Food Adventuring Around NYC
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City You’d think by now we’ve seen every possible iteration of tacos. I can’t imagine Goa Taco is the first to re-imagine the Mexican wraps with Indian paratha bread and I can’t imagine they will be the last. …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, KOTTU HOUSE IS NOW CLOSED. I think I’m pretty tolerant when it comes to spicy food. Numbing Szechuan food is one of my favorite cuisines and I can certainly take down some jerk chicken or spicy …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City We start all of our New York Craft Cocktail Tours with a cocktail. Except we’re not in a bar. We’re actually standing in the middle of Tompkins Square Park. I’m sure we’re not the only ones …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Prices at New York restaurants are getting out of control. I understand there a lot of factors to this (rent hikes, food costs, aggressive PR), but it’s getting to the point where I laugh in shock …
Come back every Wednesday for another funny, informative video documenting my inept food adventures. Have you ever wondered what I do all day? The answer is simple: I walk and I eat. One of the tour companies I work for having documented their guides in their neighborhoods talking about their favorite places. Since I’m a …
SADLY, NITECAP IS NOW CLOSED. A refreshing, easy-drinking cocktail from one of the Lower East Side’s hottest new bars. Thigh Highs is a bubbly blend of rum, passionfruit purée, lime and pineapple juices, sparkling wine, and spices. Works in transporting you to a much warmer place. Price: $14 NITECAP 120 Rivington Street (between Essex and Norfolk Street), …
My search for the best falafel in New York continues…. SADLY, THE FALAFEL SHOP IS NOW CLOSED. It’s always strange to walk around the heart of the Lower East Side during lunch hours. This neighborhood doesn’t really come alive until after work, when people flood the restaurants, bars, and clubs. During the day, it doesn’t seem …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, FUNG TU IS NOW CLOSED. High-end Chinese restaurants are few and far between. Especially in Chinatown itself. Most people would say if you are paying more than two dollars for a plate of dumplings, you are …
This year, everywhere I turn, I feel a presence. Something is following me. It’s in every restaurant and café I visit. There is literally no escape from the madness. I captured the nightmarish reality in my newest Halloween video…
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I’m a pretty terrible Jew. While I was raised conservatively, Bar Mitzvah’ed, and all that, I have strayed from my roots. I’ve become oblivious to even the major holidays. Today is the first day of Rosh …
Each Friday, I get a lesson in the NYC brewery scene in these funny and informative videos promoting Urban Oyster’s NYC Brewery Tour SADLY, PAULANER BRAUHAUS IS NOW CLOSED. I love traveling to other cities and countries and trying their local beer. So when I’m in New York, I like to drink the beer that is …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, ZHÁ IS NOW CLOSED. My friend Steven Luw told me a while ago about a brilliant concept he had. Steve is a fellow food blogger and food truck enthusiast and wanted to open up a …
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 It’s heartbreaking how many old school places continue to close in this city due to astronomically high rents and changing neighborhood clientele. So it warms my heart when a business that has been around for over …
I underestimated the modest little falafel. I was expecting some great things, sure, but I was also anticipating lots of dry and dense chickpea balls. Greasy, soggy, and mealy were words I used very rarely in my falafel reviews. Of course, I stuck with the most renowned and popular falafel spots in the city. I’m …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. American craft beer drinkers go crazy for IPA’s. The old British-style is much more aggressive and bitter than anything the mass-produced guys have been brewing for decades in this country. So it makes perfect sense that Other Half Brewing has been focusing on different versions …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, SKÁL IS NOW CLOSED. New York’s collection of world cuisines is one step closer to being complete. We have just about every country’s food represented at restaurants, although we still need true Nicaraguan, Burmese, and …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City The thrill of attending the Village Voice’s Coice Eats is having all these food options right in front of you. The difficulty is your stomach’s limitations and deciding which dishes to try and which to leave …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City The Black Watch cocktail isn’t listed on Attaboy’s menu because the unmarked cocktail bar doesn’t have a menu or even a regular roster of cocktails. What it does have are skilled bartenders who can whip up …
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 …