How YOU can Help During Coronavirus
While the world shutters in fear of Coronavirus I wanted to offer ways you can help your community during these unusual times. First and foremost I urge everyone to stay home and maintain social distancing! Since I run a culinary travel site and all travel (besides emergency) is strongly discouraged and/or banned depending on where […]
Bowling + Hot Dogs at Gutter Bar LIC
The classic American hot dog hasn’t been just a dog with ketchup for a long time. We continuously tweak it – the dog itself, the bun, the fixin’s. But at its core, no matter how you dog, it’s part of our American culture. Even when the buns get potato-ey, the hot dog is vegan and […]
NYC’s Best Restaurants: Heidelberg Restaurant
Today we’re visiting Heidelberg Restaurant in NYC’s Upper East Side for some Old World German goodies. Sausage-filled storefronts and strudel-scented bakeries lined the streets of the “upper upper east side” of Manhattan in the early 1900s. The neighborhood known today as Yorkville was once home to one of the largest German populations outside of Europe. […]
Brooklyn’s Best Restaurants: Torst + Pierozek
Today we’re exploring Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood to try out Torst, one of NYC’s best beer bars, and judge the pierogies at Polish restaurant newcomer, Pierozek. What’s beer-ter than dipping into a warm bar on a chilly winter afternoon to sample an impressive beer menu?? Probably sitting down to a beautiful meal with a beer buzz […]
Travel Reflection: 75th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation
While The Food Quest is a travel blog focused on the culinary culture of the places I visit, every now and then I find myself a part of a gripping travel experience that doesn’t involve food. In those instances I can’t, in good conscience, leave out those experiences from a travel blog. Rarely, but […]
Kanom Krok: The Best Thai Street Food + Recipe
For food-loving travelers, finding a hole-in-the-wall eatery or neighborhood culinary secret can feel like striking gold. Since I’m always on a Quest for the Best, some of my most exciting travel experiences have been finding a place that only a local would know. When preparing to spend a few months in Thailand, I wanted to […]
Bangkok’s Best Restaurants: Dinner at Hanazen
I’m always on a mission to find Bangkok’s best restaurants. Wandering down a small residential street in Northeastern Bangkok, I stumbled upon Hanazen. I’d like to say it’s rare that I’d fly to the other side of the world for a meal. But here, in front of me stood a small, unassuming Japanese restaurant worthy […]
Bangkok’s Best Restaurants: Dinner at Soei
We decided to leave Ari for a lunch adventure, so we grabbed and Uber and headed for a local authentic Thai food Mecca: Soei. They offer outdoor and indoor seating areas, but given the 100F weather, we opted for air conditioning. Depending on the weather, outdoor seating could be more fun because their kitchen is […]
Quest for the Best: Pla Tubtim Rad Prik
Quest for the Best: Pla Tubtim Rad Prik (Fried Fish + Chili-Garlic Sauce) In this first edition of Quest for the Best, I’m featuring my favorite Thai dish called Pla Tubtim Rad Prik, which is a fried fish with fresh chili sauce. The first time I had the fish dish was at a street […]
Food + Drink Tour in Ari, Bangkok
Where to find the best food and drinks in Ari, Bangkok. The first thing you notice when you arrive in Ari, a small neighborhood in Bangkok, is the splash of pink food stands lining the sidewalks. Ari is little like what I image a baby Brooklyn to be. The food scene, the craft beer, the […]