In food, as in life, your first instinct is usually the right one. I realized that today after searching out a banh mi sandwich for lunch. First though, let me show you the spectacular view from the corner office where I ...Read More

NYC: Num Pang or Banh Mi?

My friend Rishi knows Manhattan restaurants way better than I do, so I'm happy leaving it in his hands to pick a place to eat. On a sticky, humid Sunday, we met up for brunch at Yerba Buena, an East ...Read More

NYC’s Yerba Buena Esta Muy Buena

My friend Moki made an observation while we were ordering coffee at Dean & DeLuca.  We'd just eaten lunch at Bún Soho and picked up a snack in Chinatown. Now we were longingly eyeing D&D's food display.  Moki said something ...Read More

Warming Up the Appetite at Bun Soho

If you were to look up the expression "Stick-to-your-ribs" in the dictionary, there would be a picture of this next to it: That's Bangers and Mash from Muldoon's, a Midtown Irish bar. Let's face it, no matter how health conscious you ...Read More

Food That Super Glues to Your Ribs

Some words make me laugh for no reason.  In the food realm I’ve always been partial to “Beefalo” (an all-timer) and “Tofurkey” (Same to you, buddy!)   Now I’ve added a new one to the list: “Shawafel.”    That's my shawafel platter from Grill ...Read More

Shawafel! Gesundheit.