Food Adventuring Around NYC
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City If you search for Peppa’s in Brooklyn, there are no less than three places that show up. It took quite a bit of research for me to determine if these were all related. Turns out they …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2015… I’ve been wanting to go to The Islands restaurant for their homecooked Jamaican food since pretty early in my New York foodie career. I finally made it out here for lunch one day when they were not seating people but doing take-out orders. That didn’t …
Once again Time Out New York released their Top 100 Dishes of the year and once again, I’m going to eat my way through every one. And no price point or subway delay will stop me. In no particular order, here’s my take on their Top 100. Most people would throw in the towel right …
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 …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, KOTTU HOUSE IS NOW CLOSED. I think I’m pretty tolerant when it comes to spicy food. Numbing Szechuan food is one of my favorite cuisines and I can certainly take down some jerk chicken or spicy …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, GLADY’S IS NOW CLOSED. Michael Jacober is an extraordinary chef. He launched my favorite grilled cheese sandwich truck (Morris) and opened a New American restaurant called Glady’s in the quickly gentrifying neighborhood of Crown Heights. But …
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… It’s only recently that I really started appreciating beef jerky. I think it was a …
MY TOP 100 TASTES of 2019 Click on a link to see a review and photos…. 100. LUNCHBOX at LITTLE WAYLA 99. MARKET PLATE at TERANGA 98. MILLET MOCHI DONUT at WIN SON BAKERY 97. UZBEK PLOV at NARGIS CAFE 96. NAM KHAO TOD at HUG ESAN 95. PANEER PINWHEEL at BAAR BAAR 94. FLI at ÇKA KA …
DISHES OF THE WEEK (2019): Click on a link to see a review and photos…. SMOKE OVER BROOKLYN at GRAND REPUBLIC COCKTAIL CLUB – January 7 BROCCOLI SALAD at EMMY SQUARED – January 14 HOMARD A LA BROCHE at FRENCHETTE – January 21 TLAYADA OXOMOCO at OXOMOCO – January 28 BUFFALO MILK CARAMELLE at DON ANGIE – …
MY TOP 100 TASTES of 2015 Click on a link to see a review and photos…. 100. ROASTED CHICKEN ‘CHIMI’ SALAD at NUM PANG 99. ROASTED CAULIFLOWER at RESTO 98. YUM SOM-O at KAO SOY 97. “NO CARB” PAD THAI at SKYICE SWEET & SAVORY 96. BURNT BROCCOLI SALAD at SUPERIORITY BURGER 95. CHEESECAKE at …
SADLY, VERONICA’S KITCHEN IS NOW CLOSED. We start just about every one of our Financial District food cart tours at Veronica’s Kitchen. This is where Veronica Julien is preparing the best jerk chicken I’ve tasted in the entire city. She’s been doing it for almost 10 years and works harder each week than I do …
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 80: CUBANO SANDWICH at BONGO BROTHERS On the food cart tours I run for Turnstile Tours, I constantly reiterate the …
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… Of all the hip and fancy restaurants in this city, none of them were serving …
I’ve devoured Time Out’s 100 Best dishes and now, once again, I’ve been inspired to create my own list. These are the 100 dishes I have continued to think about since tasting them at some point in 2011. Look for another five dishes every few days. These are in no particular order. NUMBER 45: PUPUSAS …
I’ve devoured Time Out’s 100 Best dishes and now, once again, I’ve been inspired to create my own list. These are the 100 dishes I have continued to think about since tasting them at some point in 2011. Look for another five dishes every few days. These are in no particular order. NUMBER 80: GRILLED …
MY TOP 100 TASTES of 2011 Click on a link to see a review and photos…. 100. THE WATER MILL at QUALITY GREENS 99. MISO COLE SLAW at COCORON 98. ROASTED BEETS AND HOMEMADE BURRATA at BELL, BOOK, & CANDLE 97. SUMMER BEAN SALAD at MÁ PÊCHE 96. SMOKED CUCUMBERS at REDFARM 95. COLD BREW …
I did it again! Well, pretty much. This journey through Time Out’s 100 Best Dishes was harder than last year’s. It might have been because we got overconfident, but I blame the economy. Restaurants dropped like flies this year. We missed out on the jerk chicken at Barry’s Jerk Delight in the Bronx …
Once again Time Out New York released their Top 100 Dishes of the year and once again, I’m going to eat my way through every one. And no price point or subway delay will stop me. In no particular order, here’s my take on their Top 100. One of the first restaurants I remember being …
MY RANKING OF TIME OUT’S 100 BEST DISHES ’10 (OUT OF 10 POINTS) Click on a link to see a review and photos…. PORK MILANESE at ROMAN’S – 10 SPEKULOOS SPREAD at WAFELS & DINGES – 10 WILKINSONS at HENRY PUBLIC – 10 CHICKEN BISCUIT at PIES ‘N’ THIGHS – 9 CHOCOLATE AND OLIVE OIL …
Go big or go home they say. And if you don’t want to go home, maybe go to Brazil. It’s a huge country with a huge cuisine. This week, we get a little (or big) taste of the colorful and hearty food from Latin America’s largest country.