Food Adventuring Around NYC
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. …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, BISTRO LA PROMENADE IS NOW CLOSED. I’m still secretly working my way through Time Out’s 100 Best list and just like previous years, I get bummed when I can’t try a dish that’s been featured. I …
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 I don’t get up to Harlem nearly as often as I should, which is a shame since there’s a whole world of food options up there. I did some exploring recently with my friend and food …
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 …
SADLY, YUNNAN KITCHEN IS NOW CLOSED. Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City A tofu salad doesn’t sound like a must-order at any restaurant. But there was something about the word “ribbon” that was intriguing or maybe it was the cilantro, chiles, and …
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 Paris and Japan meet cute at Takahachi Bakery. This corner shop in Tribeca is one of those places you could walk by dozens of times and somehow miss the delightful surprises inside.
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 …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Alright, so it might be difficult to completely detach myself from Time Out’s list. This Dish of the Week entry happens to be pretty high up on their current Top 100 list. And while that was …
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 …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, NORTH END GRILL IS NOW CLOSED. Danny Meyer is the king of the New York food scene, isn’t he? No matter what any other cynical restaurant worker might tell you, he knows how to make diners …
Aside from showcasing my webseries and video shorts, I started this blog in order to discover the most iconic of New York food: pizza, pastrami, bagels, the list goes on and on. I wanted to eat at classic places that I had embarrassingly never been to like Lombardi’s, Carnegie Deli, and Ess-a-Bagel. And those adventures …