Food Adventuring Around NYC
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Ramen Hood on paper has not been the most exciting pop-up business inside the ever-changing and experimental Chef’s Club Counter. Vegan ramen sounds healthful and not terribly groundbreaking. I’ve actually tried ramen soups without meat products …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I found good dumplings at the posh Pinch Chinese a few months back when they opened, but was frustrated by the price and the prix-fixe menu. As good as the dumplings were, I never expected to …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2017… This year was another crazy ride. And while politics and breaking news stories often drifted into my anxious psyche, food still played an important role. And this year was full of surprising dishes that were nourishing, pleasurable, and a much-needed distraction. Here now are the …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Every year I discover a new burger that changes the game for my view on the burger scene in New York. Last year, I finally got to try Joe Jr. which I still recommend as a great classic burger …
My search for the best dumplings in New York continues…. Due to my job and my new family responsibilities, I don’t find myself out to dinner nearly as often as I used to. So I’m one of the few out here who waits until the newest restaurants start serving lunch. Lunch is usually my time to …
It’s strange writing a conclusion for cheesecake because I feel like I already did that. A few months back, I was asked to write an article for Gothamist about the best cheesecakes in the city. It sped up my journey and I kind of feel like I can now send people to that article when …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2015… Last year, I couldn’t get enough of Maman’s game-changing chocolate chip cookie. This year, I found myself at the trendy French café a bit earlier in the day. So instead of indulging on a cookie at 10am, I became slightly addicted to their housemade …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2015… I was immediately transported back to Greece when I walked into the quaint little hidden bakery Pi in Soho. This was opened by a chef from Astoria, which is almost the equivalent of saying people got off the boat from Greece to bake these pastries. Their …
My search for the best pizza in New York continues…. When people ask me about the best pizza in New York, I always have to ask what style they want. Do they want a typical New York slice, wood-oven Neapolitan pies, thin grandma-style, Sicilian, Roman-style? We have all those styles in New York. But up …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Coffee cocktails are a thing nowadays. And I don’t mean an alcoholic beverage with coffee in it. I’m talking about using coffee as if it was a base spirit and mix, stir, or shake it up …
Come back every Wednesday for another funny, informative video documenting my inept food adventures. As we put 2014 to bed, I one more time dream about the ten best dishes I tasted throughout the year. You can read more about each dish here or you can just watch this video and revel in my gluttony. …
Looking back on 2014, I present the most memorable and greatest dishes of my year. In years past, I’ve done a full two month countdown of all 100 of my favorite dishes. This year, I decided to just focus on and give praise to the ten most memorable dishes of the year. I’ll still put …
Maman is a cute little Soho café with bites and coffee, but their chocolate chunk cookie reigns supreme. Kissed with sea salt and studded with a variety of nuts (almonds, walnuts, and macadamia), the modest little cookie is loaded with crunchy, buttery, and sweet surprises. It’s certainly the best cookie of the year. Price: $3.75 MAMAN …
A luscious plate of chicken liver mousse studded with balsamic-soaked raisins, capers, and walnuts. One of the best plates of offal I’ve ever tasted! Price: $15 CHARLIE BIRD 5 King Street (at Sixth Avenue), Soho (212) 235-7133 charliebirdnyc.com
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 cheesecake in New York begins…. It’s highly unlikely that the first place I choose for my cheesecake journey will be the best. Either all the cheesecakes will be absolutely amazing, or I may have just set the bar a little too high. Of course, there are many New York iconic …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last year, you’ve probably heard about the phenomenon known as cronuts. Crazy people line up for hours to get a taste of the hybrid doughnut-croissant pastry. It’s …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Charlie Bird is a strange, but very cool restaurant. It’s both trendy and refined, loud and intimate, exclusive and welcoming. And it just happens to be one of the highest rated restaurants of last year.
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. In the last few years, a brand new cuisine has been created that I (and most of NYC) like to refer to as …
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 …