Food Adventuring Around NYC
Come back every Wednesday for another funny, informative video documenting my inept food adventures. On Locals Know, I explore a new city through the tours of Urban Adventures. As you may have seen from many of my Locals Know videos, I’ve had some great opportunities to travel everywhere from Lima to Toronto to Budapest. There are …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2017… As a kid, I was pretty averse to whitefish salad. As an adult, I realized how wrong I was. Or at the very least I had never tasted the stuff at Shelsky’s. The chunky meaty whitefish has an irresistible smokiness and creaminess. The fish …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Every week in New York, there are a slew of great local restaurants that are forced to close due to rising rents, changes in the food world, etc. With all these unfortunate changes, it’s sometimes a relief …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, TEKOÁ IS NOW CLOSED. I love when local neighborhood businesses work together. It’s the story of the Brownstone Brooklyn tour that I lead in the neighborhoods of Carroll Gardens/Cobble Hill. On the tour we visit cheese shops, …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Peter Shelsky and I are kindred spirits in the fact that we are both terrible Jews, but we love the nostalgic food of our ancestors. Bagels, lox, cream cheese, pastrami. This is what being Jewish is all …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I always wished there were more than 8 nights to Hanukkah. By the eighth crazy night of receiving presents, displaying plastic menorahs in the window, and feasting on latkes, you’ve gotten into a routine. You’ve grown …
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. While an occupation as a fisherman is not in my future, I owe much of my enjoyment to those hard workers. I’ll devour …
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 …
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 …
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 10: AREPA DE QUESO at THE AREPA LADY Up until now, there has not really been a rhyme or …
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 40: GNOCCHI at I TRE MERLI SADLY, I TRE MERLI IS NOW CLOSED. Years ago, I used to avoid going …
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 …
My search for the best bagels in New York continues…. The newest tour I’ve been giving is the Neighborhood Eats Tour of the Carroll Gardens area of Brooklyn. I say “area” since we technically hit three different neighborhoods (Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, and Brooklyn Heights) and they’re all very similar in architecture, culture, and diversity …
For the third year in a row, I’m going to attempt to eat every single item on Time Out New York’s annual 100 Best Dishes list. In no particular order, here’s my take on their Top 100. Let the gluttony continue… I could have checked this list item off a while back, but I was waiting …
For the third year in a row, I’m going to attempt to eat every single item on Time Out New York’s annual 100 Best Dishes list. In no particular order, here’s my take on their Top 100. Let the gluttony continue… How can you not love Brooklyn Farmacy? As soon as you step inside the old …
For the third year in a row, I’m going to attempt to eat every single item on Time Out New York’s annual 100 Best Dishes list. In no particular order, here’s my take on their Top 100. Let the gluttony continue… SADLY, VAN HORN SANDWICH SHOP IS NOW CLOSED. The first time I visited Van Horn Sandwich …
We’re having a special premiere screening of my next episode and you’re invited to join us. It’s been a long time coming, but the Beer Episode is finally upon us. It’s been produced in conjunction with Urban Oyster and features me getting myself in another hilarious and embarrassing situation while searching for the city’s best …
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 …
For the third year in a row, I’m going to attempt to eat every single item on Time Out New York’s annual 100 Best Dishes list. In no particular order, here’s my take on their Top 100. Let the gluttony continue… SADLY, BRUCIE IS NOW CLOSED. The name Brucie makes me think of a picked-on prepubescent. Perhaps …
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. 15. MEATBALLS at …