Food Adventuring Around NYC
Celtuce is not a vegetable we encounter terribly often in this country, but that is our loss. I first encountered it on the menu of a hip restaurant I worked at that lasted about a minute before it closed down (not because of the celtuce dish). It’s entered my culinary world a few times since, …
It’s hard not to order dan dan noodles or mapo tofu when visiting a Szechuan restaurant. Those are two familiar dishes that almost always hit home, but I have had them so many times and menus at restaurants like this are often pages long. I came to Shan, a welcome addition to Cobble Hill, during …
I’m counting down the 10 best dishes I tasted in 2023… My eating out was definitely different this year. I let go of the need to visit all the latest “hot spots” and found much more comfort and enjoyment in old standbys and casual neighborhood spots. The pricing at new middle-tier restaurants also reached peak …
Before I discovered the wonders of Elmhurst, for me, Hell’s Kitchen was the center of Thai food in New York. In fairness, it was the center of a lot for me since I had spent most of my time in the Theater District and I would wander west to discover as much interesting international food …
Perhaps by the end of this adventure, we’ll have learned how to say “coast” in every language? Doubtful, but last time we visited a Spanish-speaking coast (Costa Rica) and this stop will be a French-speaking coast in Western Africa. While we could have included this country with the letter “I”s since most Americans know it …
We decided for this episode to combine two very nearby countries into one video. Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Congo are two neighboring countries divided by the river that gives them both part of their name. These countries in Central Africa have different histories, but a decent amount in common, especially their geography …
I probably should have saved this post until Halloween next year, but I didn’t want to wait 5 months to share this bold unique Thai soup with you lucky readers. Forget about that activated charcoal craze of a few years ago, this naturally pitch black dish is a Thai specialty that you do not find …
I’m counting down the 10 best dishes I tasted in 2022… Ever since the great pandemic of two years ago (the one that is, yes, technically still raging), I am very grateful for another year immersing myself in the food of NYC. Yes, lots has changed. I’m not able to as freely get to the …
I’m counting down the 10 best dishes I tasted in 2022… Ever since the great pandemic of two years ago (the one that is, yes, technically still raging), I am very grateful for another year immersing myself in the food of NYC. Yes, lots has changed. I’m not able to as freely get to the …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Wearing a face mask can be dangerous. This is not going to be some rant about the social effects of mask wearing on young children or the concerns of breathing in your own germs. This is not …
I’m not one to eat (or serve my son) fast food. But when the fast food in question is part of the culture and cuisine of another country, I make an exception. For the oil rich country of Brunei, we chose the country’s iconic fast food dish called Nasi Katok. Who doesn’t like some fried …
One of the things this project has done is made me more aware of countries I had never heard of. Bhutan is definitely one of the more obscure ones. And when I recently dropped it into a conversation, people looked at me like I had two heads. Ok, so you might not know about Bhutan. …
There is a white American YouTuber who speaks fluent Mandarin and goes around Chinatown shocking people with his perfect language skills. I am not quite that well-versed in Bengali, but there have been times when I’ve met a taxi driver or a food cart vendor and shocked them by asking them “How are you?” or …
One of the things I miss most about dining out in New York City is the adventures I would take to neighborhoods and communities that were very unfamiliar to me. For this at home journey, if I want to be as authentic as possible, I’m going to also have to seek out special ingredients at …