Food Adventuring Around NYC
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… One of the legends at Dominick’s on Arthur Avenue is that they don’t have a menu. The waiters just show up to the table and ask you what you want. The last part is true but I discovered they actually have one communal menu …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… Ciao, Gloria just opened in a very generic looking corporate building in Brooklyn. The outside of it made me sad, but the inside was cheery and exciting. And I actually really enjoyed this PEC, which is an Italian twist on the classic Bacon, Egg & …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… It’s pretty ballsy to take the classic Italian combo sandwich and eliminate the meat. Orchard Grocer does it to satisfying effect with fake mortadella, but the version at sandwich champs Court Street Grocers is even more impressive. Here they use thinly sliced roasted butternut squash in place …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… Don Angie might have been my most memorable meal of the year. And while this salad was the least memorable dish I had, I can’t help but write about it. Even the least spectacular dish at this Italian spot was spectacular. A play on …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… Now here’s a mash-up that Dominique Ansel wishes he would have created. John Coppola, the sandwich wiz from undersung Bread & Spread in Dumbo took his masterful porchetta sandwich and gave it a shot in the arm. This crisp roasted pork is seasoned with …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… This underusing Bushwick pizzeria is doing things a little bit differently. All the pizzas at Ops are naturally leavened using a sourdough yeast. The chew on the pie I tasted was incredible with a deep rich yeasty flavor. The bubbly char bits played nicely with the …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… The Margherita slice at the very popular L’Industrie didn’t look like much, but it actually stands up to most of the city’s other to-go slice joints. The crust is impeccably crisp and the cheese and sauce combo had a nice rich tang. All of …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… No NYC pizzeria this year got more hype and praise than the new slice joint from the Frankies (of Frankies 457 Spuntino and formerly Prime Meats). I visited twice and was hot and cold (see a full pizza review here), but I have to admit …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… I have no idea why an Italian bakery in the Bronx (home of the Yankees) decided to make an iconic pastry named for a nearby city with a rival baseball team. But it’s true, Conti’s Pastry Shoppe makes one killer Boston Cream Pie. A …
My search for the best cheesecake in New York continues…. I won’t be coming up to Arthur Avenue as often as I used to. Our wonderful food tour will be moving to private only tours. Meaning we won’t run it regularly for the public. So on the last few public tours I have, I’ve been …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. You would have thought a neighborhood like Red Hook would have a cozy, industrial-feeling wood-fired pizza place. Maybe even one that was loved by locals and then soon over-run with foodies. That is certainly what happened with Hometown Barbecue, which I still claim is the …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. One pizza area I never explored in NYC were those dollar slice joints. They really gained in popularity after my official pizza journey cooled. I was eating at DiFara and Lombardi’s well before anyone was hawking slices for 99 cents. And amazingly, I have still …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. Amazingly, I may have visited Zero Otto Nove in the Bronx more than any other pizzeria in the city. That would be strange indeed considering I live nowhere near the Bronx and on many of the visits, I ordered pasta. However most New Yorkers who …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City You could be forgiven if you look at the name of this week’s Dish of the Week and think of an infamous movie flop from 2003 starring the then It-couple Bennifer (Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. When New Yorkers talk about Italian food and the Bronx, they generally refer to Arthur Avenue, which is considered Little Italy. It’s in the Belmont neighborhood and is pretty spectacular. I’m lucky enough to lead tours up there. If you want to join me one …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City This is a little embarrassing, but when I was a kid, my favorite place to get pizza was from Papa John’s. I didn’t grow up in New York, so didn’t have quite the options or sophisticated …
My search for the best cheesecake in New York continues…. Normally when I do these food searches, it is just me and a camera. But every once in a while I get to share in the tasting. I give tours along Arthur Avenue in the Bronx and have been bringing hungry groups to Egidio Pastry, …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. I had practically surrendered to the fact that I would probably never get to try New Park Pizza. My days of traveling to the ends of the five boroughs to sample pizza have dwindled since the early days of this blog. But I knew New …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. I don’t know if it’s because I haven’t indulged in many typical NY slices in the last few years or if now that I’ve dabbled again, I’ve lucked out. But I have had two excellent slices in a row at cheap unassuming spots. Granted both …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I’ve been compiling a Dish of the Week on this blog since 2013. And in all that time, I’ve strictly only included one dish from each meal. Every week would bring a new restaurant and a …