Food Adventuring Around NYC
SADLY, CHIKALICIOUS DESSERT BAR IS NOW CLOSED. The big argument about cheesecake is whether you like dense, heavy New York-style or light and creamy Italian style. The debate is solved at Chikalicious with a style all its own.
Forget bacon and eggs. The breakfast served at this homey Japanese restaurant includes a soup, a piece of seasonal fish, and alternating sides. Not to mention rice and pickled vegetables. It’s a delightful and cleansing way to start your day. Price: $12 OKONOMI 150 Ainslie Street (between Lorimer and Leonard Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn okonomibk.com
SADLY, TAKASHI IS NOW CLOSED. Eating any number of the cow stomachs sounds a bit terrifying for most Americans, but the impeccable Takashi makes it accesible for adventurous eaters. The first stomach is marinated in their special sauce and then grilled tableside so that it has a crisp, chewy texture with lots of meaty and sweet …
Kyo Ya SADLY, KYO YA IS NOW CLOSED. Kaiseki is a traditional Japanese seasonal meal. The one at Kyo Ya is constantly changing at the chef and the Greenmarket’s whims. You must make a reservation for the 9, 10, or 11 course meal. But it is certainly worth planning ahead as you can delve into unexpected …
he Vendys is just one day away. Tickets are old out, but you can get a good idea of the nominees from this series of short videos I’ve produced. Here are the final four: Ramen Burger The ramen burger is definitely one of the most famous dishes produced in the last few years. The lines …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City It’s a great story. Ivan Orkin is a nice Jewish boy from New York who fell in love with Japanese food, earned a culinary degree, and then became a huge success in Japan re-inventing one of …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City House of Small Wonder sounds less like the name of a coffee and brunch spot and more like a specialty glass store where I am afraid to enter in the fear of breaking everything. But in …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, CHEZ SARDINE IS NOW CLOSED. Nose-to-tail dining is the practice of serving all parts of the animal. There’s no waste and some of the more delicious pieces are actually the ones that usually get thrown away. …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City It always feels like the good stuff happens once you leave a place. I lived in Astoria for 12 years (not a day goes by that I don’t miss it) and now that I have left, …
For the fourth year in a row, I present the 100 most exciting dishes I’ve consumed during my food adventures around the five boroughs. Look for another five dishes every few days. I purposefully don’t put out a list of the 10 best restaurants because it would be totally unfair for me to judge. Unlike …
For the fourth year in a row, I present the 100 most exciting dishes I’ve consumed during my food adventures around the five boroughs. Look for another five dishes every few days. It’s ironic that Japanese cuisine is my favorite because when I was younger, I tasted some dark roasty soup at the Japanese pavillion …
For the fourth year in a row, I present the 100 most exciting dishes I’ve consumed during my food adventures around the five boroughs. Look for another five dishes every few days. In the last few years, a brand new cuisine has been created that I (and most of NYC) like to refer to as …
For the fourth year in a row, I present the 100 most exciting dishes I’ve consumed during my food adventures around the five boroughs. Look for another five dishes every few days. There are very puzzling moments in my life where I contemplate becoming a vegetarian. Truthfully. But then I have a bite of some …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, TAKASHI IS NOW CLOSED. Stomach, intestine, tendon, heart. These are mostly associated with biology class in this country. But at Takashi, like most of the rest of the world, this sounds like dinner. Nestled in the …
For the fourth year in a row, I present the 100 most exciting dishes I’ve consumed during my food adventures around the five boroughs. Look for another five dishes every few days. Liquid diets in the nutrition world might be a positive thing when you’re blending kale, bananas, and the like. But a liquid diet …
For the fourth year in a row, I present the 100 most exciting dishes I’ve consumed during my food adventures around the five boroughs. Look for another five dishes every few days. The state of bread has changed considerably in New York. Gone are the days that complimentary bread was served at every restaurant and …
For the fourth year in a row, I present the 100 most exciting dishes I’ve consumed during my food adventures around the five boroughs. Look for another five dishes every few days. This is truly the year of the mash-up. Last night, most Jews in this country celebrated a once-in-a-lifetime mash-up of Thanksgiving and Hanukkah …
For the fourth year in a row, I present the 100 most exciting dishes I’ve consumed during my food adventures around the five boroughs. Look for another five dishes every few days. Whether you slurp them, chew them, or bite them, whether they’re filled with cheese, floating in a soup, or tossed with a sauce, …
For the fourth year in a row, I present the 100 most exciting dishes I’ve consumed during my food adventures around the five boroughs. Look for another five dishes every few days. While an occupation as a fisherman is not in my future, I owe much of my enjoyment to those hard workers. I’ll devour …