Food Adventuring Around NYC
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2017… This year was another crazy ride. And while politics and breaking news stories often drifted into my anxious psyche, food still played an important role. And this year was full of surprising dishes that were nourishing, pleasurable, and a much-needed distraction. Here now are the …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2017… It used to be whenever I was in the Times Square area and I was feeling under the weather, I would stop by Cafe Edison and after slurping up their matzo ball soup, I was cured. Sadly Cafe Edison has closed and I rarely …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2017… There are so many ice cream trends in this city. Shaved snow, Thai rolled ice cream, ice cream cooked into a brioche. We have it all. Including the Hong Kong-style egg waffle which is more than just a pretty face. The cold ice cream (I …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2017… Not sure why nobody thought of this earlier, but Trapizzino is a company from Rome that invented this sandwich-pizza hybrid. Using leavened pizza dough to create pockets, Chef Stefano Callegari can fill it with whatever he sees fit. I truly loved the classic chicken cacciatora …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2017… Much like the Shark Eye at Mother of Pearl and a Bloody Mary (or Red Snapper) at Old King Cole Bar, the Sakura Martini has become the stuff of NYC cocktail legend and in just a matter of a year. While it is very visual …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2017… You may have seen cans of Rise Coffee in local grocery stores around New York, but they actually have a little storefront in the Lower East Side. When I say little, I mean it’s basically just a stand that is very easy to miss. But it …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, SHERMAN’S IS NOW CLOSED. Years ago, a modest little food truck called Souvlaki GR was all the rage. It won the Vendy Award (two years in a row) and we started including them regularly on our …
Welcome to a new segment on this blog. On Mondays get ready for a quick list of the best restaurants, dishes, or food trends in a certain category. There are so many great things to eat and drink in the city and think of this as your resource to find the absolute best. If you look …
My search for the best ice cream in New York continues …. Fish ice cream sounds pretty weird and potentially disgusting to most. I would be one of the crazy people who would actually try it. In fact, I’ve already consumed lobster ice cream up in Maine. It was indeed weird. But that’s another sotyr. …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City When I stopped by Dudley’s to grab a quick healthy bite, I didn’t think I’d be writing about it on my blog. In fact, I ended up getting the food to take away because it would …
I’ve had all sorts of fake meat over the years. Broccoli hot dogs. Veggie burgers made from just about anything you can imagine (except meat. of course). And most recently I tried a yuba philly cheesesteak that blew my mind. But through it all, I’ve never tasted anything that pretended to be fish. Unless you count …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2016… Sometimes all you want is just a simple, greasy. cheesy slice of pizza. Just like the old days. Scarr’s not only provides a nostalgic 70’s atmosphere, but it has great pizza. The regular slice is slicked with grease and a sauce that only slightly …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2016… SADLY, BABY BRASA IS NOW CLOSED. After spending two weeks in Peru, I feel pretty justified in reviewing rotisserie chicken. So it’s safe to say the specimens at the new Baby Brasa counter in the Lower East Side is superb. The chicken is incredibly moist …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2016… I love bubble tea as much as the next guy but I don’t really indulge very often because it can tend to be ovely sweet and too milky for my tastes. That’s until I discovered Boba Guys, the California import that are making their …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, GALERIA IS NOW CLOSED. If you like your trendy rice bowl so much, you can even take it home with you. Because in addition to the food, the bowls are also for sale at Galeria. This …
SADLY, MELANI PIZZERIA IS NOW CLOSED. At some point I realized there was no way I’d be able to visit every single pizzeria in the city – although others have tried. So I’ve been more selective with my pizza reviews focusing on places that could actual fit the bill for the best pizza in the …
Come back every Wednesday for another funny, informative video documenting my inept food adventures. In Locals Know, I explore a new city through the tours of Urban Adventures. Of all the tours I lead, the one I have been giving more often than the others is the Tenements Tales and Tastes tour for Urban Adventures. …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. There are old-school pizzerias and then there are old-school pizzerias. Scarr’s harkens back to a different time than the city’s oldest pizzeria Lombardi’s when Italian immigrants were cooking tomato pies in old coal ovens. Scarr’s is reminiscent of a time not that long ago (I …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City For years I stopped eating potato chips at home and started eating vegetable chips, convincing myself that fried slivers of carrots and beets were somehow healthier. I like to fool myself like that. I’ve moved past …
Come back every Wednesday for another funny, informative video documenting my inept food adventures. In Locals Know, I explore a new city through the tours of Urban Adventures. Last year, I helped design a tour for Urban Adventures that has been a huge success (if I do say so myself). It involves cocktails, so how …