From the category archives:

New York City

Union Square Greenmarket – Gramercy, NYC

17 February 2012 he eats New York

Checking out a growers market in New York was a given and considering this one at Union Square runs over four weekdays it was a little unavoidable. Well, unavoidable for this foodie anyway. On any ordinary day Union Square is part thoroughfare and part relaxation space, shaded by trees, over-run with very friendly squirrels and scattered with [...]

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Casa Mono – Gramercy NYC

10 February 2012 he eats New York

It’s only just occurred to me that out of all the restaurants we went to over our two weeks in New York we visited several places owned or co-owned by Iron Chef Mario Batali. The Spotted Pig being one of them, and a couple of others I’m yet to cover. Here at Casa Mono, Batali and co-owner Joseph [...]

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Yakitori Taisho – East Village, NYC

3 February 2012 he eats New York

Delicious hand-held morsels on a skewer that just scream to be devoured. What is it about food on a stick that makes a good chunk of us stand to attention? For the many East Village visits on this particular New York trip I almost had to insist that we drop by this yakitori eating house [...]

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Buddakan – Meatpacking, NYC

27 January 2012 Dumplings

Located in the same building as Chelsea Market is a restaurant many New York visitors just want to try. Buddakan. The entrance is nothing more than a discreet door on the side of the market building with a small steel plaque indicating its location. The visuals of this place are out to impress. It’s classy. It’s [...]

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It’s a Standard thing – Meatpacking, NYC

20 January 2012 Bars + Pubs

Within a couple of days of staying in Manhattan we found ourselves walking the High Line as many tourists tend to do on any visit to New York. It’s a great way to escape the traffic and meander above the streets, especially in the morning when there are less humans jossling for their own piece [...]

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The ChikaLicious experience – East Village, NYC

30 December 2011 Dessert

Prior to setting off on our US trip I came across a blog mentioning a certain cookie I simply knew I had to sink my teeth into. Situation dark. I mean, what kind of name is that? Located on East 10th Street in the East Village is this hole-in-the-wall dessert place with some of the [...]

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Motorino – East Village, NYC

16 December 2011 he eats New York

Somehow when out-of-towners drop into New York they tend to fall into the pattern of automatically visiting the icons that are found in guide books and travel websites. Staten Island Ferry … pretzels & hotdogs … Empire State Building … Katz’s Deli … the list goes on. New York is famous for its pizza and [...]

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Coffee and the City

9 December 2011 American

My name is John and I have an addiction. Prior to setting off for the States I had a nagging concern. When addicts don’t get exactly what they’re craving, what their body needs, things get a little tense. A little messy. I’ve been told by a few non Australians that we’re spoilt for choice when [...]