Food Adventuring Around NYC
One of my go-to restaurants on the Upper West Side has always been the Greek restaurant Kefi. It’s since moved from its original location (to a larger one nearby) and in its place the same Chef Michael Psilakis has opened up a seafood restaurant (with some Greek influences) called Fish Tag. Add one more UWS …
Forget bacon and eggs. The breakfast served at this homey Japanese restaurant includes a soup, a piece of seasonal fish, and alternating sides. Not to mention rice and pickled vegetables. It’s a delightful and cleansing way to start your day. Price: $12 OKONOMI 150 Ainslie Street (between Lorimer and Leonard Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn okonomibk.com
Greeks know how to cook octopus and Chef Michael Psilakis at Fishtag is no expception. His tender and richly-flavored smoked octopus dish is a stand-out right alongside fingerling potatoes, heatrs of palm, snow pea leaves, and a bright, sweet date and olive puree. Price: $14 FISHTAG 222 West 79th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue), Upper …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, BERGEN HILL IS NOW CLOSED. More and more people these days are going gluten-free. Whether it’s for a true sensitivity to wheat or because it’s the trendy thing to do, restaurants are realizing they have to …
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 …
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 …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City There is such a thing as a cursed space in New York. There are certain storefronts that just can’t seem to contain a restaurant – maybe the rents are too hire or the location is undesirable …
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. If you haven’t read my round-up of my recent trip to Rhode Island, you should check it out here. The littlest state has a huge …
I bring my sense of food adventure with me on the road, searching for the most authentic, iconic, and delicious dishes of a different region… For such a tiny little state (the tiniest, actually), I was amazed at how many local dishes I found in Rhode Island. There were so many different iconic foods that …
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 …
I bring my sense of food adventure with me on the road, searching for the most authentic, iconic, and delicious dishes of a different region… After spending just nine days in Hawaii, I’m convinced I should start a version of this blog on one of the islands. If I don’t end up moving to paradise …
Now that I’ve eaten my way through somebody else’s list (Time Out New York), I’m ready to compile my own 100 spectacular things I’ve tasted in 2012. Look for another five dishes every few days. NUMBER 5: ICE CREAM CAKE at PARM Here we go. After a really solid year of eating, I’ve managed to …
Now that I’ve eaten my way through somebody else’s list (Time Out New York), I’m ready to compile my own 100 spectacular things I’ve tasted in 2012. Look for another five dishes every few days. NUMBER 10: AREPA DE QUESO at THE AREPA LADY Up until now, there has not really been a rhyme or …
Now that I’ve eaten my way through somebody else’s list (Time Out New York), I’m ready to compile my own 100 spectacular things I’ve tasted in 2012. Look for another five dishes every few days. NUMBER 15: OYSTERS at UPSTATE Believe it or not, New York’s biggest resource at one time was seafood. I’m talking …
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… If there were any place in New York to get kedgeree, it would be the …
My search for the best hot dogs in New York continues…. SADLY, DITCH PLAINS IS NOW CLOSED. When I learned that Ditch Plains’ signature hot dog is topped with macaroni and cheese, I thought it sounded weird, but potentially delicious. It wasn’t until I bit into the dog that I remembered that this combination has been …
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. These are in no particular order. 20. PICADITAS DE …
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. I was not expecting any of Time Out’s …
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. If this blog were written in the 19th …
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. Perhaps the biggest fear and stress I deal …