Food Adventuring Around NYC
THE PLACE: Even though I had read about and bookmarked Fonty’s, it felt like a real undiscovered hidden gem when I accidentally wandered by one day in the maze-like streets of the West Village. Inside there are lots of tempting food products (mostly Indian or Indian-inspired and influenced) with colorful designs and intriguing flavors. The …
It’s scary how social and political forces have raised the price of eggs. While it’s calmed down a bit, I can’t help but notice the price of an egg sandwich at my local bodega is still higher than before. What can we do? We can sing or maybe find some other method of getting eggs …
I have finally gotten over my PTSD with the restaurant formerly known as Eisenberg’s. Back when I started this blog, I wrote a less-than-stellar review of their corned beef/pastrami and chided the owner’s collection of “celebrity” photos. Well, the owner fired back contributing to my first expletive-filled comment section. Since then, Eisenberg’s was sold to …
My search for the best corned beef/pastrami in New York continues…. SADLY, PASTRAMI QUEEN MIDTOWN IS NOW CLOSED. Since I have written this article, this location of Pastrami Queen has closed. Call me old-fashioned but I think a Jewish deli should be just that. Old fashioned. Old musty booths, slightly dirty floors, waiters who look like …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2015… I re-visited some Jewish delis this year for the Gothamist article I wrote. On my new journey, I discovered some other dishes outside my typical corned/beef pastrami sandwich. One in particular that I will not forget is the gutbomb known as a Deli Wellington. The …
My search for the best corned beef/pastrami in New York continues…. SADLY, BEN’S BEST KOSHER DELI IS NOW CLOSED. Part of the deli experience is the deli man. There is even a documentary made about this cultural icon. While I was sitting at Ben’s Best Kosher Deli, I watched the owner Jay Parker walk around and …
My search for the best corned beef/pastrami in New York continues…. Jewish delis have a certain look about them. Usually they’re bright with old photographs on the wall and lots of nostalgic kitsch. I was surprised when I walked into Loeser’s (one of two remaining delis in the Bronx). Behind the take-out counter was a …
My search for the best corned beef/pastrami in New York continues…. SADLY, CAFE EDISON IS NOW CLOSED. I was amazed at how little Cafe Edison has changed in ten years. I used to frequent this old-school diner in the heart of Times Square quite a bit when I first moved to New York. It was near …