Food Adventuring Around NYC
It’s hard when visiting Arthur Avenue not to order a red sauce classic – maybe eggplant parmigiana or linguini con vongole or, of course, lasagna. But on my last visit I was craving something a bit different and I knew I’d find it at Zero Otto Nove. This beautiful Salerno-inspired restaurant specializes in wood-fired pizza …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City When Bronx Brewery first hit the scene back in 2011, they had a very smart focus. They made pale ales, all based around their base recipe. From pale ale, they created India Pale Ale, Black Pale …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I was naive to think I couldn’t find another incredible dish to write about up in the Italian enclave of Arthur Avenue in the Bronx. I used to give food tours up in this neighborhood and still …
This week we’re getting very ambitious. It’s the first time we are not making one dish, not making two dishes, but a record breaking three dishes. I had no idea what time dinner might be ready since I was juggling three distinct dishes, a three year old, and a camera on me. Talk about multi-tasking. But …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City In the coming weeks, don’t be surprised to see one or two more posts about the food around Arthur Avenue in the Bronx. If you read last week’s post, you know that I ventured out into …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Wow! This past week I had some semblance of normal and I actually ate at a restaurant in New York City. Of course, it was outside and masks were worn except for the actual masticating bit. …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… One of the legends at Dominick’s on Arthur Avenue is that they don’t have a menu. The waiters just show up to the table and ask you what you want. The last part is true but I discovered they actually have one communal menu …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… You’d think the thing to order at Tony & Tina’s Pizzeria would be the namesake pizza. But you’d be wrong. This Albanian owned pizzeria in Bronx’s Little Italy specializes in Albanian bureks, which are dough stuffed with filling. While the meat and cheese ones …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… The two dishes I tried at the homey Albanian restaurant Çka Ka Qëllu were hearty and filling. The crepe-like Fli was a savory layered cake that was pleasantly sticky and rib-sticking. It was served with a pickled tomato and a chunk of tangy cheese. …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… I have no idea why an Italian bakery in the Bronx (home of the Yankees) decided to make an iconic pastry named for a nearby city with a rival baseball team. But it’s true, Conti’s Pastry Shoppe makes one killer Boston Cream Pie. A …
My search for the best cheesecake in New York continues…. I won’t be coming up to Arthur Avenue as often as I used to. Our wonderful food tour will be moving to private only tours. Meaning we won’t run it regularly for the public. So on the last few public tours I have, I’ve been …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. Amazingly, I may have visited Zero Otto Nove in the Bronx more than any other pizzeria in the city. That would be strange indeed considering I live nowhere near the Bronx and on many of the visits, I ordered pasta. However most New Yorkers who …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. When New Yorkers talk about Italian food and the Bronx, they generally refer to Arthur Avenue, which is considered Little Italy. It’s in the Belmont neighborhood and is pretty spectacular. I’m lucky enough to lead tours up there. If you want to join me one …
My search for the best cheesecake in New York continues…. Normally when I do these food searches, it is just me and a camera. But every once in a while I get to share in the tasting. I give tours along Arthur Avenue in the Bronx and have been bringing hungry groups to Egidio Pastry, …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City There was a time when I was doing video versions of these Dishes of the Week. And maybe one day I’ll go back to it again. But for this entry, I’m somewhat relieved that you don’t …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2018… You might think if you’ve tried one bread stick, you’ve tried them all. Not so. The ones at Addeo Bakers are hand’s down the best I’ve ever tasted. Even though the sticks are made from day’s old bread, there is something so fresh and intensely …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2018… I go to Madonia Bakery regularly on the Arthur Avenue Food tour that I lead, but I only recently noticed this crown-like loaf of bread. It’s only available as a special Wednesday-Sunday and if you see it, you must get it. It’s basically a …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2018… This year I have been writing a lot about the wonderful vegetarian and vegan creations I have discovered. I’m all for eating less meat, but once in a while the craving strikes and a place like Gurra Café is the antidote. Nestled in the …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I used to never order pasta at restaurants because it always felt like something I could easily make myself at home. Boil the pasta, make a sauce, toss it together. It can’t be that hard, right? But that …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. I have to admit I wasn’t very fair to Full Moon. I wrote it off before I even went inside. Let me explain: it resembles most fast cheap slice joints around the city with a counter, giant slices of cheese-covered pizzas sitting around, and the usual …