Food Adventuring Around NYC
I’m counting down the 10 best dishes I tasted in 2022… Ever since the great pandemic of two years ago (the one that is, yes, technically still raging), I am very grateful for another year immersing myself in the food of NYC. Yes, lots has changed. I’m not able to as freely get to the …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I had an idea years ago to start a boozy ice cream business. It never got off the ground for so many reasons, but one big one is that alcohol and creamy ice cream don’t always …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I’m not vegan, although I appreciate the movement and find myself drawn to vegan restaurants because the dishes are often more creative and surprising than the typical omnivorous restaurants. That’s why I was truly excited when I …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City There are ways to experience the food at hip restaurants without dropping a boatload of money. One is to come at lunch, another is to have the food as takeout (no need to leave a 20% tip), …
After last week’s success (mostly thanks to Sam), we’re now really cooking (pun intended). And, in fact, this is the week that Sam really learned about a brand new dish and has since fully incorporated it into his diet. He now often eats couscous for lunch – without all the meat and spices, of …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… It seemed to me a bit of a stretch for a new restaurant to incorporate flowers into all their dishes. But that is the premise behind Il Fiorista. Some of their dishes actually work really well, others less so. But I really enjoyed a unique …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… At dinner, the hip new restaurant Lamalo (from the brains behind Breads Bakery) serves an epic appetizer called The Daily Spread, featuring almost a dozen different spreads, pickles, and salads. I had to settle with the lunch version which is called a Middle Eastern …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… This fantastic pastry was a total impulse buy. I didn’t plan to have dessert after the incredible (and decadent) lamb pie at the new Australian import Bourke Street Bakery. But the creme brûlée looked too good to resist. A perfectly bruléed shell broke into a …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City To save money, I have gotten into the habit of brewing my own coffee and bringing it into the city with me. But every once in a while, I like to splurge on a coffee in order …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Before avocado toast and flat whites became the Australian dishes of choice here in NYC, we had meat pies and sausage rolls. It’s the working class food of Australia loved by meat eaters across the country …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. SADLY, MASSONI IS NOW CLOSED. It was one of my vegetarian days (Mondays and Thursdays for those keeping count) and I was intensely craving mushrooms. If there was a place I could think of that just served well-sauteed wild mushrooms, I would have ordered two portions. …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2017… There’s a lot to choose from at Caffe Marchio, one of the new Danny Meyer concepts inside the The Redbury Hotel. It’s modeled after casual Roman coffee shops where you can get pastries, sandwiches, and some serious coffee. I stopped by for a quick bite …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City After they opened their affordable sushi restaurant Sugarfish, this West Coast restaurant group brought another trendy Japanese-inspired bar to the city. KazuNori is a lot of fun, affordable, and quite delicious. Here they concentrate on hand …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. SADLY, MARTA IS NOW CLOSED. I wouldn’t necessarily think that a pizza review is the place to address the discussion of no tipping in New York City restaurants. But Marta is no ordinary pizza place. It’s one of Danny Meyer’s casual fine dining restaurants (I …