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30/06/2026

It’s no easy task making things like hamachi collar or whole red snapper look Instagram-friendly enough to get people excited about it.

Lucky for me, I don’t really care about likes. I think I’ve attracted the right kind of followers anyway. The slightly unhinged, food-obsessed ones who get just as excited about fish collars and raw bar spreads as I do.

Went to off a rec from a friend (.and.protein.shakes ❤️) and the raw bar alone was enough to make me want to come back immediately. We had tuna and hiramasa (I believe yellowtail), bread dipped into stracciatella, a very dependable Caesar salad, and the collar.

For mains we had the snapper and the chicken (don’t sleep on chicken!), which tasted liked Thai fish sauce wings, very reminiscent of Pok Pok in Brooklyn before it closed (iykyk!) I tried to replicate these for a superbowl party once and let’s just say there were plenty left over.

Anyways, I’ll keep posting for my slightly deranged, deeply food-motivated little corner of the internet, beyond the cheese pulls and whatever that stupid ass viral dot cake trend was supposed to be. Hope you’ll stick around!

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23/06/2026

Sometimes I struggle to find the right words for a post. This one stayed in the drafts longer than I expected, my favorite meal of 2025. I couldn’t write it until I found myself driving back to Philly this morning.

My first visit to Vetri Cucina was in February 2020, just before the world shut down. It was my first true fine dining experience and, looking back, my last real meal out before everything changed. What a meal to leave off on.

The tasting menu included their famous sweet onion crepe with truffle and parmesan fonduta. At 25, I couldn’t believe onions could taste like that. Slowly caramelized for hours into something so rich and sweet, it’s the kind of dish that rewires your brain. I talked about that onion crepe for years.

Five years later, while in Philly for work, someone I loved surprised me with a reservation to go back. We ordered the tasting menu with the wine pairing, lingered over every course, asked our waiter far too many questions, and even pulled up the blurry iPhone 11 photos from our first visit to compare. (Swipe to the end to see those gems.)

Just before dessert, I realized it hadn’t arrived. My onion crepe. Then, with perfect timing, the waiter appeared with a smirk and more importantly an onion crepe. I somehow found room for every last bite.

It’s funny how certain restaurants become tied to chapters of your life. Sometimes you don’t realize it until you’re sat down trying to write about them.

I don’t know when I’ll be ready for another onion crepe. Hopefully it won’t be another five years.

Until then, I’ll just keep recommending Vetri to anyone who asks and quietly hoping they experience the onion crepe too.

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18/06/2026

Had some time to kill near Palisades Park and accidentally stumbled into . What I thought was a quick dessert stop turned into an intro to bingsoo, a Korean shaved milk ice dessert.

Calling it “ice” is selling it incredibly short!

I ordered the mango version: fresh mango, mini cheesecake cubes, tapioca pearls, cornflakes, ice cream, and layers I didn’t even discover until I was halfway through eating it on a curb outside while friends waiting in the car. (Photo evidence included.)

It’s messy, takes a surprisingly long time to finish, and somehow keeps getting better the deeper you dig. I planned to share. I mostly failed.

One of my favorite food discoveries is finding something that’s wildly popular in another culture but completely new to me. An elite dessert was sitting in my own backyard this whole time, and nobody thought to tell me???

I will be back!

17/06/2026

I landed in Key West and immediately assigned myself a very serious key lime pie research project.

This beauty of a slice comes from , where the vibes were immaculate: live music, a waitress named Dee Dee who was exactly who you’d hope would be delivering a tray of key lime pie, and chickens wandering around the patio. (The chickens were apparently part of the charm, but I remain unconvinced.)

My pie criteria is simple: tart enough to make you make a squint for a second, a sweet graham cracker crust, and meringue that feels more like a toasted marshmallow than packing peanuts. Bonus points if it’s piled comically high.

One of my favorite parts of traveling is leaning into the local foods that everyone tells you to try. Sometimes the obvious thing is obvious for a reason.

A lesson from Key West, key lime pie, and Dee Dee: life is a lot more fun when you stop worrying about being above the touristy thing and just order the pie.

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10/06/2026

There are very few places on earth where I’ll willingly eat shrimp three ways in a single meal, but continues to give me no real choice: I need them all.

My table order has evolved over the course of roughly ten visits and a level of menu memorization that would concern most. We usually start with the guac topped with deep-fried octapus and the tuna tostada.

Through a smirk we then inevitably order at least 5 El Gobernadors, a gloriously cheesy shrimp taco that shamelessly pi**es the ‘no cheese with seafood’ people off. (They’re just so wrong!)

I once heard someone describe the food here as transformative, like being transported on vacation while sitting on Columbus Ave. If you’ve seen Columbus Ave, you know that’s hard to pull off.

Anyway, if I disappear this summer check the nearest beach first. If I’m not there, I’m probably at Mariscos El Submarino with hands covered in peel and eat shrimp for the third time that day.

03/06/2026

The second it gets above 70 degrees all I want is grilled food. Unfortunately, being grill-less is one of the few real downsides of apartment city living. (Consider this my official call to action for friends with grills or backyards.)

Until then, in Jersey City is solving the problem for me. Peruvian restaurants really do some of the best rotisserie chicken: smoky, crispy skin, somehow still juicy every single time.

Also ordered the lomo saltado because I physically cannot go to a Peruvian restaurant and not order it. It’s essentially their version of a disco fry with steak.

And the aji verde sauce? If we’re being honest I’d probably eat a shoe dipped in it. (Order extra!)

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02/06/2026

Went to for a pita sandwich and in a rare case of truth in advertising things did in fact get messy.

This spot is only a few months old but already has the energy of a neighborhood staple. It sits on one of those perfect NYC streets made for people watching on plastic kindergarten-style stools out front resulting in conversations with strangers.

At one point I ended up talking to the Italian butcher next door (nice meeting ya ) while watching the afternoon crowd pass by which honestly felt more “New York” than ever.

The food is simple in the way that usually means someone back there knows exactly what they’re doing: fresh pita, made-to-order lamb and beef kebab, steak, and a side of cabbage so addictive I asked about it and was told, very seriously, that the name is literally “Addictive Cabbage.”

Messy feels like the kind of lunch spot NYC does best: unfussy, a little chaotic, and immediately part of the neighborhood.

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01/06/2026

I didn’t expect much from a mere chocolate chip cookie at and that was my first mistake.

Hazelnut praline tucked inside, French sea salt on top, crisp edges, soft center. No gimmicks just a really good cookie that tastes like an adult made it.

Which brings me to my newest completely unnecessary but deeply important personal mission: finding the best chocolate chip cookie in NYC.

And maybe this is controversial, but I need us to move away from the underbaked cookie epidemic. I don’t want a cookie that feels like a health code violation and frankly, I think we’ve strayed too far. (Yes, Petit Chou, I’m talking to you.)

Anyway, this was a strong start (8.4/10), but the search continues. Drop your favorite NYC chocolate chip cookie spots below. ⬇️

22/05/2026

Since some of you were deeply disturbed by my hot ramen on a 90 degree day post, here’s a compromise: cold udon.

At Yume Ga Arukara’s Seaport location, the menu is minimal. Hot udon with broth or cold udon with beef. That’s basically it.

And here, the udon is unquestionably the star. Thick, chewy, perfectly structured noodles that feel equally comforting and refreshing. I usually lean cold, especially in the summer, but honestly you can’t lose either way.

Also, in this economy? A genuinely satisfying meal under $20 still feels even more radical than my hot soup in summer movement.

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19/05/2026

Your last ex lacked depth. This ramen doesn’t.

From the Ippudo team, GOGYO Gramercy opened during Golden Week and already feels like it’s always been here.

On an assorted plate of sashimi, the fatty tuna and uni will always be the stars for me. This fresh starter is critical when you know a vat of ramen is in your near future.

As for ramen, the signature kogashi miso lands smoky, even aggressively charred, with a hit of vinegar that cuts through the intensity. A must try.

Tonkatsu usually reads heavy, but the kiwami tonkotsu stays rich without falling victim to it, which matters given the massive size of the bowl.

The space itself was lively, buzzing, until the bowls arrived. After the first bite, everything went quiet for longer than expected. The only sound left was a symphony of slurps. In New York, that’s the only review that matters.

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