Food Adventuring Around NYC
Thanks to inflation and the crazy prices at high-end sushi restaurants, my omakase days are mostly behind me. Which is so sad because it is by far my favorite food experience. High quality sushi made by a master and with surprises just can’t be beat. But since most non-gimmicky omakase meals are hundreds of dollars …
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 …
For my recent birthday dinner, deciding on a special sushi meal was easy. The hard part was deciding which of the moderately priced sushi restaurants to visit. I feel like there has been an overwhelming number of them in the last few years. It came down to two – a more traditional Japanese omakase or …
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 I’m not vegan, although I appreciate the movement and find myself drawn to vegan restaurants because the dishes are often more creative and surprising than the typical omnivorous restaurants. That’s why I was truly excited when I …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City So somehow my birthday was as close to normal as possible this year. It wasn’t as relaxed as those whose birthdays are in January or February (before COVID turned life on its head), but it could have …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… Wow! Not only are we down another year, but we are putting an entire decade behind us. And now that we are well into the 21st Century, I have been documenting my food adventures around New York officially for 10 years. Whew! So perhaps I am …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City When a hot new restaurant announceS they will start serving weekday lunch, I rejoice a little bit. My schedule is a bit different from most and the best time for me to go eat somewhere is …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2018… One thing I vowed to do this year is to eat less meat. And I was mostly successful at that, as is evidenced in my list of 100 Best dishes. I found some amazing vegetarian (and vegan) food around the city. It’s easier and more …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2018… Sushi is one of those things that when people visit and they ask me for a recommendation, I really need to find out their budget and let them know that good sushi does not come cheap. Until Sugarfish came along expanding from Los Angeles. …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City New Yorkers (and probably most people) love a good secret. Perhaps it all started during Prohibition when secret bars were necessary. Today there are secret cocktail bars, noodle shops, burger joints, cake shops, and even a …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I decided to treat myself recently. My birthday was a few weeks ago and I always crave high-end sushi around that time. Let’s face it, I’m always craving high-end sushi. But I am also craving a …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City After they opened their affordable sushi restaurant Sugarfish, this West Coast restaurant group brought another trendy Japanese-inspired bar to the city. KazuNori is a lot of fun, affordable, and quite delicious. Here they concentrate on hand …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I like to think I know about every restaurant in the city. That’s impossible, of course. But I’m pretty close to an expert on the food offerings in New York. So it’s even more shocking when …
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 …
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. I purposefully don’t put out a list of the 10 best restaurants because it would be totally unfair for me to judge. Unlike …
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. It’s ironic that Japanese cuisine is my favorite because when I was younger, I tasted some dark roasty soup at the Japanese pavillion …
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. I have to give credit where credit is due. While there are now many publications that release a 100 Best list each 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. Eating out in NYC is exciting and mouthwatering, but if you’re not careful it’s a little too easy to develop gout, diabetes, or …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City So I’m cheating just a little bit here. I’ve not technically eaten at Brushstroke, but I’ve eaten in Brushstroke. Let me explain: I got to taste this incredible dish at Ichimura, the hidden sushi spot inside …