Food Adventuring Around NYC
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. There was a time before the pandemic that if you wanted to get a can of Other Half beer, you either had to find your way to the brewery in the far part of Carroll Gardens (and usually wait in line), travel to their second …
Perhaps the most well-respected and popular of all the breweries that have opened in New York in the last few years is Other Half. The owners, Sam Richardson and Matt Monahan, are brewing geniuses and make some of the most coveted hoppy and sour ales. In such a short time, they’ve earned a reputation for …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. Of the dozen or so breweries that have opened in NYC in the last few years, the one that has probably become the biggest hit is Other Half. It’s the only one that has fully gained notice beyond the food and beer scene. The excitement …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. American craft beer drinkers go crazy for IPA’s. The old British-style is much more aggressive and bitter than anything the mass-produced guys have been brewing for decades in this country. So it makes perfect sense that Other Half Brewing has been focusing on different versions …
Each Friday, I get a lesson in the NYC brewery scene in these funny and informative videos promoting Urban Oyster’s NYC Brewery Tour For years, I’ve been leading the Urban Oyster Brownstone Brooklyn tour in Carroll Gardens. I’ve become somewhat of an expert on the neighborhood, especially in the world of food and drink. However, …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. For years, I used to hang out in that strange neighborhood in the shadow of the Queensboro Bridge, Just around the high 50’s and low 60’s on the east side. Some call it the Upper East Side, some call it Sutton Place, some even still …
I love, love raw oysters on the half-shell, but I would rarely pick a plate of them as a dish of the week here in NYC, because they don’t usually reflect much more than good sourcing and storage. Sure, a chef has to be able to shuck them well and serve them quickly. There is …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City When I started my official pickle search over 5 years ago now (!), I knew I would have to expand my search and include pickles made in factories that I could not visit. In the past. …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, THE BANTY ROOSTER IS NOW CLOSED. My heart is breaking for restaurant owners and employees during this unimaginable pandemic. From the most high end to the smallest mom-and-pop immigrant run joint, they are all suffering right …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, LITTLE SHEEP MONGOLIAN HOT POT IS NOW CLOSED. You might see posts on this blog about Shake Shack or Dos Toros even though they have become pretty recognizable chain restaurants. But they started in good …
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 50: STEAK TARTARE at POST OFFICE SADLY, POST OFFICE IS NOW CLOSED. Sure, I’m a carnivore, but I don’t go …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. At one of the most western (geographically, not culturally) bars in the entire city, I had a taste of a new beer from the most eastern brewery in the state of New York. Now I’m pretty awful at geography, so don’t hold me to either …
This week we’re getting very ambitious. It’s the first time we are not making one dish, not making two dishes, but a record breaking three dishes. I had no idea what time dinner might be ready since I was juggling three distinct dishes, a three year old, and a camera on me. Talk about multi-tasking. But …
My search for the best beer in New York continues…. This review should have come out months ago. I spent some time at the new Fifth Hammer Brewing Company when the tour attendees for my NYC Brewery Tour never showed up back in April. I stopped by, tried a few beers, took some notes, and planned to …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Once again, the beer lovers of New York descended on the beautiful Skylight Hanson One in Fort Greene for Village Voice’s annual Brooklyn Pour. I was invited and although my Saturday afternoon was booked with tours, …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City It’s NYC Beer Week and there have been loads of sudsy, intoxicating events over the last few days. I was fortunate to attend one such event – the Opening Night festivities at Grand Central Station. Beers …
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… I thought I was never going to visit Liebman’s Deli again. Not because the first …
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… As I sat at the bar at Boulud Sud sipping my water and checking out …
CURRENT STANDINGS (OUT OF 10 POINTS): Click on a link to see a review and photos…. ALPHABET CITY BREWING CO. EASY BLONDE ALE – 8 BACK HOME BEER ORANGE BLOSSOM IPA – 10 PERSIAN-STYLE LAGER – 9 SUMAC GOSE – 8 BARRIER BREWING CO. – 8 CADDY WOMPUS – 8 CAIRN SCOTCH ALE – 9 GOSILLA – …
SADLY, EISENBERG’S SANDWICH SHOP IS NOW CLOSED. New York City is filled with celebrities. And one reason the famous people love this city is because they can blend in with everybody else and, most times, New Yorkers don’t care if Richard Gere is eating a sandwich in the next booth. So one NY tradition I …