Food Adventuring Around NYC
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I have no doubt if I still regularly hung out in the East Village every night, I would be at Sidney’s Five very often for their happy hour specials. Certainly more than five times as the …
We’ve never been so close to home on this journey. We’re headed just a bit north to our friends and neighbors in Canada. I have so many friends from Canada who I hope check this out and give me honest feedback. They’ll probably just be nice (as Canadians are known for being). Sam was not so familiar …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Just like when you order pizza in New York and it can look very different depending upon the style or location, I found out the same thing is true with Chinese rice rolls (or fan tuan). The …
I’m counting down the 10 best dishes I tasted in 2021… The last time I put out an end of year list of best dishes, it was 2019 and the world looked very different. Not only were we not yet in the midst of a never ending pandemic, but the way I ate at restaurants …
My search for the best hot dog in New York continues…. Every once in a while a tour attendee asks me where they can try a truly American dish: a corn dog. The problem is that corn dogs are really a thing at street fairs or out in the mid West. It’s hard to find …
I’m so excited about Bolivia. Not just because I think Sam will really love the food, but it’s a cuisine that is sadly under-represented in this country and really deserves more attention. Its neighbors in Peru and Brazil get lots of food praise, but Bolivian food is just as worthy. And all you need to …
Unfortunately, I could not easily find many recipes from The Republic of Benin, an integral country in Western Africa that is known for being the birthplace of voodoo. Voodoo, as it originated in Benin, is a religion that is very misunderstood and unfortunately not been helped by fictional movies and pop culture. Benin was also …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City It’s been a bit of a roller coaster with one of my favorite local roasters. And I’m not referring to the buzz and crash you get from their roasted beans. Early on in the pandemic, it …
I have never been to Australia, but feel a very strong connection with the country and its people. Having worked in the food tourism industry here in New York for well over a decade, I have met more Australians than anybody else. Seriously, we had an Australian (at least one) on every single tour. You …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City In the coming weeks, don’t be surprised to see one or two more posts about the food around Arthur Avenue in the Bronx. If you read last week’s post, you know that I ventured out into …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City We used to take a big vacation once or twice a year, usually to another country, And since his birth, our three year old has joined us. The lucky kid has been to Spain, Croatia, and Mexico. …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City My other job (my “real” job) as a food tour guide has also become quite difficult thanks to the pandemic. Not only are the businesses we visit mostly closed, but nobody is traveling to New York …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… I hadn’t been through the Union Square Greenmarket in a while and one of the farm stands totally got me this time through. Mountain Sweet Berry Farm had out free samples of their homemade potato chips. What intrigued me is that they had three different …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2018… Before you choose one of the cute little Brazilian chocolate truffles known as brigadeiro at Brigadeiro Bakery, don’t miss the savory cheese puff called pão de queijo. Chewy and cheesy, the gluten free yucca-based specialty is not to be overlooked here. It may not …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2017… What’s more addicting than popcorn? Thai tofu popcorn which I didn’t even know was a thing until I came to this pretty authentic joint steps away from Queens’ most famous Thai restaurant. At this more unassuming spot, the Thai community seems to hang out, drink, …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2017… The Thai food scene in Queens continues to heat up and it’s been hard for me to keep up with it since I moved out of the borough. Thankfully, the 7 train will get me there. That’s how I got to try these beautiful little appetizers …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2017… SADLY, FIFTY IS NOW CLOSED. It takes a lot for me to take notice of deviled eggs. They’re pretty ubiquitous and usually feature the same mustards or spicy flavors. The version at Fifty, an undersung gem nestled in the West Village, celebrates trout. Each perky egg …
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 …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, GREAT NORTHERN FOOD HALL IS NOW CLOSED. There have been a lot of fancy, trendy food halls that have opened in New York in the last few years. Most are just big spaces with a …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Peter Shelsky and I are kindred spirits in the fact that we are both terrible Jews, but we love the nostalgic food of our ancestors. Bagels, lox, cream cheese, pastrami. This is what being Jewish is all …