Food Adventuring Around NYC
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Jackfruit tacos – if you’ve never had them, they are worth trying. The tropical fruit turns pork-like in texture when cooked and is a dead ringer for carnitas or al pastor tacos. This post is not …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City If there’s still an argument that all vegetarian food is healthy, let this post put an end to that. But as we know, the things that we should eat in moderation, are usually the tastiest. Superiority …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Some people will be pleased, others will be dismayed. But this blog is turning into a vegetarian haven. I don’t know how it happened. I guess the best food coming out of New York kitchens lately happens …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I’m not sure it’s ever happened before that I started off drinking a beer thinking this is not for me, then became intrigued by it, and eventually ended up craving another two glasses. That was the …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City My wife and I have decided we need to be better about our carbon footprints and want to make changes to help the environment. In addition to using re-usable coffee cups and no longer taking plastic bags, …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, ANGKOR CAMBODIAN BISTRO IS NOW CLOSED. At this point, most Americans have tasted Thai and even Vietnamese food. Pad thai and spring rolls are well on their way to being as ubiquitous as dumplings and sushi. But Cambodian cuisine …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, BUTTER & SCOTCH IS NOW CLOSED. Butter & Scotch is a very unique place. I can think of a few dessert establishments that make boozy treats and some bars that shake up sweet cocktails. And even one bar whose owner also …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, RAHI IS NOW CLOSED. I had a bit of déjà vu when walking into Rahi. Just a few months back, this space was an upscale Indian restaurant named Tapestry. I ate there and it was good, …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, DENIZEN IS NOW CLOSED. When bread pudding is on the dessert menu, I usually keep looking for another sweet option. Not sure why but I would rather have a dessert with chocolate, caramel, or even fruit. …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, GLORIA IS NOW CLOSED. Hell’s Kitchen used to be the neighborhood I would eat in more than any other. This was well before this blog and my mastery of the city’s culinary landscape. I spent most …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Perhaps March is the month for me to jump all in with tongue numbing spice. Last week, I happily burned my tongue off with the dry Kang Hoh curry at a new Thai restaurant in Brooklyn. This …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, UGLY BABY IS NOW CLOSED. Considering my mother thinks black pepper is too spicy, it’s pretty amazing how far I’ve strayed. I’ve eaten some pretty spicy dishes. And while the heat doesn’t always like me, …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City As a tour guide, I’m a bit of a pushover. I love my job so much and am happy to share my love of New York food with everyone I meet. But sometime While the tours …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Even when in a foreign country, I often get asked for food recommendations. I guess people who know me know that I research and agonize to find the best places to eat even when traveling. I …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I have tasted lots of sauces in my years of eating. But nothing ever with such a literal name like “Salty Egg Sauce.” Awang Kitchen had been on my list for a while now after reading …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City If you spend time listening to the radio in and around NYC, you might have heard the slogan “…you go to B&H.” The restaurant I’m going to write about is not that B&H. The radio jingle …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I haven’t had too many crullers in my day but I was pretty convinced I found the best I would ever taste at a cute little coffee shop called Lil’s Cafe in Kittery, Maine. It was …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City When most Americans think of Thai food, they think of pad thai. In fact, I would bet most can only name one or two other dishes. That’s why in the last few years, many newer Thai …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, FREEK’S MILL IS NOW CLOSED. Sometimes I worry that this blog gets repetitive. Sure, I write about pizza, dumplings, and bagels over and over again. That’s the point. But I’m talking more about the Dish …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Chef Dan Kluger has a way with vegetables. He garnered lots of praise for his vegetable mastery at ABC Kitchen, which has become one of the trendiest NYC veggie-centric restaurants. And now he has his own …