Veniero’s is a famous landmark here in New York City, having been established in 1894 by its founder Antonio Veniero. Coming up to its 120th year anniversary, Veniero’s is still family-run. The hardest part is choosing which pastry or dessert you want to have. This time I went for the Pistachio Tulip Cup. The dark…
Restaurants
Authentic Mexican Food in Corona, Queens
If you’re like me, and you’ve been to Mexico and are craving the ‘real deal’ Mexican cuisine then head to Tortilleria Nixtamal in Corona, Queens. Not only is the food authentic but the prices are so affordable you can make sure to stuff yourself full of delicious food. The specials of the day were plantains…
Spaghetti Gelato
Dolce Gelateria in the West Village is now offering ‘Spaghetti Gelato’, a fun take on the standard gelato. Vanilla gelato is pushed through a potato press so that it resembles strands of spaghetti. As you can see in the picture above, the woman who served us was a little too heavy-handed with the sauce. You…
Sao Mai
Last week one of my co-workers ordered lunch from Sao Mai, a Vietnamese restaurant in the East Village. She gave me a little taste and the flavors in that one mouthful were so mouth-watering that I had to order a meal from there myself this week. If you go there for lunch they have a…
Don Antonio By Starita
Montanara Starita Pizza is one of my favorite foods. And when I heard that Don Antonio makes some of the best pizza NYC has to offer, I made a beeline for the restaurant for lunch this week. The restaurant itself is cozy and inviting, and it was very busy on a Monday afternoon. I wanted…
Sweet Chili Food Truck
While visiting Photoville in Brooklyn this weekend (a pop-up village of shipping containers exhibiting photographs), I had the pleasure of getting to eat food made by former Top Chef contestant Lisa Fernandes. This was very exciting for me, as I watched Top Chef religiously in New Zealand with my mum every week, and I remember…
Sunday Brunch
I love brunch, but I hardly ever have it for some reason. I think I will make more of an effort from now on. My friend picked a place in Brooklyn called ‘Vinegar Hill House’ which is situated in a really cute neighborhood. There was nobody on the streets but the restaurant itself was packed….
Cast-Iron Skillet Pizza
I first read about this ‘secret’ pizza on Grub Street.com. At the Brindle Room in the East Village, pizza is not even on the menu. You have to ask the waitress for it and she has to check with the chef to make sure he can do it. Since I went there specially to try…
Dim Sum Addict
Dim Sum at the Golden Unicorn restaurant I love Dim Sum (also called Yum Cha). It’s one of my favorite weekend pastimes. I like trying new foods that I’ve never seen before, although within reason. A friend once got me to try cow tendon without telling me what it was. The best way I can…
Pernil Tuesday!
Roast Pork/Pernil sandwich The other day I was reading a list of the ‘Top 25 pork sandwiches in NYC’. The one that stuck in my mind was from Sophie’s Cuban Cuisine. By lunchtime I was ready to eat a horse, so I decided I had to try Sophie’s and see what the big deal was….