Food Adventuring Around NYC
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. When I list the number of new breweries in the city, people are always shocked to hear that Queens holds the highest number: 8 currently in operation. There is so much love and excitement for beer in the borough that Queens even has its own …
Not only is Big Alice creating some of the most unique and inventive beer in the city, but you can subscribe to their CSB (Community Supported Brewery). That means every two months you get two half growlers full of their seasonal beer. It’s always a surprise and always unlike anything you’ve ever tasted. If you’re …
Come back every Wednesday for another funny, informative video documenting my inept food adventures. NYC Brewery Tour explores the growing craft brewery scene in the city and visits all the unlikely spots that are brewing fresh, delicious beer. Right on the border of Queens and Brooklyn sits Transmitter Brewing. It’s an unusual location (you have to …
One of the most interesting beers I’ve tasted this year, the White Coffee Stout is a bit of a misnomer but it’s certainly exciting. The blonde colored beer releases the same sort of roasty, coffee flavors you expect from a dark stout. Here, it’s both creamy and light while rich and sweet. It’s as exciting …
The Long Island City coffee roaster makes big, bold flavors and their cold brew is no exception. Even better, they serve it with coffee ice cubes. Price: $3.25/$3.75 COFFEED 37-18 Northern Boulevard (at 37th Avenue), Long Island City, Queens coffeednyc.com
Required on all steakhouse menus, M. Wells flips the tyipcal wedge salad on its head. The iceberg lettuce is slightly grilled, topped with the usual blue cheese along with buttermilk dressing and ketchup chips. Wowza! Price: $12 M. WELLS STEAKHOUSE 43-15 Crescent Street (at 43rd Avenue), Long Island City, Queens (718) 786-9060 magasinwells.com
My search for the best ice cream in New York continues …. I first learned about Ice & Vice when they received a Vendy Award nomination for best dessert. They operated out of LIC Flea and Brooklyn Night Bazaar. Those are two places that I had yet to visit since they were both a bit …
Each Friday, I get a lesson in the NYC brewery scene in these funny and informative videos promoting Urban Oyster’s NYC Brewery Tour If you’ve been following these brewery videos, you’ve seen how embarrassed I’ve been that Meredith from Beerded Ladies seems to always be one step ahead of me in terms of locating the …
The Vendys are just over a week 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 three more nominees: Snowday Snowday is unlike any other food truck out there. Not only are they dedicated …
Each Friday, I get a lesson in the NYC brewery scene in these funny and informative videos promoting Urban Oyster’s NYC Brewery Tour I love the idea of a CSA (community supported agriculture). You sign up with a local farm and then on a regular basis you pick up a bounty of seasonal produce. You …
Each Friday, I get a lesson in the NYC brewery scene in these funny and informative videos promoting Urban Oyster’s NYC Brewery Tour For episode 2 of the NYC Brewery Tour, I try to head to the beach. The weather has been unseasonably cool and I thought maybe I could get a leg up on …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Most people would say iced coffee weather begins now. I’m one of the crazy few that likes ice cubes in my coffee all year long. In fact, if a coffee shop doesn’t offer cold brewed iced …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I’ve never been a fan of steakhouses. They’re just so uninteresting. I like a tender filet mignon or fatty ribeye as much as the next macho carnivorous guy. But I can’t get past paying top dollar …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. Everybody by now has heard about microbreweries. They’re the craft beer heroes coming to save us from the corporate commercial breweries in this country that have made our beer flat and bland for too long. But if you thought microbreweries were small, try checking out …
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. Apologies to Lady Gaga, but meat sculptures were invented a long time ago. Maybe we didn’t wear them like the pop icon does, …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City We are in the midst of truffle season. This is the time of year that fancy restaurants attempt to convince diners to let them shave luxurious white truffles on top of a pasta, salad, or egg …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. Of all the new NYC-based breweries popping up, I think Bronx Brewery has been the smartest. They didn’t roll out a dozen different beer styles from the get go, but instead focused on one quality beer and perfected it. Everybody in the beer world had …
For the third year in a row, I’m going to attempt to eat every single item on Time Out New York’s annual 100 Best Dishes list. In no particular order, here’s my take on their Top 100. Let the gluttony continue… There have been many instances where I thought Time Out picked the wrong dish at …
I’ve devoured Time Out’s 100 Best dishes and now, once again, I’ve been inspired to create my own list. These are the 100 dishes I have continued to think about since tasting them at some point in 2011. Look for another five dishes every few days. 5. SPEKULOOS ICE CREAM at WAFELS & DINGES Wow! …
Once again Time Out New York released their Top 100 Dishes of the year and once again, I’m going to eat my way through every one. And no price point or subway delay will stop me. In no particular order, here’s my take on their Top 100. The latest cuisine to descend on the hipsters …