Food Adventuring Around NYC
I have finally gotten over my PTSD with the restaurant formerly known as Eisenberg’s. Back when I started this blog, I wrote a less-than-stellar review of their corned beef/pastrami and chided the owner’s collection of “celebrity” photos. Well, the owner fired back contributing to my first expletive-filled comment section. Since then, Eisenberg’s was sold to …
My search for the best corned beef/pastrami in New York continues…. This restaurant has started a GoFundMe campaign for its staff in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. Please consider donating. They are also offering delivery and pickup during this time. There has been a very close relationship between Jewish pastrami sandwiches and Texas-style brisket. They’re not so …
My search for the best corned beef/pastrami in New York continues…. SADLY, PASTRAMI QUEEN MIDTOWN IS NOW CLOSED. Since I have written this article, this location of Pastrami Queen has closed. Call me old-fashioned but I think a Jewish deli should be just that. Old fashioned. Old musty booths, slightly dirty floors, waiters who look like …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City A special occasion birthday dinner brought me to the new NYC location of a critically acclaimed Indian restaurant from New Delhi. It was among the inventive $75 prix fixe dinner that I discovered this week’s Dish …
SADLY, HIGH STREET ON HUDSON IS NOW CLOSED. High Street on Hudson is one of the hottest new restaurant openings of the year. It’s the work of Chef Eli Kulp, who has had success with High Street on Market in Philadelphia. He has brought his bakery and restaurant concept to the West Village and the crowds …
SADLY, IVAN RAMEN SLURP SHOP IS NOW CLOSED. We know Jewish people love to eat Asian food, but did you know Asian chefs love to incorporate one specific Jewish food into their dishes? I’m talking about everybody’s favorite smoked meat: pastrami. At least in New York, chefs from funky hip Asian restaurants seem to use pastrami as …
My search for the best corned beef/pastrami in New York continues…. SADLY, HARRY & IDA’S MEAT AND SUPPLY CO. IS NOW CLOSED. Of all the iconic foods of New York that I have documented, I think corned beef and pastrami is the one that is updated the least. We are immersed in fancy bagel and hot …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2015… I have such fond memories of eating some wonderful dishes in 2015. But these five were so surprising and hugely delicious, that they stand above all the rest. While I still can taste their flavors in my mind’s palate, I can’t wait to truly …
My search for the best corned beef/pastrami in New York continues…. SADLY, BEN’S BEST KOSHER DELI IS NOW CLOSED. Part of the deli experience is the deli man. There is even a documentary made about this cultural icon. While I was sitting at Ben’s Best Kosher Deli, I watched the owner Jay Parker walk around and …
My search for the best corned beef/pastrami in New York continues…. Jewish delis have a certain look about them. Usually they’re bright with old photographs on the wall and lots of nostalgic kitsch. I was surprised when I walked into Loeser’s (one of two remaining delis in the Bronx). Behind the take-out counter was a …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, HARRY & IDA’S MEAT AND SUPPLY CO. IS NOW CLOSED. Every once in a while a food purveyor comes along that I get so excited about that I end up dedicated multiple posts on this blog to …
My search for the best corned beef/pastrami in New York continues…. SADLY, CAFE EDISON IS NOW CLOSED. I was amazed at how little Cafe Edison has changed in ten years. I used to frequent this old-school diner in the heart of Times Square quite a bit when I first moved to New York. It was near …
My search for the best corned beef/pastrami in New York continues…. Walking down the streets of Midtown, there are lots of wonderful smells coming from food carts. Expected aromas include grilled chicken and lamb kebabs, curry, and perhaps even caramelized Belgian waffles. It wasn’t until I visited the new Katz n Dogz truck that I …
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’ve always been a purist when it comes to kosher meats. I like my corned …
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 …
My search for the best corned beef/pastrami in New York continues…. SADLY, THIS LITTLE PIGGY HAD ROAST BEEF IS NOW CLOSED. I was torn about whether I should include This Little Piggy Had Roast Beef in my official corned beef/pastrami search. First off, this is an Italian owned sandwich shop (from the owners of Artichoke Basille), …
My search for the best corned beef/pastrami in New York continues…. SADLY, KUTSHER’S TRIBECA IS NOW CLOSED. I’m not going to spend too much time reviewing the new restaurant Kutsher’s, which just opened a few weeks ago in Tribeca, for a number of reasons. First off, I’m really only including them on this blog because they …
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 65: BLACK …
My search for the best corned beef/pastrami in New York continues…. SADLY, JAY & LLOYD’S KOSHER DELI IS NOW CLOSED. There’s a photograph on the wall at Jay and Lloyd’s from the 1940’s that shows dozens of deli men at an association meeting together. They were all happy and seemingly good natured. And they all owned delis …
It’s amazing how many great people I’ve met since I started this blog a little over a year ago. I have some wonderful followers who comment and interact with me on twitter. And I’ve also met fellow bloggers and food fanatics who’ve seen my videos. I was welcomed into the underground pizza world by Jason, …