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As a born and bred New Yorker, I used to take the food of the city for granted. Here are my stories:

It's only when I got older and started to travel a bit that I came to realize the wonderful world of food that I'd left behind in NYC.

11/09/2026

Looking for a terrific spot for a semi-quick dinner in the East Village, we decided on Paul’s Da Burger Joint. I’ve been to Paul’s before but my companion hadn’t and was in the mood for a great burger. Paul’s is unpretentious with a great old time East Village attitude, part punk, part grunge, all attitude. Our waitress was attentive and exuded that attitude, almost as much as the cow statue that seemed to be judging us as we tore into our burgers. Paul’s serves its burgers basic, burger on bun on plate, or deluxe, with pickle, lettuce, onion (raw or cooked) and fries. As we’re both watching what we eat, stop laughing at me, we had one basic and one deluxe. My bacon cheeseburger, yes that’s watching it smarty pants, came with a pile of well done steak fries, piping hot. The burgers themselves were big. Not quite Jackson Hole 8oz big, but these were definitely the opposite of a smash burger. They were juicy too, at least 3 napkins each. With sodas, the meal came to $41. Not bad in NYC. We passed on dessert as we were too full, but the house shakes do beckon for next time.
Paul’s Da Burger Joint is on Second Avenue between St. Marks and East 7th Street.

11/05/2026

The Times is on a roll today. Not only a Pizza List, but a bagel one as well, though devoid of my number one best bagel in the city, Ess-a-Bagel.

11/05/2026

The Times released their list of the top 22 pizza spots in NYC and while some on this list truly deserve inclusion, one absolutely does not and the ones missing stand out, like DiFara, Lucia and Luigi's, to name but 3. I've been to 9 on this list and the Times was nice enough to include an interactive map to help you visit them.

These are the best spots for a slice (or a whole pie) in the pizza capital of the United States.

10/19/2026

Went for brunch yesterday to the wonderful Sunset Park Diner in Brooklyn. Terrific spot, cash-only. They also have a related donut shop that supplies them with the most tempting donuts. We all had the fresh squeezed OJ and it was fantastic!! The pancakes were great and for only $3.75 extra came with 2 eggs and bacon, crisp like i like it. The omelettes were big and came with home fries and toast and were so big, they were hard to finish. The staff was lovely and very attentive. Will definitely be back to try more of their great food and some donuts! ( Don’t tell my doctor)

10/13/2026

A quick stop at Bread Plus in Bath Beach, Brooklyn

10/13/2026

A few weeks ago, i was watching a YouTube video about the wonderful Brennan & Carr’s and they mentioned that they got their buns from a little bakery in Bath Beach called “Bread Plus”. So on my way around Bath Beach this weekend, for those who don’t know, Bath Beach is east of Bay Ridge, south of Gravesend and west of Coney Island, we stopped at this little treasure to see what they had and grab some buns.
To call Bread Plus tiny is an understatement. But what they lack in size, they make up for in quality. The back wall is lined with plastic boxes of all manner of Italian cookies as well as cannoli shells. There is a freezer with pre-made ravioli of every type and filling and then we get to the counter. Pastries like apple turnovers, muffins of every type. Shelves behind the counter full of breads and rolls, all made fresh that morning. And don’t get me started on the sandwich case. Fortunately for me, i was limiting my outlay so we got 8 rolls a box of cookies and an apple turnover which never made it home.
If you follow my adventures, and if you don’t already, please do, you know i love supporting independent food places. What a gem!! I’m in Bath Beach pretty often, so i’ll be back to Bread Plus for more! oh one more thing, the staff was so incredibly nice!

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