Food Adventuring Around NYC
If only I could dedicate more blog posts to Central Asian food. If there were as many Uzbeki or Kazakh restaurants around NYC as there are Thai restaurants, you just might see more posts like this. Farida used to exist a few blocks away from Port Authority and I picked up dinner of kebabs once …
If you didn’t know Best Sicily Bottega was there, you would most certainly miss it. This authentic Sicilian café is nestled in the heart of the Financial District on a dark street just off Wall Street where scaffolding is almost as common as suits. This place is a total gem – giving a feel of …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Before I walked into the cavernous restaurant Lil Chef Mama, newly opened in the Financial District, I saw an older woman through the window cleaning up and getting ready for the lunch shift. As I entered …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City There is a lot of irony in this week’s post. Last week I wrote about a vegan restaurant in Brooklyn. I enjoyed their take on ceviche, but have to say I wasn’t crazy about what they …
When I was a kid, I used to write about movies obsessively. Taking a cue from Siskel & Ebert, I would count down my favorite movies of each year and then when the 1990’s ended, I made a list for the decade. If I had enough movie knowledge, I probably should have made a list for …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… Wow! Not only are we down another year, but we are putting an entire decade behind us. And now that we are well into the 21st Century, I have been eating my way around New York officially for 10 years. Whew! So perhaps I …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… It’s crazy that I lost my phone right after one of the best (and most expensive) meals of the year. Everything we ordered at Crown Shy is just a memory now and I have no photographic evidence to prove I ever ate it. You have …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City My photos have never been the best food photos on the internet. I can admit that. Hopefully they give a sense of what the food looks like and my brilliant prose more than makes up for …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City This week was my birthday and so I think it was appropriate to finally eat a big piece of cake from The Cake Pusher. I had heard about this cake speakeasy a while back and finally …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2017… We were not lacking for poke this year in New York. Everywhere you turned you saw advertisements for this Hawaiian bowl of raw fish on salad. It was so ubiquitous that it became rather annoying and the quality no doubt suffered since you could find it at …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2017… My first post on this site was for the still excellent pizzeria Kesté. This year they expanded big time with locations in both Williamsburg and the Financial District. And they also got a little fancier with a few new appetizers that were not available …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. My good friend Scott Weiner, who runs an amazing pizza tour company, and is the hands-down expert on pizza in New York and beyond, has just launched a special pizza tour of Eataly. This is a big deal in my mind. Eataly is a giant food …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2016… Did you ever crave something cold and sweet but feel guilty about your frozen yogurt addiction? Pressed Juicery figured it out for us. The California chain arrived in New York this year and are taking their cold pressed juices and turning them into a slushy health bomb …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City If you’d asked me to tell you about Dough, the growing New York business from chef Fany Gerson, I would have told you that they make the absolute best doughnuts in the city. Big, yeasty, and …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2015… Num Pang is known for their meat-heavy Cambodian-style sandwiches. And they’re great with cilantro and pickled vegetables on a buttery baguette, but I discovered that the flavors are just as bold and unique in salad form. I’ve been addicted to their chimchurri-glazed chicken salad this …
While most halal carts in this city are owned by Egyptian, Pakistani, or Bangledeshi immigrants, Halal Gyro Express stands out from the crowd with their Afghan flavors. The owner Ali has almost 10 years experience working on a food cart and draws long lines at lunchtime because of their extraordinary lamb chops and chicken tikka.
NYC Food Cart Tour – Halal Gyro Express An under-the-radar cart in the Financial District is doing something nobody else seems to be doing. They’re grilling up Afghan-seasoned lamb chops that are as good as anything you could get at a restaurant. Topped with their green jalapeño sauce, this is a cart worth seeking out. …
Come back every Wednesday for another funny, informative video documenting my inept food adventures. NYC Food Cart Tour is my exploration of the hard-working vendors feeding NYC’s population every day. Plenty of the carts and trucks I’ve already featured on this video series are used to the press and the attention. There is no shortage …
Anybody who eats street meat in New York knows the most common type is halal food, brought over by the numerous and diverse immigrants in the city over the last few decades. Adel’s #1 in the Financial District garners long lines and a throng of taxi cabs waiting for their chicken, lamb, and falafel of …
The Vendys is just days away. Tickets are still available for purchase here. It’s seriously the greatest day of the year. In anticipation, I’m producing short videos on each of the nominated vendors. Here are four more nominees: The GoGo Grill Down at the southern tip of Manhattan, two friends decided to re-invent street food for …