Food Adventuring Around NYC
SADLY, MAOZ VEGETARIAN IS NOW CLOSED IN NEW YORK. LOCATIONS ARE STILL OPEN ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD. There are many countries all over the world that are legendary for their falafel. The Netherlands is not one of them.
Come back every Wednesday for another funny, informative video documenting my inept food adventures. On the Road has me traveling the country searching for the most iconic and local dishes. I discovered a brand new app called Tastemade. It allows the user to make one-minute food episodes on their favorite food spots. It’s a perfect …
My search for the best corned beef/pastrami in New York continues…. SADLY, CAFE EDISON IS NOW CLOSED. I was amazed at how little Cafe Edison has changed in ten years. I used to frequent this old-school diner in the heart of Times Square quite a bit when I first moved to New York. It was near …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City The neighborhood of the South Street Seaport was completely ravaged by Hurricane Sandy. All the thriving small businesses along Front Street took in around seven feet of brackish water. It was a devastating situation and only …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, UNTAMED SANDWICHES IS NOW CLOSED. Untamed Sandwiches was in the press quite a bit when they first opened back in January. In addition to being an exciting new opening for folks craving braised meat sandwiches in …
My search for the best falafel in New York continues…. It’s easy enough for a business to call themselves the king. The King of tires, the king of beer, the king of burgers. It’s a marketing gimmick, of course, but it’s amazing how people tend to believe the royal decrees. King of Falafel is one …
My search for the best falafel in New York continues…. SADLY, MURRAY’S FALAFEL IS NOW CLOSED. Who is this Murray guy and why is he so immensely talented? Looking for the best bagels in NY? Turn to Murray. The best cheese? Murray’s does it. He even has perfected the falafel. Murray is a food genius.
My search for the best falafel in New York continues…. SADLY, UNIVERSITY PITA IS NOW CLOSED. Falafel has now become as ubiquitious as pizza in this city. You can find falafel on almost every corner and most of it gives the vegetarian dish a bad name. I’ve tried to focus my journey on the most popular …
My search for the best falafel in New York continues…. A Bedouin tent is a convertible structure usually made of goat or camel hair that allows nomadic people to stay safely and comfortably in the desert. It’s also the name of a restaurant in the cozy neighborhood of Boerum Hill. As far as I know, …
SADLY, CRISP IS NOW CLOSED. Although falafel is iconic to many countries in the world (Egypt, Israel, Yemen, etc.), there are many that haven’t made it their own. Well, Crisp has decided to change all that. The mini-chain opened a few years back in New York and introduced the city to global falafel. Sure, you …
My search for the best corned beef/pastrami in New York continues…. Walking down the streets of Midtown, there are lots of wonderful smells coming from food carts. Expected aromas include grilled chicken and lamb kebabs, curry, and perhaps even caramelized Belgian waffles. It wasn’t until I visited the new Katz n Dogz truck that I …
My search for the best falafel in New York continues…. Ask anybody who’s even remotely well-versed on NYC’s falafel scene to name the best falafel in the city and you can pretty much guarantee the name Taïm will pop up. It’s been a favorite of the food world since Israeli chef Einat Admony and her …
My search for the best falafel in New York continues…. Only in New York could you walk into a Middle Eastern restaurant and have the cashiers and cooks speak to each other in Spanish. It actually made me a little concerned about the autenticity of the falafel at Ba’al Cafe. Based on my research, this …
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. People in the food world always love to claim each year as being the “year of the cupcake” or the “year of fried …
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 …
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 have to give credit where credit is due. While there are now many publications that release a 100 Best list each year, …
My search for the best falafel in New York continues…. While crossing 55th Street to get my lunch, I noticed a horde of people outside Omar’s Mediterranean Cusine (formerly known as Omar’s Kitchen & Bakery). Could this modest little Mediterranean restaurant have a line to rival the infamous cronut? As I got closer, I did …
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. Eating out in NYC is exciting and mouthwatering, but if you’re not careful it’s a little too easy to develop gout, diabetes, or …
My search for the best falafel in New York continues…. SADLY, OLYMPIC PITA IS NOW CLOSED. Many people consider Midtown to be the worst food neighborhood in Manhattan. Even Zach Brooks has been trying to disprove his own declaration of it being a “food wasteland” on the well-known blog Midtown Lunch. At first look, yes, …
My search for the best falafel in New York continues…. Whenever I learn somebody has moved to Astoria, I start rattling off a list of food recommendations. The list might be slightly longer in this neighborhood than others because I spent more than a decade of my life here. Always high on my list is …