Food Adventuring Around NYC
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City When a dish comes out of the kitchen glowing red and spiked with peppercorns, I’m expecting some heat. The only thing that hinted at the spice level for this clear green fish soup was the name …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, LUCY’S VIETNAMESE KITCHEN IS NOW CLOSED. It doesn’t seem like there has been much innovation in the local Vietnamese food scene. I think our options haven been so limited for so long that when modern Vietnamese restaurants …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City In the last few months, there have been a series of big Japanese chains that opened their first US location in New York. Normally, I don’t like to eat at chain restaurants, but it’s a bit …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2016… This unique combination had been on my radar for a few years and I finally got to taste the Jamaican-Japanese mash-up. Miss Lily’s switches out the Japanese pork bone broths for a spicy jerk broth. Alongside the springy noodles is jerk chicken, ackee, jerk …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2016… When I am feeling under the weather, I run to the nearest Thai restaurant and order their spicy and sour tom yum gong soup. Clears things right up. The trendy Fish Cheeks is far from a take-out joint and their communal soup is one …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2016… One of my favorite meals of last year was at the clandestine East Village sushi temple Kura. Well I was stoked this year when the Kura folks opened a secret room of udon. On a winter night, I can’t think of anything more restorative …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2015… I might have to claim Oiji, the modern refined Korean small plates joint, the best new restaurant of 2015. All the food is excellent! One of the highlights for me was a luxurious bowl of rich, seafood broth with a hint of truffles. It’s …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2015… In Chinatown, it’s always the places you’re least likely to wander into that are worth wondering into. All the incredibly cheap dishes (nothing was over $4) at Shu Jia Fu Zhou were worth much more than I paid. I even liked the scary sounding …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2015… I have been completely seduced by Persian food this year. Keep your eyes peeled for a video all about my adventures discovering this aromatic cuisine. My favorite place to eat it is at Taste of Persia where every dish is intoxicating. Always on the …
Come back every Wednesday for another funny, informative video documenting my inept food adventures. It’s been a long time since I’ve released a full-on webisode of Eat This. For the latest episode, I decided to hit the road. Below is the first Eat This episode outside of New York. Brian gets a call to come …
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… I knew I’d have my fair share of seafood in Boston, but I didn’t realize it would practically be my entire diet for a week. I like to eat the …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I just don’t get food trends. I think it must be some conspiratorial marketing campaign that the food world (restaurants, media, producers) perpetuates. I mean, how did kale and beets get to be so cool? They’re …
SADLY, MONTMARTE IS NOW CLOSED. There’s not too many places in NYC to get legitimate french onion soup. But once I discovered Montmartre, I don’t need to look anywhere else. Loaded with bits of braised brisket and lots of sweet caramelized onions, it all hides underneath a blanket of melted gruyére. Trés magnifique Price: $14 MONTMARTRE …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City When you think of borscht, you probably think of a bowl of dark red liquid, but do you think of a hot or cold soup? Think about it. Turns out borscht can be served at either temperature. …
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 …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Normally, I try to be mindful of eating too many carbs. A sandwich is one thing, but double or triple carbs in one meal is only reserved for special occasions. But when the weather gets as …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, DASSARA RAMEN IS NOW CLOSED. On the Neighborhood Eats tour that I lead for Urban Oyster, we talk about the unique food ecosystem in the neighborhood of Carroll Gardens. The food businesses in this area collaborate …
While learning how to shop for the holidays with a real live girl, I get easily distracted by the prospect of eating lunch (and more lunch) at the Bryant Park Holiday Shops. Special Thanks: theholidayshopsatbryantpark.com midtownlunch.com ultraclay.com
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 40: GNOCCHI at I TRE MERLI SADLY, I TRE MERLI IS NOW CLOSED. Years ago, I used to avoid going …