Food Adventuring Around NYC
My search for the best falafel in New York continues…. As I continue to do the research, the truth sets in. This falafel search could take me eons. Neighborhoods in the far out reaches of Queens and Brooklyn are home to many Middle Eastern families and that means there are a wide array of restaurants …
My search for the best falafel in New York continues…. New York City is the city that never sleeps, but certain neighborhoods are definitely more nocturnal than others. Williamsburg, Brooklyn is one of those neighborhoods that’s up all night. Back in the day, it’s where I would meet up with my friends starting at 10 …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Walking around Bay Ridge, Brooklyn really got me nostalgic for when I used to live in Queens. The streets are lined with independently owned shops and an intoxicating smell of spices emenating from ethnic restaurants and cafés. …
It was no surprise that my hot dog search was littered with double entendres and childish snickers. And this post will be more of the same. Try to control yourself, if you can.
My search for the best falafel in New York continues…. The neighborhood of Cobble Hill really brings the new and the old together. Some residents (mostly of Italian and Syrian descent) have been in the neighborhood for more than 50 years. More recently, new families from other parts of the world (many are French or …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, POK POK IS NOW CLOSED. When we visited the original Pok Pok in Portland, Oregon a few years back, we ordered terribly. While we liked the food, we chose all the heavier meat dishes. We must …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Yuji Ramen has been getting a lot of buzz in the food world lately. Japanese chef Yuji Haraguhi’s unusual ramen dishes have been a popular option at Smorgasburg since last year; the chef is serving a …
My search for the best hot dog in New York continues…. SADLY, EAGLE PROVISIONS IS NOW CLOSED. When this hot dog search began last year, I received comments urging me to check out the frankfurters at some of Brooklyn’s Polish meat markets. I hear Polish and I immediately think Greenpoint – the neighborhood known for pierogies …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Runner & Stone does not look like most people’s idea of a bakery. There’s no deep glass display in front, no flour dusting the floor, no overwhelming buttery smell in the air. Instead there’s a well-stocked …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, RED GRAVY IS NOW CLOSED. I was rather surprised that one of Chef Saul Bolton’s pastas wasn’t the highlight of my recent visit to his newest Brooklyn restaurant. In fairness, we only ordered one pasta dish. …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. When I visited St. Louis a few years ago, I discovered a relatively obscure pizza style I never even knew existed. St. Louis pizza was unheard of in these parts. And here I was thinking that New York had every style of pizza imaginable. Was …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City With 86 food vendors, I had no doubt I would find my Dish of the Week at Village Voice’s annual Choice Eats event. It was a massive food festival with many of NYC’s hottest restaurants and …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Testa might sound like the name of a rock band (and it probably is), but in Italian, it translates to head. When talking about food, the word testa is much more appealing than “head cheese,” but …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. If you haven’t eaten at the famous Grimaldi’s under the Brooklyn bridge before 1991, then you haven’t really eaten at the famous Grimaldi’s pizza. Sure, you can still wait in line with the hordes of tourists in Dumbo for pizza today, but 1991 was the …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, GWYNNETT ST. IS NOW CLOSED. Before I experienced Gwynett St, you couldn’t have convinced me that a better roast chicken in NYC existed than the one I serve (not cook, mind you but serve) every week …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Some people know that there is a place on the Brooklyn waterfront selling authentic key lime pies. On paper it sounds absurd, but the ambiance and taste of Steve’s Key Lime Pies truly transport you to …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, DASSARA RAMEN IS NOW CLOSED. On the Neighborhood Eats tour that I lead for Urban Oyster, we talk about the unique food ecosystem in the neighborhood of Carroll Gardens. The food businesses in this area collaborate …
My search for the best hot dog in New York continues…. I’m very embarrassed to admit that I had never been to the classic East Village hangout Crif Dogs. Sure, I’ve been inside and even made the secret phone call to enjoy drinks behind the wall at psuedo-speakeasy PDT. And I’ve eaten some of the …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City You often don’t know what you’re eating at Aska. Some of the ingredients are rather obscure (sea buckthorn berry or rapeseed oil, anyone?) and there is no official menu – the dishes from the tasting menu …
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 5: ICE CREAM CAKE at PARM Here we go. After a really solid year of eating, I’ve managed to …