October 6, 2011Sure, fresh fruit and vegetables are great. But let’s be honest, the best thing to come out of the recent farmer’s market surge are the fresh-baked desserts. Take the cinnamon and sugar-coated apple cider donuts from Prospect Hill Orchards. I can’t walk by without purchasing at least six of these ($4); they’re fresh, delicate [...]
Posted in Tucker Greenmarket, UPPER WEST SIDE 
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September 29, 2011Sometimes after a particularly unsatisfying meal of small to large proportions, I begin to drift off – mentally, that is – to a place where I can forget about the mediocrity I recently ingested and look to the future to decide where I’m going to eat next. Not where I’ll eat tomorrow or next [...]
Posted in La Caridad 78, UPPER WEST SIDE 7 Comments »
September 23, 2011It may look enticing, but at Ditch Plains on the Upper West Side, mac and cheese on a hot dog tastes like exactly that. I wanted to love it, really. But nothing is done to elevate the stoner-enticing “Ditch Dog” (2 for $14 with fries). It’s just a heap of bland white cheddar macaroni on [...]
Posted in Ditch Plains, UPPER WEST SIDE 10 Comments »
March 23, 2010Shake 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 »
February 15, 2010It’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 »
September 13, 2008NYC Food Guy is a pancake fan but it’s hard to find good ones. The best I’ve had in the city so far are the Banana Walnut Pancakes with Warm Maple Butter at Clinton Street Baking Company. I’d heard good things about Sarabeth’s & Good Enough to Eat so I decided to see [...]
Posted in Good Enough to Eat, MANHATTAN, MIDTOWN WEST, Sarabeth's, UPPER WEST SIDE 18 Comments »
June 25, 2008Until 2AM every night, Chirping Chicken offers 4 pieces of flame-broiled chicken & an order of fries for $10. Four pieces of flame-broiled chicken basted in chicken fat, garlic and salt ($6.49 half chicken, white or dark) and a fat order of crispy shoestring fries ($2.89). Click here for more details.
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Posted in Chirping Chicken, MANHATTAN, UPPER WEST SIDE 11 Comments »
June 18, 2008Harriet’s Kitchen, on Amsterdam Avenue between 84th & 85th Street, has now provided you with a reason to go to the Upper West Side. You can now enjoy the best burger I’ve had in a long time and then go eat the best chocolate chip cookie on the planet at Levain Bakery.
Posted in Harriet's Kitchen, MANHATTAN, UPPER WEST SIDE 14 Comments »
May 30, 2008What or who could possibly rival Levain’s cookies? Jacques Torres, that’s who. The heralded chocolatetier is selling a dark chocolate chip cookie ($2.50) in his new shop on Amsterdam Avenue near 73rd street, just 50 feet away from Levain Bakery. I have some other delicious secrets that will maximize your enjoyment, so read on.
Posted in Jacques Torres Chocolate, MANHATTAN, UPPER WEST SIDE 24 Comments »
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