Food Adventuring Around NYC
It takes a lot for me to write about two dishes from the same restaurant two weeks in a row. It hasn’t happened since 2022 when I gushed over Gage & Tollner. And now Tatiana absolutely deserves at least two of their dishes being highlighted on these pages. In truth, I could probably keep going …
How did we possibly end up with reservations at Tatiana on the one date night we’ve had in months? It was just meant to be, I guess. I had placed a notification on Resy for Tatiana never thinking we would actually get a reservation. I just thought if we had an evening free, I should …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City It’s a New Year and I thought of instead of my old tradition of starting each one out with a post about a cocktail, instead I would lean on the old resolution of eating healthier. And …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City Coming off of Thanksgiving and heading into the gluttonous holidays is probably not the best time to recommend a decadent dessert. Or maybe it’s the perfect time. You’ll win Christmas if you skip the milk and …
SADLY, SHERRY HERRING IS NOW CLOSED. I would think there are only a few places in the world where there would be lines out the door for the latest location of Sherry Herring. And although the afternoon I arrived was pretty quiet, I have to imagine they picked a very good location in the Upper West Side. …
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 The first year I made a Top 100 list (which does not happen any longer sadly), I wracked my brain trying to come up with the best things I ate over the previous 10 years of …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I am always excited by dishes that make you think you’re getting one thing but then when you taste it or learn more about it, you find out you’re getting something else entirely. Wau is a …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City I’ve always liked fried chicken well enough but it isn’t until I’ve started approaching middle age that I really began to appreciate its genius. Isn’t that ironic? At the time I really shouldn’t be eating this …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2018… Maison Pickle is a roomy French bistro that does not specialize in pickles (although they do have those on the menu). The specialty is the humble French dip sandwich and it’s one of the best in the city. Tender sirloin is served on a …
My search for the best dumplings in New York continues…. SADLY, LUCKY PICKLE DUMPLING CO. IS NOW CLOSED. All of the three food businesses in the Pickle Hospitality company (not sure if that’s their official name) have the word pickles in their name. But they have very little to do with pickles actually. Jacob’s Pickles is a …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City SADLY, WHITE GOLD BUTCHERS IS NOW CLOSED. One of the most anticipated openings this year was from Ken Friedman and April Bloomfield, the chef and brains behind such hits as The Spotted Pig and The Breslin. White …
I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2016… Did you ever crave something cold and sweet but feel guilty about your frozen yogurt addiction? Pressed Juicery figured it out for us. The California chain arrived in New York this year and are taking their cold pressed juices and turning them into a slushy health bomb …
My search for the best pickles in New York continues…. I recently met up with an old friend from college and I thought he was going to laugh at me when I said we should meet at a bar that specializes in beer and pickles. Surprisingly, he said, “That place is around the corner from …
Every week, I document another dish that impressed and satiated me during my food adventures around New York City My birthday, as it does every year, just came around. And while it means I get another year older, it also means I get to have a blow out meal and hit one of the high-end restaurants …
My search for the best cheesecake in New York continues…. I never thought it would come to this, but I’m about to review a supermarket on this blog. Albeit the supermarket in question is a New York born company that is dedicated to the community and still a family-run business. In a way Fairway is …
One of my go-to restaurants on the Upper West Side has always been the Greek restaurant Kefi. It’s since moved from its original location (to a larger one nearby) and in its place the same Chef Michael Psilakis has opened up a seafood restaurant (with some Greek influences) called Fish Tag. Add one more UWS …
Greeks know how to cook octopus and Chef Michael Psilakis at Fishtag is no expception. His tender and richly-flavored smoked octopus dish is a stand-out right alongside fingerling potatoes, heatrs of palm, snow pea leaves, and a bright, sweet date and olive puree. Price: $14 FISHTAG 222 West 79th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue), Upper …
Don’t skip dessert at Scott Bryan’s new restaurant The Milling Room. The chef has just as deft a hand with chocolate cake and panna cotta as he does with pork chops and chicken. His panna cotta is my favorite to date seasoned with fresh vanilla and floating in a pool of tangy and bright …
I’ve already included Chef Scott Bryan’s pork chop on a previous list when I was lucky enough to taste it regularly when I worked at Apiary, where his food reigned supreme. He has since moved on and his amazing food can now be found uptown at The Milling Room, where many of Apiary’s greatest hits …