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Eating With Ziggy Tours Experience NYC like a local, with a local. Private, small group walking food tours of Hell's Kitche

Leads walking tours of Hell's Kitchen, East Village and Brooklyn

Finally made it to Ci Siamo, another ambitious gamble by Danny Meyer. The name means something along the lines of "Here ...
05/23/2025

Finally made it to Ci Siamo, another ambitious gamble by Danny Meyer. The name means something along the lines of "Here we are" which is fitting because even with the address at hand, you have to spend a few minutes looking for it. Even my GPS went, "Ahhm, I'll just drop you off in the vicinity. Good luck". It is inside one of our newest swanky developments called Manhattan West, right opposite to Hudson Yards....

Finally made it to Ci Siamo, another ambitious gamble by Danny Meyer. The name means something along the lines of “Here we are” which is fitting because even with the address at hand, y…

The singular and most important classic being the "Legendary Burger". In fact, I'll make it simple. If you dont like bur...
05/14/2025

The singular and most important classic being the "Legendary Burger". In fact, I'll make it simple. If you dont like burgers, or not planning to order the burger, skip Nowon altogether. I'm Pretty sure the name stands for "Nowon to blame but yourself, if you dont order the burger". That's not to say Nowon has nothing decent to eat besides that....

The singular and most important classic being the “Legendary Burger”. In fact, I’ll make it simple. If you dont like burgers, or not planning to order the burger, skip Nowon altog…

When you visit a place when the chef/owner is on vacation in NYC its not necessarily a bad thing. In super competitive N...
05/01/2025

When you visit a place when the chef/owner is on vacation in NYC its not necessarily a bad thing. In super competitive NYC it most likely means the well oiled machine is intact and the boss can take a breather. In Frena's case it meant we visited at the right time. I gave it about a year after old EWZ darling Taboon closed due to a nasty fire and reincarnated three years later as Frena....

When you visit a place when the chef/owner is on vacation in NYC its not necessarily a bad thing. In super competitive NYC it most likely means the well oiled machine is intact and the boss can tak…

Is there anything that you can't find in Brooklyn? Think of any cuisine or specialty and chances are you'll find it some...
04/22/2025

Is there anything that you can't find in Brooklyn? Think of any cuisine or specialty and chances are you'll find it somewhere in NYC's most populated borough. A decent chance you may even find it on Smith St, one of Brooklyn's most interesting food corners. It feels like I'm mentioning Smith St on a monthly basis these days. I dont live anywhere near, but I'm finding myself gravitating toward it more and more....

Is there anything that you can’t find in Brooklyn? Think of any cuisine or specialty and chances are you’ll find it somewhere in NYC’s most populated borough. A decent chance you …

Ok, maybe a few hours a day. Some visitors are surprised to learn that in the city that never sleeps, many, if not most ...
04/11/2025

Ok, maybe a few hours a day. Some visitors are surprised to learn that in the city that never sleeps, many, if not most places close at 10pm. That's close to the time when people in some countries like Spain just start their evening activities. In Andalucia, we noticed most places only open at 8:30. In NYC, 8:30 is approaching the end of peak time (6-9)....

Ok, maybe a few hours a day. Some visitors are surprised to learn that in the city that never sleeps, many, if not most places close at 10pm. That’s close to the time when people in some coun…

When you come across Taboonia off 6th ave just inside Nomad, it looks like just another random fast food joint, a pizzer...
04/02/2025

When you come across Taboonia off 6th ave just inside Nomad, it looks like just another random fast food joint, a pizzeria even. But its so much more than that. Not only it's NYC's second Druze restaurant (first fast casual), but it comes with a tragic underlying story. Raif Rashed, one of the owners was a survivor of the Nova Festival on Oct 7....

When you come across Taboonia off 6th ave just inside Nomad, it looks like just another random fast food joint, a pizzeria even. But its so much more than that. Not only it’s NYC’s seco…

I'm being very careful with my "Bests" as you can see, and even more careful with the "Absolute Bests". Anyone remembers...
03/25/2025

I'm being very careful with my "Bests" as you can see, and even more careful with the "Absolute Bests". Anyone remembers the Absolute Best lists from Grub Street? Fun to look at, but very very wrong. It's NYC. Unless you've been to even half of the hundreds of bagel places, you cant declare a best, not alone, absolute best. Just swing by the aptly named BAGELS R US in Staten Island to see the snaking lines on the weekends....

I’m being very careful with my “Bests” as you can see, and even more careful with the “Absolute Bests”. Anyone remembers the Absolute Best lists from Grub Street? Fun …

All good things come to an end. Eventually! My favorite, precious, perfectly fit sneakers have holes in the front approa...
03/20/2025

All good things come to an end. Eventually! My favorite, precious, perfectly fit sneakers have holes in the front approaching toe size. I made a deal not to wear them while I'm with her, or in close proximity to other humans. I only wear them on my daily walks, but their end is near. Honestly, considering she randomly throws away anything remotely old, I'm surprised I still have them....

All good things come to an end. Eventually! My favorite, precious, perfectly fit sneakers have holes in the front approaching toe size. I made a deal not to wear them while I’m with her, or i…

It happens about once a quarter in Ziggy's household. The announcement that she's in the mood for a burger. The world st...
03/14/2025

It happens about once a quarter in Ziggy's household. The announcement that she's in the mood for a burger. The world stops. I have to pause the Hockey game, oil change, or whatever I'm doing, and start planning something immediately. In a smaller town, this would be an easy task. In NYC, its a project. You just know that she's not talking about Five Guys....

It happens about once a quarter in Ziggy’s household. The announcement that she’s in the mood for a burger. The world stops. I have to pause the Hockey game, oil change, or whatever I& #…

I'm suffering through a writers title block of the worst kind. It took me longer than I'd like to admit to come with thi...
03/08/2025

I'm suffering through a writers title block of the worst kind. It took me longer than I'd like to admit to come with this half joke. One of the options I was considering was "A Diamond in the Rough", but I quickly remembered that about a year ago I found out that it doesnt mean what I always thought it meant....

I’m suffering through a writers title block of the worst kind. It took me longer than I’d like to admit to come with this half joke. One of the options I was considering was “A Di…

The last time I took a picture of an empty room, the place closed within a year. In a city of over 30k restaurants, good...
03/03/2025

The last time I took a picture of an empty room, the place closed within a year. In a city of over 30k restaurants, good, even great places closing, is a daily phenomenon. But you only hear about the famous ones. One year old Rynn feels different. Besides the fact that its relatively undiscovered, its located in a sleepy area (for NYC) during the day....

The last time I took a picture of an empty room, the place closed within a year. In a city of over 30k restaurants, good, even great places closing, is a daily phenomenon. But you only hear about t…

Mtskheta, although officially my favorite Georgian in NYC, I still need to Google the name every time I write it. I susp...
02/25/2025

Mtskheta, although officially my favorite Georgian in NYC, I still need to Google the name every time I write it. I suspect by the time I finish this post it may change, but this could be just another name on a long list of many that I cant remember how to spell. I stayed at Rendezvous Bay Hotel twice and I still doubt myself....

Mtskheta, although officially my favorite Georgian in NYC, I still need to Google the name every time I write it. I suspect by the time I finish this post it may change, but this could be just anot…

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