NYC Food Guy always welcomes guest bloggers.  Today we turn the spotlight on regular contributor King of Ketchup.  E-mail [email protected] if you’d like to contribute! A couple weeks ago I stumbled across this website advertising an offer for a free $25 gift card for Uncle Jack’s Steakhouse. Two days later, my free $25 gift card […]

Posted in MANHATTAN, MIDTOWN WEST, Uncle Jack's Steakhouse 7 Comments »

Skirt Steak and eggs: the Clint Eastwood of breakfast.  Its been around forever and it’s still badass.  And while The Breslin tries to cement its badass status with a no reservations policy and a meat-centric menu, Yuca Bar draws diners and imbibers to its Latin American oasis as coolly as Clint draws movie viewers.  So […]

Posted in EAST VILLAGE, FOOD SHOWDOWNS, MANHATTAN, Skirt Steak & Egg Brunch: The Breslin vs Yuca Bar, The Breslin, Yuca Bar 4 Comments »

This is the love child of nachos, Velveeta salsa dip and mac and cheese.  The photo of the glowing orange cheddar-tortilla crumb crust below doesn’t reveal much of the Salsa Picante’s innards but that’s because there’s not much to show.  S’Mac’s description of the Salsa Picante ($7.75), “Pepper Jack, Cheddar, Salsa, Chicken Breast, and Cilantro,” […]

Posted in EAST VILLAGE, MANHATTAN, S'Mac 1 Comment »

I walked fourteen blocks for Indian take out from Punjab but before I got home I stopped for Pad Thai.  I was compelled by the big poster behind the window of Cafetasia: $2 Beer & $5 Pad Thai All Day.  My immediate thought was that the Pad Thai would make a good appetizer for my […]

Posted in Cafetasia, EAST VILLAGE, MANHATTAN 1 Comment »

It’s me. Your sense of adventure.  The reason you moved to New York City.  I’m your craving for new experiences and I’m hungry! Starving!   No more excuses.  Just get off your ass and do it! NYC Food Guy is making it easy for you.  It’s time to explore uncharted territory with your feet and […]

Posted in Freda's Caribbean Food, MANHATTAN, UPPER WEST SIDE 16 Comments »

Two crispy-edged, fluffy on the inside, plate-size pancakes studded with slices of ripe banana and topped with mixed candied nuts and a melting river of whipped banana brown sugar butter!  Syrup is superfluous.  If you want to avoid the $21 price tag, you’ll find the recipe for this decadence in the thumbnails below.  Let us […]

Posted in MANHATTAN, MIDTOWN WEST, Norma's 8 Comments »

The Executive Chef, Nick Anderer, he knows how to do it.  Dana, my waiter, he knows how to do it too.  Even the cute barista (yes, Maialino has actual baristas) knows how to do it, as the feathery heart she shaped into my cappuccino foam proves.  “It” is a microcosm of the Danny Meyer brand; […]

Posted in Maialino, MANHATTAN, MURRAY HILL/GRAMERCY 10 Comments »

Sinful food photos are what make a NYC Food Guy review but I have so many waiting in the wings, the real sin would be not sharing them with you, my hungry readers.  Cue the gratuitous food porn… There’s not much left to say about Momofuku Noodle Bar.  All NYC Food Guy can reluctantly add […]

Posted in EAST VILLAGE, MANHATTAN, Momofuku Noodle Bar 14 Comments »

If you like doughnuts at all, then you haven’t lived until you’ve made the pilgrimage to Doughnut Plant, the holy land of sugar-coated fried dough in Manhattan’s Lower East Side.  And like any cultish New York City institution, the lines can be long and the hours can be short but if you manage to secure […]

Posted in Doughnut Plant, LOWER EAST SIDE, MANHATTAN 12 Comments »

The bun is similar to pita.  The red sauce is ajvar, a Serbian spread combining red peppers, eggplant, garlic and olive oil. But the half pound burger?  Well it’s straight middle America.  Because at Question Mark Cafe, an unassuming few-month-old eatery on 1st Avenue b/t St. Mark’s & 9th St., cheddar cheese (though the menu […]

Posted in EAST VILLAGE, MANHATTAN, Question Mark Cafe 17 Comments »

sugar Sweet sunshine, home to NYC’s best banana pudding and some of its finest cupcakes is open at the Union Square Holiday Market until Dec. 24. You’ll find the sliver of a stall on the west side of Union Square between East 14th & East 15th street, near the Gandhi statue.  Special iced sugar cookies […]

Posted in LOWER EAST SIDE, MANHATTAN, Sugar Sweet Sunshine 7 Comments »

Free food alert! This one complements of Ketel One Vodka who in the spirit of “celebrating the season responsibly,” (because THAT’S HOW THEY DO in Meatpacking!) brought Michael Pislakis on board to dole out free food from the “Ketel One Canteen.”  NYC Food Guy stopped by last night and discovered Psiklalis is offering three pre-prepared […]

Posted in MANHATTAN, MEATPACKING No Comments »

Just two weeks after its East Village opening, La Lucha, the new Mexico City style taqueria/Lucha Libre boutique, will debut its brunch menu (below, click to enlarge) this Saturday. Brunch will run from 11AM to 4pm Saturday and Sunday and the regular menu will be in effect all day.  The brunch dish NYC Food Guy […]

Posted in EAST VILLAGE, La Lucha Taqueria, MANHATTAN No Comments »

If you love traveling to New York and want to get a little more out of it, take Carlos Beraza’s lead and open a restaurant.  That’s what the Mexico City native did, along with two friends, when they opened La Lucha two weeks ago on Avenue A between 9th and 10th Street.  Their business card […]

Posted in EAST VILLAGE, La Lucha Taqueria, MANHATTAN 10 Comments »

The owners of Spanish tapas restaurants Sala Bowery & Sala One Nine have focused their attention stateside with the opening of Rye House, a modern bar offering craft beers, house-made rye whiskey, well-crafted cocktails and a menu of casual American fare centered around NYC’s first homage to the legendary meat, cheese, french fry, and cole […]

Posted in FLATIRON/UNION SQUARE, MANHATTAN, Rye House 6 Comments »