Food Adventuring Around NYC
Make something crazy and wacky and odds are I will try it. I read about the unusual fruit coffees at Not As Bitter and thought “I would definitely try those.” It must have been somewhere in the back of my subconscious, because I just randomly wandered down East 10th Street. Durian coffee was not part …
While they are not the only things on the menu, skewers are the star of the show at the new hip Thai restaurant Sappe, from the owners of Soothr. Aside from chicken satay, I didn’t usually associate Thai food with sticks of meat. But what do I know? These are called “Ping Yang” and are …
Smash burgers, which have infiltrated their way throughout every neighborhood of NYC, are good and all but they get a bit boring. A crisped peppery flattened patty usually topped with American cheese, onions, and pickles. And probably on a potato bun or something similar. Yes, without a doubt, simple, nostalgic, and tasty when done right. …
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 …
I keep saying that the quality of Thai food all over the city has drastically improved in the last few years. And now we get one of the best restaurants yet. It’s not surprising that Untable has popped up on a few food critics’ best of the year lists (it may just be on mine …
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 …
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 …
The number of exciting new Thai restaurant openings continues. It’s amazing how much the Thai scene has expended in this city in just a few years. We’ve always had good Thai options, but it’s gotten a bit difficult to keep up lately. In the best possible way. One of my new go-to recommendations for a …
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 …
SADLY, RANDOM ACCESS IS NOW CLOSED. It seems like eons ago but there was this magical time when lunch in Midtown was a specialty of mine. I wrote for a wonderful popular blog called Midtown Lunch, which was dedicated to finding cheap but delicious lunch options in the business districts of Midtown. Turns out lots of …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City There are so many wonderful neighborhood restaurants across NYC that just don’t get the attention they deserve. And so may I introduce to you Sala Thai. This slender Thai restaurant sits at the mouth of the …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I like pad thai, I really do. But if I don’t ever have to eat another dish of it at a Thai restaurant, I’d be ok. And not because I don’t crave the sweet/sour combination of the …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Chor Moung is a traditional Thai dumpling from central Thailand that somehow manages to naturally check all the boxes for the modern Instagram-set. It’s colorful, in a pretty shape, and also happens to be worth recommending. Especially …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I hope you like Thai food because there’s going to be quite a few Thai restaurants documented on this blog in the coming weeks. Last year I was deep into studying Thai food for a series …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Too often at Thai restaurants, I end up ordering a typical stir fry like Pad Thai or a coconut based curry. But that’s mostly because those are reliable dishes and some menus don’t go much deeper. Lately, exciting Thai …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Oh man! If this was 15 years ago, I would have tried all three of the birds at Three Roosters by now. Back then I was in Hell’s Kitchen almost every day for auditions or checking …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Before I walked into the cavernous restaurant Lil Chef Mama, newly opened in the Financial District, I saw an older woman through the window cleaning up and getting ready for the lunch shift. As I entered …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I recently completed hosting a second round of virtual programs with Turnstile Tours and Thai Select USA on Thai Food in America. It was a very rewarding and hunger-inducing series of programs. You can check them out at the …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Last year, I got to host a special series of virtual programs about Thai food in the United States with the tour company I work with (Turnstile Tours) and Thai Select. I am so lucky that …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City In all the years I have been consistently posting a Dish of the Week, only once did I choose two dishes from the same meal. And it was so good that I could have chosen more. …