Food Adventuring Around NYC
Have I just gotten old or was Thyme Bar just weird? Opened in 2020, this is one of the newer speakeasies (opened shortly before COVID) that became very popular in the city since the pandemic. It sits below a pastry shop on 23rd Street in an historic cellar. Thyme Bar is a little less hidden …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Bars in New York often transport you to a different time and place. We have bars modeled after Japan in the 1920’s, Hawaii in the 40’s, and Cuba in the 1950’s. But Banzarbar takes you somewhere that I …
My search for the best hot dog in New York continues…. SADLY, DINNERTABLE IS NOW CLOSED. It’s funny – when I first started this blog, the easiest reviews to write were the negative ones. Not that I enjoyed knocking a restaurant, but the writing came a lot easier thanks to punchlines. Now I find it harder …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2016… Leave it to me to visit one of the best new speakeasies and not even have a cocktail. I studied the menu and watched the bartenders work their magic at Karasu, hidden behind the local restaurant Walter’s, but I didn’t order a drink because …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2015… Angel’s Share, a Japanese owned and influenced bar, was the first of the modern day speakeasies to open in this city. It’s still going strong more than 25 years later and is still somewhat of a secret. I won’t tell you exactly where it …
Come back every Wednesday for another funny, informative video documenting my inept food adventures. NY Craft Cocktail Tour explores the craft cocktail culture of New York from local distilleries to specialty spirit shops to amazing cocktail bars and speakeasies. We’ve all heard about this revival in speakeasy-type hidden bars. Well, the first to do it here in …
Come back every Wednesday for another funny, informative video documenting my inept food adventures. NY Craft Cocktail Tour explores the craft cocktail culture of New York from local distilleries to specialty spirit shops to amazing cocktail bars and speakeasies. One of the most iconic off Broadway theaters is the Public Theatre with their massive theater complex …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City The Black Watch cocktail isn’t listed on Attaboy’s menu because the unmarked cocktail bar doesn’t have a menu or even a regular roster of cocktails. What it does have are skilled bartenders who can whip up …
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… One evening, we walked by Death & Company (my favorite cocktail bar) on our way …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. The speakeasy trend has become somewhat of a cliché in New York. It seems that any restaurant or bar with an unmarked storefront can be called a speakeasy. Just don’t raise a sign at your establishment and you’ll be hidden and hip. The days of …