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Pig & Khao Ah, brunch, my least favorite meal of the day. Its neither here or there, it requires drinking earlier than I...
08/16/2024

Pig & Khao Ah, brunch, my least favorite meal of the day. Its neither here or there, it requires drinking earlier than I'm used to (yes I have rules), and more than half of the days it doesnt even exist. On average I do brunch once every two months or so while for many Manhattanites and Brooklynites its a weekly routine....

Pig & Khao Ah, brunch, my least favorite meal of the day. Its neither here or there, it requires drinking earlier than I’m used to (yes I have rules), and more than half of the days it do…

Sometimes it starts with a photo. I remember late in the planning stages, seeing a photo of the Jaén cathedral from the ...
08/13/2024

Sometimes it starts with a photo. I remember late in the planning stages, seeing a photo of the Jaén cathedral from the top of town and before you know it, I'm researching olive oil producers, area castles, and the exact location of that shot. I'll save you the headache: Mirador "El Balcón del Santo Reino" on Google Maps. The Mirador and Castillo de Santa Catalina, the 8th century castle that King Ferdinand III of Castile captured in 1246 are reasons enough to make Jaén a worthy stop between Cordoba and Granada....

Sometimes it starts with a photo. I remember late in the planning stages, seeing a photo of the Jaén cathedral from the top of town and before you know it, I’m researching olive oil producers…

Lazar Wolfe, the butcher from Fiddler on the Roof, will need to settle for a rooftop restaurant in NYC to be named after...
08/11/2024

Lazar Wolfe, the butcher from Fiddler on the Roof, will need to settle for a rooftop restaurant in NYC to be named after him after being rejected by Tevye's daughter Tzeitel. Not enough? Ok, throw in another restaurant in Philly, 12 goats, and a concept that not everyone understands. Michael Solomonov is arguably the country's most renowned Israeli chef (Alon Shaya fans might have a say)....

Lazar Wolfe, the butcher from Fiddler on the Roof, will need to settle for a rooftop restaurant in NYC to be named after him after being rejected by Tevye’s daughter Tzeitel. Not enough? Ok, …

I was about to write about one highlight in particular but I feel generous today. I wont go into details other than on s...
08/06/2024

I was about to write about one highlight in particular but I feel generous today. I wont go into details other than on some of the regional specialties that I'll mention but Andalucia has a rich, vibrant, and very different food scene than the rest of Spain. And seeing even the more refined places keep traditions alive is much appreciated, especially for a tourist....

I was about to write about one highlight in particular but I feel generous today. I wont go into details other than on some of the regional specialties that I’ll mention but Andalucia has a r…

I'll make this one short and sweet. This Izakaya in the very up and coming Gowanus is excellent. One of those meals wher...
08/02/2024

I'll make this one short and sweet. This Izakaya in the very up and coming Gowanus is excellent. One of those meals where every aspect of the experience satisfied. From the ease of making reservations (a luxury in NYC), to the food, and prices. Paying $150 for two for a full service meal with my usual overordering these days is like going retro 2018....

I’ll make this one short and sweet. This Izakaya in the very up and coming Gowanus is excellent. One of those meals where every aspect of the experience satisfied. From the ease of making res…

Since I still get food tour requests four years after quitting touring, I've been on a mission to find a solid alternati...
07/30/2024

Since I still get food tour requests four years after quitting touring, I've been on a mission to find a solid alternative. A local who possesses the kind of knowledge, energy, and passion for NYC food, especially street food. Someone who will take you to places even locals dont get a chance to discover. A guide with an actual sense of humor, not the kind of dad jokes I shared with many of you....

Since I still get food tour requests four years after quitting touring, I’ve been on a mission to find a solid alternative. A local who possesses the kind of knowledge, energy, and passion fo…

Raise you hand if you think I take notes while dining out. I dont, with very rare exceptions. I dont even spend much tim...
07/24/2024

Raise you hand if you think I take notes while dining out. I dont, with very rare exceptions. I dont even spend much time taking all the necessary pictures. I stopped years ago after annoying too many family and friends. It's worth noting that a big reason for this blog is to simply keep track of where and what I eat, as opposed to whether I had a Ratatouille moment when I took my first bite of that Pate en Croute....

Raise you hand if you think I take notes while dining out. I dont, with very rare exceptions. I dont even spend much time taking all the necessary pictures. I stopped years ago after annoying too m…

Ronda, smack in the middle of Andalucia isnt getting nearly as much love as the big boys. That's partly due to its size,...
07/20/2024

Ronda, smack in the middle of Andalucia isnt getting nearly as much love as the big boys. That's partly due to its size, and partly for being, well, smack in the middle, away from the big boys. While businesses such as the the nearby wineries would prefer a Rioja type fame, as a tourist I'm not complaining. At the moment I'm researching Napa, our most famous wine country, and the difference is staggering in price, crowds and even beauty....

Ronda, smack in the middle of Andalucia isnt getting nearly as much love as the big boys. That’s partly due to its size, and partly for being, well, smack in the middle, away from the big boy…

Its 2024, and you would think by now we should have Portuguese Churrasqueiras spinning Rotisserie chicken in every neigh...
07/15/2024

Its 2024, and you would think by now we should have Portuguese Churrasqueiras spinning Rotisserie chicken in every neighborhood like in cities all over our northern neighbor. Not only we dont have that, but Portuguese food in general just never took off outside of maybe Newark, NJ. Szechuan, Thai, Korean and more took off in a spectacular way. Even Birria, something that no one knew anything about 5 years ago, can now be found in every hood....

Its 2024, and you would think by now we should have Portuguese Churrasqueiras spinning Rotisserie chicken in every neighborhood like in cities all over our northern neighbor. Not only we dont have …

Duck Ham at Buvette Scott After spending weeks trying to understand Quebec City's cuisine, you'd think after spending so...
07/10/2024

Duck Ham at Buvette Scott After spending weeks trying to understand Quebec City's cuisine, you'd think after spending some time in the city, the answer would be clear. Strawberries, cheese, Poutine, Montreal Smoked Meat? When you start mentioning items from other cities, maybe the list isnt that long to begin with, or cloudy at best. It seems that most items listed are of the traditional variety, and are offered in very few places....

Duck Ham at Buvette Scott After spending weeks trying to understand Quebec City’s cuisine, you’d think after spending some time in the city, the answer would be clear. Strawberries, che…

When you follow a dud with a triumph the next night, it feels particularly gratifying. Two duds in a row on vacation is ...
07/02/2024

When you follow a dud with a triumph the next night, it feels particularly gratifying. Two duds in a row on vacation is hard to stomach, like watching a US presidential debate these days. Even an average meal after a dud feels incomplete. You need an epic to compensate, and that's what we got at Garum 2.1, along with one of those rare breed waiters....

When you follow a dud with a triumph the next night, it feels particularly gratifying. Two duds in a row on vacation is hard to stomach, like watching a US presidential debate these days. Even an a…

Two days after I updated the Z-List, of course Khe-Yo closes. Just two days shy of its 11th bday. One of the only if not...
06/27/2024

Two days after I updated the Z-List, of course Khe-Yo closes. Just two days shy of its 11th bday. One of the only if not the only Laos restaurants in NYC. Although its been a staple on the list for a while, I haven't been for dinner since the pandemic. Our last meal was lunch a few years back. I get the sense that rising costs was a big factor....

Two days after I updated the Z-List, of course Khe-Yo closes. Just two days shy of its 11th bday. One of the only if not the only Laos restaurants in NYC. Although its been a staple on the list for…

I'm entitled to one lazy post per quarter, where I just show you some shaky hand pictures and call it a day. Hey, I dont...
06/25/2024

I'm entitled to one lazy post per quarter, where I just show you some shaky hand pictures and call it a day. Hey, I dont make the rules. But I might as well take this opportunity to inform you that Malaga is stunning. We expected an average Spanish metropolitan with the usual array of historic sites. But instead we got a picturesque historic center that made us cancel all the historic sites we planned....

I’m entitled to one lazy post per quarter, where I just show you some shaky hand pictures and call it a day. Hey, I dont make the rules. But I might as well take this opportunity to inform yo…

Still trying to keep the list at 30. 4 in, 4 out this time. I tried to include the excellent Ulivo and a few others but ...
06/22/2024

Still trying to keep the list at 30. 4 in, 4 out this time. I tried to include the excellent Ulivo and a few others but I got too many such places especially Italian. Leitao is the most exciting new find this year, but the rest are not too shabby, and not exactly new discoveries. Out Danji - Closed for too long due to fire....

Still trying to keep the list at 30. 4 in, 4 out this time. I tried to include the excellent Ulivo and a few others but I got too many such places especially Italian. Leitao is the most exciting ne…

I was warned that Granada isnt particularly exciting when it comes to food. So I took it as a challenge. Whether I succe...
06/17/2024

I was warned that Granada isnt particularly exciting when it comes to food. So I took it as a challenge. Whether I succeeded or not, it's debatable. After our first night, a major dud well outside the tourist route, it looked like a fail. But things got surprisingly better in the tourist filled areas. The glaring fail was not so much the dud, but not coming up with a slam dunk as every other city in Andalucía accomplished, including tiny Jaen and Ronda....

I was warned that Granada isnt particularly exciting when it comes to food. So I took it as a challenge. Whether I succeeded or not, it’s debatable. After our first night, a major dud well ou…

Solid Ramen - check (Ohkami Ramen). Thai - check (Chang Noi Thai). Filipino - check (Phil-Am Kusina). Chinese - work in ...
06/12/2024

Solid Ramen - check (Ohkami Ramen). Thai - check (Chang Noi Thai). Filipino - check (Phil-Am Kusina). Chinese - work in progress. Omakase - finally! Not that I've been holding my breath. But I had to do a triple take when I noticed Ichi on an awkward corner of Amboy while standing on a red light. Omakase is the last thing I expected to see there, though there's no corner on this island where one would expect it....

Solid Ramen – check (Ohkami Ramen). Thai – check (Chang Noi Thai). Filipino – check (Phil-Am Kusina). Chinese – work in progress. Omakase – finally! Not that I’v…

So glad I didnt listen to the naysayers. Skip it, too crowded, it attracts like a bazillion thousand people, horse p**p ...
06/08/2024

So glad I didnt listen to the naysayers. Skip it, too crowded, it attracts like a bazillion thousand people, horse p**p everywhere, you wont be able to get reservations. The last one almost made me reconsider and change plans. While I obviously cant compare this week to any other time, other than assume there are less people, the crowds for this New Yorker were not nearly as bad....

So glad I didnt listen to the naysayers. Skip it, too crowded, it attracts like a bazillion thousand people, horse p**p everywhere, you wont be able to get reservations. The last one almost made me…

I dont believe that a PhD in Mathematics is enough to figure out the exact amount of syrup required on any given pancake...
06/05/2024

I dont believe that a PhD in Mathematics is enough to figure out the exact amount of syrup required on any given pancakes. How often do we put too little, too much, way too little, way too much, especially if its something like Trader's Joe's frozen blueberry pancakes. And then there's the butter. How much is enough. Its 2024, and I have plenty of life challenges on the plate....

I dont believe that a PhD in Mathematics is enough to figure out the exact amount of syrup required on any given pancakes. How often do we put too little, too much, way too little, way too much, es…

A long weekend in Montreal, after an 8 year hiatus produced a tail of two eating days, and one painful reminder. Never t...
06/01/2024

A long weekend in Montreal, after an 8 year hiatus produced a tail of two eating days, and one painful reminder. Never trust hotel employees for food recommendations. Locals, especially in large cosmopolitan cities, may not be familiar with their own food scene. But they are trained to answer this question based on various factors such as "other tourists like it", and will often sound very convincing....

A long weekend in Montreal, after an 8 year hiatus produced a tail of two eating days, and one painful reminder. Never trust hotel employees for food recommendations. Locals, especially in large co…

There's something to be said about Ronda that made her the first place I blogged about after we got back from Andalucia....
05/24/2024

There's something to be said about Ronda that made her the first place I blogged about after we got back from Andalucia. I already sang her praises in any way I could with my limited vocabulary. Its one of those perfect tourist towns that check all the boxes as far as food, beauty, uniqueness, and size go. Not to mention the Tuscan-like surrounding area....

There’s something to be said about Ronda that made her the first place I blogged about after we got back from Andalucia. I already sang her praises in any way I could with my limited vocabula…

It took me roughly 48 seconds to realize that a day trip to Cordoba just wont do. Between the main monuments, patios, th...
05/20/2024

It took me roughly 48 seconds to realize that a day trip to Cordoba just wont do. Between the main monuments, patios, the various distinct neighborhoods, and nearby sites, even 48 hours felt like scratching the surface. The 22nd largest city in Spain has more UNESCO sites (4) than any city in the world. Remarkable considering you have cities like Paris and Rome in the mix....

It took me roughly 48 seconds to realize that a day trip to Cordoba just wont do. Between the main monuments, patios, the various distinct neighborhoods, and nearby sites, even 48 hours felt like s…

Pippalinyc.com I heard the stories of this phenomena in Flatiron, but had to witness it for myself. A great restaurant i...
05/14/2024

Pippalinyc.com I heard the stories of this phenomena in Flatiron, but had to witness it for myself. A great restaurant in NYC with an almost empty room. I've been eating in NYC long enough to run across such places on occasion, usually of the ethnic variety. Gazala's in Hell's Kitchen comes to mind. Being the only Druze in NYC (and possibly US), featured on Guy Fieri's DDD, and a staple on the world famous EWZ tours didnt save Gazala before it closed a few years ago....

http://eatingwithziggy.com/2024/05/14/pippali-the-curious-case-of-an-empty-room/

Pippalinyc.com I heard the stories of this phenomena in Flatiron, but had to witness it for myself. A great restaurant in NYC with an almost empty room. I’ve been eating in NYC long enough to…

They really love their long names in Spain. Officially on Google its "La Cosmopolita Malagueña | Dani Carnero | Restaura...
05/10/2024

They really love their long names in Spain. Officially on Google its "La Cosmopolita Malagueña | Dani Carnero | Restaurant in Malaga". After getting a strong worded letter from Google about the name and use of special characters they decided to shorten their next project to "La Cosmo Malagueña | Dani Carnero | Restaurant in Malaga". Yes, these are two different restaurants in the heart of Malaga's vivacious center, and I sampled one of them....

They really love their long names in Spain. Officially on Google its “La Cosmopolita Malagueña | Dani Carnero | Restaurant in Malaga”. After getting a strong worded letter from Google a…

The second most visited site in Spain after La Sagrada Familia is a bucket list item you didnt know you have. It's the f...
05/07/2024

The second most visited site in Spain after La Sagrada Familia is a bucket list item you didnt know you have. It's the first thing you have to book when planning your Andalucia trip, and it's the main reason visitors flock to Granada. When we visited in mid April, it was sold out through May according to our trusted guide…...

The second most visited site in Spain after La Sagrada Familia is a bucket list item you didnt know you have. It’s the first thing you have to book when planning your Andalucia trip, and it& #…

Once you cross the bridge into the colorful Triana neighborhood in Seville, you will find yourself glaring at the scene ...
05/03/2024

Once you cross the bridge into the colorful Triana neighborhood in Seville, you will find yourself glaring at the scene of Calle San Jacinto, before joining the scene. Close the street to car and horse traffic and you get a party. Yes, in Seville you need to also keep in mind horses, especially during the April Feria. That means declaring a designated horse p**p spotter that leads the pack and warns the rest of the group....

Once you cross the bridge into the colorful Triana neighborhood in Seville, you will find yourself glaring at the scene of Calle San Jacinto, before joining the scene. Close the street to car and h…

Once in a blue moon you come across the perfect tourist town. It was in Segovia in 2019 where I realized what it takes t...
04/30/2024

Once in a blue moon you come across the perfect tourist town. It was in Segovia in 2019 where I realized what it takes to be one. Small, unique, food destination, plenty to do and see for tourists, and one you want to experience in the morning and evening where the tour buses leave. Ronda - check, check, check and then some....

Once in a blue moon you come across the perfect tourist town. It was in Segovia in 2019 where I realized what it takes to be one. Small, unique, food destination, plenty to do and see for tourists,…

Leaving for a few weeks, so leaving an oldie but goodie....
04/13/2024

Leaving for a few weeks, so leaving an oldie but goodie....

Leaving for a few weeks, so leaving an oldie but goodie….

Why should you go? Thai Diner (aka Uncle Boons 2.0) is one of the most popular if not the most poplar Thai restaurant in...
04/11/2024

Why should you go? Thai Diner (aka Uncle Boons 2.0) is one of the most popular if not the most poplar Thai restaurant in NYC that tourists generally dont know about. Dont worry locals, I'm not gonna change that as I dont have that kind of reach. But sharing is caring. One way you can check whether a place is touristy is simply by looking at Trip Advisor reviews compared to the more local Yelp, and Google....

Why should you go? Thai Diner (aka Uncle Boons 2.0) is one of the most popular if not the most poplar Thai restaurant in NYC that tourists generally dont know about. Dont worry locals, I’m no…

Whenever someone asks for Spanish Tapas recommendations, if its not in Chelsea it doesn't enter my mind. Just like Thai ...
04/03/2024

Whenever someone asks for Spanish Tapas recommendations, if its not in Chelsea it doesn't enter my mind. Just like Thai restaurants in Hell's Kitchen, there are mysterious forces that attract some of the top Spanish talents to the neighborhood. As you may know, we are fans of Z-List long timer Tia Pol, but you also got the excellent Salinas, Mercado Little Spain, Casa Dani, El Quijote, Socarrat, and some others....

Whenever someone asks for Spanish Tapas recommendations, if its not in Chelsea it doesn’t enter my mind. Just like Thai restaurants in Hell’s Kitchen, there are mysterious forces that a…

When I was 5 years old the world was a crazy place. Wars, chaos, crime, Froot Loops, drugs dominated. 50 years later not...
03/28/2024

When I was 5 years old the world was a crazy place. Wars, chaos, crime, Froot Loops, drugs dominated. 50 years later not much has changed. But much did. I'm sure you all had similar conversation on the differences between growing up then and now. By the time I was 5 I already had my fare share of vodka that I mistook for water, and ci******es that I did not mistake for something else....

When I was 5 years old the world was a crazy place. Wars, chaos, crime, Froot Loops, drugs dominated. 50 years later not much has changed. But much did. I’m sure you all had similar conversat…

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Flambéed seabass baked in salt. One of the highlights at the excellent and very hard to get but worth it Taberna dos Mercadores. Not sure I ever had a more delicate great tasting fish. @tabernadosmercadores #porto #portofood #portoeats

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The canyons here! Jaw-dropping. #fjaðrárgljúfur #iceland #icelandadventure #icelandroadtrip

Just a random stop in #iceland #icelandroadtrip #icelandadventure

So much more than waterfalls. #studlagilcanyon #stuðlagil #iceland

OMFGodafoss. Think that’s what it’s called. It got its name when Christianity was declared the official religion of Iceland, so the locals threw Norse pagan gods statues into the waterfall. Like a mini Niagara #godafoss #iceland #waterfallporn

Amazing time at @avantgardnerbk again with the legends @djsashaofficial and @djjohndigweed

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Good morning #matera

Destination Indian in Jackson Heights. Worth the schlep just for the incredible Chooza Tikka Chooza Tikka. @angel_indian_restaurant @howdini67 #indianfood @jacksonheightsny @queenseats

Feeling orange #syracuse #football #goodeffort

Nature calling. Back to #watkinsglenstatepark. Even with a full section closed for some reason, it’s the most amazing state Park in NY

Got dizzy and surprisingly hungry after this experience. Maybe because it was in @chelseamarketny @artechouse

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