlinrestaurant.com midtownlunch.com ultraclay.com
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, L’APICIO IS NOW CLOSED. I’ve always been of the mindset that a basket of bread should be included with your meal. Unless, of course, you’re eating at an Asian restaurant. But certainly at an Italian …
My search for the best falafel in New York continues…. The neighborhood of Cobble Hill really brings the new and the old together. Some residents (mostly of Italian and Syrian descent) have been in the neighborhood for more than 50 years. More recently, new families from other parts of the world (many are French or …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, POK POK IS NOW CLOSED. When we visited the original Pok Pok in Portland, Oregon a few years back, we ordered terribly. While we liked the food, we chose all the heavier meat dishes. We must …
My search for the best hot dog in New York continues…. SADLY, LOS PERROS LOCOS IS NOW CLOSED. When I lived in Astoria, I discovered the joy of South American hot dogs. I didn’t even realize there was such a thing. But just like every region of the US has their version of hot dogs with …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I love craft beer for many reasons. One of the biggest is that the brewers behind the suds have the freedom get very creative. Could you ever imagine a new Budweiser beer brewed with lavender or …
Now it’s time to vote on your favorite falafel in NYC. Who fries the best chickpea?
