Hot Dogs

BALANCING ACT (Westville)

My search for the best hot dogs in New York begins…. I’ve been coming to Westville for a long time. The original West Village shop is tiny and perpetually packed, but their affordable focus on fresh, local ingredients and delicious tasting food makes waiting well worth it. I also find myself ordering to go quite …

Hot Dogs

HOT DIGGITY DOG!

Can you think of a more American food than hot dogs? Sure, we can claim many different regional specialities, not to mention barbecue, hamburgers, and (sadly) fast food chains. But what dish is so closely associated with the one true all-American pastime – baseball? No matter what American city you’re in, when you go out …

Beer

HEARTLAND OF YESTERYEAR (Heartland Brewery)

My search for the best beer in New York continues…. SADLY, HEARTLAND BREWERY IS NOW CLOSED. While the NY craft beer scene continues to expand with breweries, craft beer bars, and restaurants that brew their own beer, Heartland Brewery has sort of gotten the short end of the stick. I remember visiting the original Union Square …

Beer

IT RESINATES (Sixpoint’s Resin)

My search for the best beer in New York continues…. I don’t think I’ve ever heard the word “resin” outside of referring to leftover bits of marijuana. And when Sixpoint released one of their newer can offerings and named it Resin, I assume it referred to the fact that the hop flower is closely related …