Food Adventuring Around NYC
THE PLACE: One of the newer speakeasies in the city, Paradise Lost is a super fun new tiki bar that has become a little secret among local bartenders. A (mostly) unmarked door that requires a hostess to buzz you in, reveals a kitschy transportive hallway leading to a “tropical hellscape” that is as fun and …
Have I just gotten old or was Thyme Bar just weird? Opened in 2020, this is one of the newer speakeasies (opened shortly before COVID) that became very popular in the city since the pandemic. It sits below a pastry shop on 23rd Street in an historic cellar. Thyme Bar is a little less hidden …
I have been sorely out of tocuh with the craft cocktail scene as of late. Before COVID, I was on top of it, even leading cocktail tours. Boy, I miss those days! Well, when we had a night out for my birthday without our well-under 21 year old son, a cocktail bar was in order. …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I have no doubt if I still regularly hung out in the East Village every night, I would be at Sidney’s Five very often for their happy hour specials. Certainly more than five times as the …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. TALEA checks many of the boxes one could want in a Brooklyn brewery. It’s a female-owned brewery, it’s in the heart of hipster Williamsburg, and they have a specific focus when it comes to brewing beer. This business has been on my radar for a few years …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… Cocktails with no alcohol sound like an oxymoron but they were all the rage this year. I found one of these surprising inventive mixed drinks at one of the city’s best cocktail bars. Existing Conditions has a full menu of low and full-alcohol concoctions, …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. While trying to decide which beer to order at Cardiff Giant, I was on the phone with an old friend who is not as plugged into the craft beer world. I read the ingredients on the Mikkeller offering and he did a double take, “Lactose?? Lactose …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. I finally made it to Five Boroughs Brewing Company. They have been on my radar since they opened in 2017. But my biggest challenge has been their tap room hours. They are located quite off-the-beaten path in the industruial side of Sunset Park. I actually …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I’m not sure it’s ever happened before that I started off drinking a beer thinking this is not for me, then became intrigued by it, and eventually ended up craving another two glasses. That was the …
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 SADLY, BLACKTAIL IS NOW CLOSED. While some people are ringing in the New Year’s at a house party or (God forbid) huddled with millions of people in the middle of Times Square, I like to go hopping …
It’s been a while since I’ve visited Manhattan’s most centrally located brewery. It’s also a beer destination that many never think about. That’s because Birreria is hidden on the rooftop of the very popular Italian mega-grocer Eataly. But up here, a handful of brewers make some really unique cask-conditioned ales to pair with the restaurant’s …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2015… SADLY, BAR SARDINE IS NOW CLOSED. I rarely discover deviled eggs that are unique or different. I guess a mustard or mayo based yolk filling with paprika and spices is pretty good, so why mess with it too much? I almost always know what …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. When people ask me about the best pizza in New York, I always have to ask what style they want. Do they want a typical New York slice, wood-oven Neapolitan pies, thin grandma-style, Sicilian, Roman-style? We have all those styles in New York. But up …
My search for the best pickles in New York continues…. I recently met up with an old friend from college and I thought he was going to laugh at me when I said we should meet at a bar that specializes in beer and pickles. Surprisingly, he said, “That place is around the corner from …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. I could spend months searching for the best pizza on Staten Island alone. Some people (mostly Staten Islanders) claim the borough is home to the city’s best. I’m embarrassed to say that I’ve only been to a handful of the pizzerias there, but little by …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City When you have a brewery attached to your restaurant, as is the case with the new brewpub Dirck the Norseman, you have the best cooking ingredient you could possibly imagine. The only thing I could think …
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
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 Usually by now, margarita season is in full swing. During most Mays, New Yorkers are sitting outside at fashionable restaurants with their friends (and pets) and sipping on salt-rimmed tequila drinks. But something about this late …