Food Adventuring Around NYC
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, RED GRAVY IS NOW CLOSED. I was rather surprised that one of Chef Saul Bolton’s pastas wasn’t the highlight of my recent visit to his newest Brooklyn restaurant. In fairness, we only ordered one pasta dish. …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Green juices have become a bit of a cliché in the health food world. Real juice shops (not the sugary smoothies of Jamba Juice) have sprouted up around New York like Starbucks did almost a decade …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. When I visited St. Louis a few years ago, I discovered a relatively obscure pizza style I never even knew existed. St. Louis pizza was unheard of in these parts. And here I was thinking that New York had every style of pizza imaginable. Was …
SADLY, ACME IS NOW CLOSED. People get very excited about brunch in this city. I don’t get it. If you want to eat at one of the best brunch spots at a reasonable hour, you’ll have to wait in a long line. And then when you do finally it down, the food isn’t that special. …
My search for the best hot dog in New York continues…. Papaya King was the one that started it all in New York. No, they didn’t invent the hot dog or even bring it to New York, but they were the spearheads in this strange phenomenon of pairing encased meats with fresh fruit juices. Back …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, BISTRO LA PROMENADE IS NOW CLOSED. I’m still secretly working my way through Time Out’s 100 Best list and just like previous years, I get bummed when I can’t try a dish that’s been featured. I …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City With 86 food vendors, I had no doubt I would find my Dish of the Week at Village Voice’s annual Choice Eats event. It was a massive food festival with many of NYC’s hottest restaurants and …
I returned from my amazing trip in Hawaii and before I can even begin dealing with my jet lag and digesting all that kalua pork, the Village Voice will be hosting another one of their huge food festivals. The sixth annual Choice Eats will happen tonight at the 69th Armory on 23rd and Lexington Avenue …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I don’t get up to Harlem nearly as often as I should, which is a shame since there’s a whole world of food options up there. I did some exploring recently with my friend and food …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Testa might sound like the name of a rock band (and it probably is), but in Italian, it translates to head. When talking about food, the word testa is much more appealing than “head cheese,” but …
My search for the best hot dog in New York continues…. SADLY, LANDBROT IS NOW CLOSED. Running a restaurant in New York City is a difficult endeavor. And it becomes transparent for me when a restaurant is not doing so well. Aside from an empty dining room, there are clues when a spot is struggling. Take …
SADLY, YUNNAN KITCHEN IS NOW CLOSED. Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City A tofu salad doesn’t sound like a must-order at any restaurant. But there was something about the word “ribbon” that was intriguing or maybe it was the cilantro, chiles, and …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. If you haven’t eaten at the famous Grimaldi’s under the Brooklyn bridge before 1991, then you haven’t really eaten at the famous Grimaldi’s pizza. Sure, you can still wait in line with the hordes of tourists in Dumbo for pizza today, but 1991 was the …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, GWYNNETT ST. IS NOW CLOSED. Before I experienced Gwynett St, you couldn’t have convinced me that a better roast chicken in NYC existed than the one I serve (not cook, mind you but serve) every week …
My search for the best hot dog in New York continues…. At this point, I’ve been to most of the Jewish delis in town during my corned beef/pastrami search. I was so focused on the cured meat sandwiches, that I never thought too much about the other offerings. But as I continue to search for …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Some people know that there is a place on the Brooklyn waterfront selling authentic key lime pies. On paper it sounds absurd, but the ambiance and taste of Steve’s Key Lime Pies truly transport you to …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Paris and Japan meet cute at Takahachi Bakery. This corner shop in Tribeca is one of those places you could walk by dozens of times and somehow miss the delightful surprises inside.
My search for the best hot dog in New York continues…. SADLY, JAPADOG IS NOW CLOSED. Anybody who’s wandered up and down St. Mark’s Place in the East Village knows it’s a cheap bastard’s paradise. You can get both pizza or falafel for $1 and the Japanese food along this block is notorious for being affordable …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, DASSARA RAMEN IS NOW CLOSED. On the Neighborhood Eats tour that I lead for Urban Oyster, we talk about the unique food ecosystem in the neighborhood of Carroll Gardens. The food businesses in this area collaborate …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. Of all the new NYC-based breweries popping up, I think Bronx Brewery has been the smartest. They didn’t roll out a dozen different beer styles from the get go, but instead focused on one quality beer and perfected it. Everybody in the beer world had …
