Food Adventuring Around NYC
You may disagree with me, but I think a destination bakery is pretty rare nowadays in New York. Expert bakers with great pastries and sourdough loaves are seemingly everywhere. You don’t have to go far to find well-made croissants and cinnamon buns. Radio Bakery, however, which has been getting a ridiculous amount of hype in …
During a morning trip to Queens, I found Neapli Bhanchha Ghar open early and so I snuck in for some Himalayan pites. This place has been well-known in the borough for a number of years and in fact, I realized I too had been here but didn’t take good note of the name. That’s ok …
When I started this blog, the whole point was to search for iconic foods from New York. Mostly because that is what I do when I travel, so I figured I should have a sense of the most traditional dishes from my own town. I have strayed a bit. In addition to reviewing bagels and …
Bread and cheese is the dish this week? Not even a grilled cheese? That’s right. I was seduced by the art of simplicity and high quality ingredients at an undersung gem of a bakery in Midtown. I have visited Pavé three times now to try everything from their mushroom flatbread to the passionfruit brioche. All …
I never thought we would get so fancy on this journey, but tonight we had lobster in a vanilla butter sauce. Courtesy of a former French colony where both lobster and vanilla are plentiful on possibly the most beautiful smelling country in the world. Comoros produces vanilla, cloves, and the ylang ylang flower which is …
We actually filmed this shortly before we saw the movie Encanto, so don’t expect any sing-a-longs during the Colombia video. We didn’t talk about Bruno once, if you can believe that. We did talk about the biodiversity in Colombia, favorite colors, and corn, lots and lots of corn. So don’t miss our trip to the exciting …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City When most people talk about American food, they either think of fast food or immigrant-inspired national dishes like burgers, hot dogs, or barbecue. They often take the food eaten by the Native Americans for granted. But the …