Food Adventuring Around NYC
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’m counting down the 10 best dishes I tasted in 2023… Eating out was definitely different this year for me. I let go of the need to visit all the latest “hot spots” (still have not been to Bad Roman or Tatiana) and found much more comfort and enjoyment in old standbys and casual neighborhood …
Back in 2021, a now closed dumpling spot did the unthinkable and made pickle ice cream. Of course, I had to try it (especially since it checks two boxes for me: pickles and ice cream). I never thought I would encounter it again, but while walking through the new Moynihan Hall at Penn Station, I …
It seems like with Tik Tok and food blogs, there is nothing new to discover in the New York City food scene. That is why I get super excited when I try something absolutely amazing that nobody else seems to know about. Raffetto’s Pasta Shop is certainly no secret. This fourth generation Italian shop in …
You might think Whipped is never open. Every time I walk by the trendy ice cream shop adjacent to the Tenement Museum, its grates are down. Could this place really be only open in the evenings for the late night crowd? Doesn’t anybody eat ice cream in this neighborhood during the day? Turns out they …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I had an idea years ago to start a boozy ice cream business. It never got off the ground for so many reasons, but one big one is that alcohol and creamy ice cream don’t always …
My search for the best ice cream in New York continues …. Ample Hills is one of the most recognizable and beloved ice cream businesses in the city. But only a select group were able to experience the magic of the business when it first opened in 2011. Back then it was a one shop mom and pop business …
My search for the best ice cream in New York continues …. As we were heading to the West Village location of Gelatieri Gentile, my son Sam noticed an ice cream truck selling a Spider-Man branded ice pop. I insisted that where we were headed was better. The poor kid was disappointed for a minute but after receiving his …
My search for the best ice cream in New York continues …. Should I be eating blue ice cream? That was the question going through my mind as I was walking down the street with a cup from Surreal Creamery. I heard about this place from someone I met on my tour who was seeking out interesting ice …
SADLY, LEKKA BURGER IS NOW CLOSED. Lekka Burger was primed to be the next hot vegan burger spot. The chef behind it is Amanda Cohen, who is possibly the biggest name in New York’s innovative vegetable-forward cuisine. She owns and operates Dirt Candy and I have always admired her and her work. I stopped by Lekka Burger …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I’m really funny. I tend to only write ice cream reviews in the middle of winter. That’s not exactly true, but I’m one of those bold ice cream lovers that would be happy to have a …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City My search for the best ice cream in New York continues …. Originally this post was intended to be an official ice cream review. But I had not yet gotten around to posting it and since …
My search for the best ice cream in New York continues …. Sugar Hill is a great name for an ice cream shop. Funny that in the case of Sugar Hill Creamery it also refers to the neighborhood of Harlem (called Sugar Hill) where it set up shop in 2017. I don’t know the food scene …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019… My family and I have become regular visitors to Chikalicious Dessert Bar. It was a date spot for me once upon a time and now we visit it on every special occasion in the neighborhood. This year, they were kind enough to send us …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City When I last wrote about Big Gay Ice Cream, I was just starting my ice cream expedition and the two owners had recently launched a soft serve truck that they transformed into the Big Gay Ice …
My search for the best ice cream in New York continues …. There was a time when I was known as the “ice cream guy” among friends. And it’s not because I always ate ice cream, but rather because I would always make it. I became somewhat obsessed with trying to create every flavor as an ice …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2018… I meant to put out a proper review of the wacky international ice cream shop that opened this year selling booza. Booza doesn’t get you drunk but will certainly put a smile on your face. The Middle Eastern ice cream is thickened with sahlab (a …
My search for the best ice cream in New York continues …. New Yorkers love hidden food spots and they love rooftops and they still mostly love food trucks. Imagine what happens when those three things are combined. Mister Dips is a secret air stream that resides on a rooftop deck at the William Vale Hotel …
My search for the best ice cream in New York continues …. SADLY, COFFEE & CREAM BY ODDFELLOWS IS NOW CLOSED. I’ve always said that the most perfect ice cream flavor is coffee. To me, that bitter roasty flavor works wonders with sweet cream. I even loved coffee ice cream before I actually liked coffee. Some people take …
SADLY, LUCKY PICKLE DUMPLING CO. IS NOW CLOSED. The craziest dish right now in the NY food world is a helping of pickle flavored ice cream from a dumpling spot on the Upper East Side that is part of a trio of restaurants with pickle in their name. I didn’t care for their dumplings (review to …