Food Adventuring Around NYC
This unusual beer is part of the brewery’s special Worshipful Company of Brewers series, wherein a different brewer gets to create whatever sort of beer he or she wants to and then it is available for a limited time exclusively at the brewery. When it was Saidou Ceesay’s turn at bat, he created a smoked …
For the fourth year in a row, I present the 100 most exciting dishes I’ve consumed during my food adventures around the five boroughs. Look for another five dishes every few days. The beer possibilities in this country continue to expand. Not only are there literally new breweries and nanobreweries opening every month, but the …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. The reason beer is so incredibly diverse is because of the diversity of its ingredients. For instance, roasted barley malt could give off chocolate or coffee notes, while pilsner barley malt could taste like biscuits or honey. And that’s just one ingredient that gives every …
Now that I’ve eaten my way through somebody else’s list (Time Out New York), I’m ready to compile my own 100 spectacular things I’ve tasted in 2012. Look for another five dishes every few days. NUMBER 45: SORACHI ACE from BROOKLYN BREWERY Ok, so this is not a drinking blog, but I’ve spent much time …
It’s hard to imagine that there were once 48 breweries in Brooklyn. Even harder to imagine that by 1976, the well had run dry and with the exit of Schaeffer and Rhinegold, there were zero breweries in Brooklyn. Zero!! It wasn’t until 1996 when Brooklyn Brewery opened their facility in Williamsburg that craft beer became …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. While I’ve been drinking my fair share of beer these last few months, I’m still no expert. I’m also a bit of a coward. When it comes to the idea of sending a beer back due to a bad tap line at a bar, I’d …
We are on a strict time schedule when making these videos, but we found a few moments to goof off and lucky for you, they were captured on tape. So here’s a short funny little blooper reel of the shenanigans that happened behind the scenes during the shooting of Episode 6: Something Borrowed, Something Brewed. …
We almost didn’t go to Googa Mooga yesterday afternoon. Even though I had secured tickets, the overwhelming negative response to the food festival’s first day (on Saturday) was disheartening. I mean, of course I expected it to be crowded and chaotic, but the horror stories about hour long waits and the scarcity of actual food …
This one has been a looong time coming. And it is finally here! The latest webisode is co-produced by Urban Oyster and co-stars co-founder and resident beer expert David Naczycz. Now through the end of June, we’re offering 20% off tickets to any of their beer related tours. Brian begins training to give beer tours …
Here’s one more teaser for the premiere event on Wednesday, May 9 at 61 Local. The three brewers who are featured in the video (Anderson Sant’anna De Lima, Kelly Taylor, and Garrett Oliver) discuss the importance of craft beer. Everybody pay attention! And come to the event on May 9. It’s free, so there’s really …
The third and final teaser in what I like to call the Brewmaster’s Series is here. Check the others out here and here. There are still two more teasers to come before the May 9 premiere of the beer episode ay 61 Local. Is everybody excited yet? Here I get to spend some time with …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. I like good beer. I also like Good Beer, the subterranean East Village beer shop that sells a wide range of domestic and international craft beer. Not only is this place a wonderful place to buy beer – it’s also a wonderful place to drink …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. SADLY, MEXIQ IS NOW CLOSED. I remember when MexiQ opened in Astoria not too long and it threatened to be one more loud café/restaurant on 30th Avenue that would be perfect for people watching on the walk home from the subway. The menu was mercifully not …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. I’ve been trying to visit a different bar each time I taste a new local beer on this journey. However, The Brazen Head was nearby and I was looking for a specific beer to taste. Since St. Patrick’s Day is tomorrow (and I like to …
I really feel like I stumbled on a little gem of a bar in an area that’s sort of in between neighborhoods. I was trying to pass some time one early evening and I was looking for a craft beer bar to taste a local brew between Soho and the Lower East Side. Thanks to …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. I brought two of Brooklyn Brewery’s bottle fermented beers to Thanksgiving dinner to pair with the turkey and I thought the tradition should continue with Christmas. So I picked up the other bottle-fermented beer, the Sorachi Ace. Now I mainly brought it because I wanted …
I’ve devoured Time Out’s 100 Best dishes and now, once again, I’ve been inspired to create my own list. These are the 100 dishes I have continued to think about since tasting them at some point in 2011. Look for another five dishes every few days. These are in no particular order. 35. DIRTY PICKLE …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. Usually with Thanksgiving dinner, you’ll find a bottle of wine, some cranberry cocktails, or perhaps apple cider. But this year, I decided to bring a bottle of something a little closer to my heart and more pleasing to my palate: beer. I’ve been reading books …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. SADLY, BROOKLYN ALE HOUSE IS NOW CLOSED. I live in Queens which, for those who don’t know their New York geography, is a completely different borough than Brooklyn. Yet for some reason I spend more time in Brooklyn and have a much more patriotic feeling toward …
What to do on a Sunday afternoon? I’m tired of going to the movies, I’m never up early enough for brunch, and there’s only so long I can sit at home and write blog entries. So last weekend, I ventured into Williamsburg for a different sort of Sunday afternoon. Instead of doing any of the …