NYC Food Guy is proud to present another great recipe from Homecookin’ contributor Spice Jonze’n. If you’d like to contribute your recipes to the site e-mail lawrence@nycfoodguy.com.  Take it away Spice…
With a little help from my Turkish friend this week we bring you Sigara böregi (cigar-ah bor-ek), a thin roll of phyllo [...]

Posted in HOMECOOKIN', Sheep's Milk Cheese-Filled Phyllo Dough 17 Comments »

Other than Eisenberg’s Sandwich Shop and Rainbow Falafel, there isn’t much worth snacking on between Madison Square Park and Union Square.  City Bakery fills that void nicely.  But it’s not their famously rich hot chocolate, their buttery chocolate chunk cookies or their over hyped, cafeteria style macaroni and cheese that inevitably leads me to their [...]

Posted in City Bakery, FLATIRON/UNION SQUARE, MANHATTAN 9 Comments »

Breaking news on the Red Hook Food Vendors, directly from Cesar Fuentes, Executive Director of the Food Vendors Committee of Red Hook Park Inc.:
1) Soler Dominican, who in 2008 became the first Red Hook Vendor to become a Vendy’s finalist, will join several other Brooklyn Flea vendors in taking over the concessions at Central Park’s [...]

Posted in BROOKLYN, News, RED HOOK, Red Hook Ball Fields 6 Comments »

A designer denim couch? A pill bottle chandelier? A wall made of slot machines? Not a scene you’d expect to find in the Meatpacking District.  And not a place you’d expect to find NYC Food Guy.  But in New York, anything is possible, even on a Tuesday.  That’s how I found myself at the opening [...]

Posted in MANHATTAN, MEATPACKING, The Collective 2 Comments »

Shake Shack really is that good.  There, I said it.  I’ve been reluctant to admit that for a long time because NYC Food Guy is not someone to buy into hype, especially when it involves a 30-minute wait.  But it’s not hype that surrounds Danny Meyer’s burger joint, just pure success.  And rightly so for [...]

Posted in MANHATTAN, MURRAY HILL/GRAMERCY, Shake Shack, Shake Shack, UPPER WEST SIDE 14 Comments »

Forget college basketball! For foodies, March isn’t about sports, it’s about restaurants! And thanks to Hagan at Wandering Foodie, you can fill out your own “Restaurant Madness” bracket and win free food and drinks!  There are four competing “regions” with “teams” (i.e., restaurants) selected by four food writers: NYC Food Guy selected Manhattan Cheap Eats, [...]

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Hecho en Dumbo is a two-week old Mexican restaurant nestled on Bowery between Great Jones Street & 4th Street. Their specialty is “antojitos” which loosely translate to “little cravings.” And despite the entree-sized house specials, everything else is little and shareable.  While it’s too soon to pass official judgment on Hecho en Dumbo, it’s the [...]

Posted in EAST VILLAGE, Hecho en Dumbo, MANHATTAN 4 Comments »

NYC Food Guy is proud to present another great recipe from Homecookin’ contributor Spice Jonze’n. If you’d like to contribute your recipes to the site e-mail lawrence@nycfoodguy.com.  Take it away Spice…
When I get my annual craving for Irish soda bread, I know St. Patrick’s Day is close and it’s time to bake this simple and [...]

Posted in HOMECOOKIN', Irish Soda Bread, Uncategorized 10 Comments »

With the exception of a few deli recommendations friends have passed along, Hoboken, New Jersey is uncharted territory for NYC Food Guy.  But when searching for Hoboken’s best burgers on my own, Arthur’s Tavern repeatedly appeared.  This massive, neon-signed bar, grill and steakhouse made my decision even easier when I saw the $7.50 price tag [...]

Posted in Arthur's Tavern, HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY 11 Comments »

If you hate yourself, smoke cigarettes.  If you hate yourself, walk into moving traffic.  But if you really hate yourself and your heart and your stomach, then eat the new Steakhouse XT burgers at Burger King.  My friend Eric and I had the pleasure of eating each of the three varieties of XT burgers earlier [...]

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One of the best barometer’s of a restaurant’s success is whether or not you want to return after your first meal.  KyoChon, one day away from its grand opening, did not pass this test.  The Korean fried chicken chain, which opened its first Manhattan location Tuesday, is still in soft opening, but after waiting an [...]

Posted in KyoChon, MANHATTAN, MIDTOWN WEST 8 Comments »

NYC Food Guy is proud to introduce esteemed recipe contributor Spice Jonze’n. If you’d like to contribute your recipes to the site e-mail lawrence@nycfoodguy.com.  Take  it away Spice…
This recipe takes a lot of cues from Turkish stuffed peppers (Etli Biber Dolmasi) but it can also be customized to fit anyone’s particular tastes.  I like to [...]

Posted in HOMECOOKIN', Turkish Meat & Rice Stuffed Peppers, Uncategorized 15 Comments »

Diane’s is why suburbanites are happy, particularly those near the Rosyln-based bakery, cafe and neighboring restaurant, Trattoria Diane.  And for NYC Food Guy there are few better Long Island lunches than you’ll find at Diane’s Bakery Cafe, a place Manhattan’s meccas of prepared food aspire to be.

Posted in Diane's Bakery Cafe, LONG ISLAND, ROSLYN 7 Comments »

It’s a blustery winter night and you’re wandering through the wilderness, surrounded by dark, unfriendly mountains subconsciously hastening your search for a nearby lodge, a warm oasis stocked with food and drink.  Now replace the wilderness with the eerie calm of Vinegar Hill; the dark, unfriendly mountains with the Farragut Houses;  and the nearby lodge [...]

Posted in BROOKLYN, VINEGAR HILL, Vinegar Hill House 6 Comments »

Board games, couches and a free drink with garlic (or regular) fries just for mentioning the term “wheaten terrier.” What more can you ask for? This special, celebrating West 3rd Common’s recent opening (and owner Dan’s dog), runs until March 31st.  Sister bar to my favorite East Village neighborhood bar Common Ground, West 3rd Common [...]

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