Food Adventuring Around NYC
The kids at school all talk about it and my son has begged me to bring him home a cookie from the over-hyped Crumbl. But when I found one of the locations in the city, I had to run the other way. If you’ve walked by Crumbl in NYC and noticed the massive lines out …
I love Rocco’s – I really do. They are a truly authentic, beloved Italian pasticceria in the middle of touristy Greenwich Village. Years ago I wrote about their stellar cannoli, and I still bring tour groups here regularly. Along with their rainbow cookies, pignolis, and napoleons, I also would get a regular glimpse of their …
I hope Ras Plant Based succeeds on Bleecker Street, but I am cynical. It seems to me that this block of Bleecker between Sixth Avenue and LaGuardia is one of the most difficult streets to keep a small food business going. I can’t tell you how much turnover I have seen in the years that …
Am I in a bagel shop or an ice cream shop? That is the question that came up recently at Bagel Pub. It smells and feels like bagels and at the end of the day, I’ll be walking out with a breakfast or lunch sandwich and not a cone. But the colorful display of cream …
My search for the best ice cream in New York continues …. There is another Little Italy developing along Sixth Avenue in Greenwich Village. This was once a very Italian neighborhood and now young Italian food entrepreneurs are returning with Instagram-friendly shops. Pamina Dolci e Gelato is as Italian as it gets. It’s right next …
On a recent trip to South Florida to visit my family, I thought we should take this video series on the road and share it with some of Sam’s cousins. And since we would be in the most southeastern part of the country, only one country made sense to tackle. Considering the food and ingredients …
Eating food with your hands is one of the great pleasures in life. We have so many great hand (or finger) food in NYC. Tacos, pizza, bagels. Something I would not have put on that list (until now) is a whole chicken. Cauldron Chicken opened at the end of last year on a part of …
I’m counting down the 10 best dishes I tasted in 2023… My eating out was definitely different this year. I let go of the need to visit all the latest “hot spots” and found much more comfort and enjoyment in old standbys and casual neighborhood spots. The pricing at new middle-tier restaurants also reached peak …
I have been sorely out of tocuh with the craft cocktail scene as of late. Before COVID, I was on top of it, even leading cocktail tours. Boy, I miss those days! Well, when we had a night out for my birthday without our well-under 21 year old son, a cocktail bar was in order. …
I imagine I am a real pain in the ass. I never like to play by the rules set down by restaurants. I was very excited to try Pop Up Bagels, which is a Connecticut-based bagel company that has expanded form a backyard “pop-up” where people could buy fresh homemade bagels to having six locations …
It seems like with Tik Tok and food blogs, there is nothing new to discover in the New York City food scene. That is why I get super excited when I try something absolutely amazing that nobody else seems to know about. Raffetto’s Pasta Shop is certainly no secret. This fourth generation Italian shop in …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I hope you like Thai food because there’s going to be quite a few Thai restaurants documented on this blog in the coming weeks. Last year I was deep into studying Thai food for a series …
My search for the best ice cream in New York continues …. Should I be eating blue ice cream? That was the question going through my mind as I was walking down the street with a cup from Surreal Creamery. I heard about this place from someone I met on my tour who was seeking out interesting ice …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I’m really funny. I tend to only write ice cream reviews in the middle of winter. That’s not exactly true, but I’m one of those bold ice cream lovers that would be happy to have a …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, CROP CIRCLE IS NOW CLOSED. So it’s Christmas Week and I always like to try to find some special dish around the city that somehow relates to the holiday. But, as everyone knows, this is not …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Before I started working on these virtual programs about Thai cuisine in the United States, my automatic response for where to get authentic Thai food in New York would have been Queens. And while there is …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City There was a time in the last decade when I was really dedicated to finding the most iconic dishes in New York City. I made a web series all about it and continued to re-invent this …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, THE BANTY ROOSTER IS NOW CLOSED. My heart is breaking for restaurant owners and employees during this unimaginable pandemic. From the most high end to the smallest mom-and-pop immigrant run joint, they are all suffering right …
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… The Step Back might refer to taking a step back to a time when cocktails were classy, simple, and bitter. Those are my favorite types and that’s why Existing Conditions stole my heart again with another brilliant creation. This super easy drinking blend of amari and …