Perbacco, Scarpetta, & Dirt Candy
Somehow, in the past two weeks, I’ve eaten at three new and relevant New York restaurants. Instead of typing up three separate restaurant posts, I decided to make a video summarizing all three meals....
View ArticleLunch With Steven Shaw at Ippudo & Momofuku Milk Bar
On October 3rd, 2003, I shared my very first piece of food writing ever on a forum called eGullet. The post was called Charlie Trotter Superdud and it set off a storm of comments from hundreds of...
View ArticleCold Weather Lunches in N.Y.C. (Setagaya & Pearl)
There are cold days and then there are really cold days and on those really cold days you probably want to stay at home, under the covers, and never get out of bed. But then you have to get out of bed...
View ArticleMomofuku Ko
If you live in New York and you’re a food blogger who writes about restaurants, it’s inevitable that, at some point, you must visit and write about Momofuku Ko, David Chang’s most celebrated and...
View ArticleLisa Goes To Dirt Candy
See Also: A video review of Dirt Candy The post Lisa Goes To Dirt Candy appeared first on The Amateur Gourmet.
View ArticleElvie’s Turo-Turo & Butter Lane
I’m getting a little rusty in my old age. In the early days of the blog, I was the one dragging my friends to obscure hole-in-the-wall joints in the East Village–now I’m perfectly happy to go to Grand...
View ArticlePorchetta
My Twitter followers are a fervent bunch. A few weeks ago, I mentioned that I was in the East Village, getting a haircut at Sei Tomoko (the best haircut deal in town), and thinking of going to...
View Article(Relatively) New In New York: Untitled, The John Dory & The Big Gay Ice Cream...
I’m not one of those “where must I eat when I go back to New York?” kind of people, though I did Tweet a week before our trip something along those lines. The responses were fascinating to...
View ArticleA Lebanese Sandwich and Pretzel Fries
I want to tell you about a sandwich. It’s a very special sandwich. You get it at a place famous for another special sandwich, but we’re not going to talk about that other special sandwich. We’re going...
View ArticleNew York Brunches at Allswell and Calliope
When I lived in New York, I swore off brunch. “Brunch is for idiots!” I declared. “You wait forever, you spend a fortune, and for what? Food you can make just as good at home for way less money.”...
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