I'd do it because I'm an adult. It's the same reason I sometimes have ice cream for dinner, pay $50 for a bottle of alcohol, and speak ill of punk kids these days. Being an adult is vastly underrated.
How the hell have you never had bison? You're a far better cook than I am and yet you haven't gone hog wild with exotic ingredients like I have? Next time my hick family goes hunting, I'll see if I can procure you a shipment of assorted wild meats.
Ate at Ted's Montana Grill for the first time ever over the holiday. I had a bison burger with horseradish cheddar,mushrooms, and braised bison brisket. I think it was the "No. 11" on the menu.
I have never put anything better in my mouth. Holy shit I want all the bison.
There's one around the corner from my office. It's aight.
You know, this is an aside, but I've noticed that since I moved to New York, almost every restaurant I visit outside of New York or a small handful of other cities seems pretty pedestrian. I think I've completely fucked my food perspective by living here.
But then again, almost every time someone outside of the City recommends a restaurant, it's actually a chain, and there's one somewhere here to check out. Meanwhile, if I recommend a place here, odds are it doesn't exist anywhere else, and you'd have to physically visit us to try it. (E.g., Salt and Fat in Sunnyside).
Burger Garage in LIC is probably the bottom of the bar for what I'd consider a good burger joint.
New York is actually, oddly enough, only the second best restaurant town in America. Believe it or not, Providence, RI, was rated higher, although only by something like a couple hundredths of a point.
That said, Providence supposedly did so well due to being the home of the Johnson and Wales School of Culinary Arts. A lot of the local restaurants get their talent from that school either as interns or people getting their first jobs right out of school.
New York is actually, oddly enough, only the second best restaurant town in America. Believe it or not, Providence, RI, was rated higher, although only by something like a couple hundredths of a point.
That said, Providence supposedly did so well due to being the home of the Johnson and Wales School of Culinary Arts. A lot of the local restaurants get their talent from that school either as interns or people getting their first jobs right out of school.
How is that calculated? In NYC you can choose any kind of food and go eat the best of that food. This situation exists in very few other places on earth. Even though Providence may have many great restaurants, it definitely can not claim this.
The individual restaurants in Providence seem to be extremely high quality and varied, even if they are not as representative of world cuisine as New York.
New York is actually, oddly enough, only the second best restaurant town in America. Believe it or not, Providence, RI, was rated higher, although only by something like a couple hundredths of a point.
That said, Providence supposedly did so well due to being the home of the Johnson and Wales School of Culinary Arts. A lot of the local restaurants get their talent from that school either as interns or people getting their first jobs right out of school.
How is that calculated? In NYC you can choose any kind of food and go eat the best of that food. This situation exists in very few other places on earth. Even though Providence may have many great restaurants, it definitely can not claim this.
My challenge to you is to find the an awesome street taco in New York.
That's like asking to find a crumb in a bread factory.
Seriously, are you joking? That's almost a basic unit of food here. We've moved so far beyond just tacos. Street fusion tacos are the new hotness. And by new, I mean circa 2010.
Ah but is it better than getting one in LA? The Mission in San Fran? There's plenty of pizza places in Seattle but I wouldn't say they're the best in the US.
Also I had some sort of understanding that there wasn't a whole lot of Mexican food places in NY.
There aren't a whole lot of high end Eastern Mexican restaurants. I can only name a few. But they do exist. As for normal-tier, there are more than you could count. And taco trucks? There are multiple amazing ones everywhere the trucks congregate.
Ah but is it better than getting one in LA? The Mission in San Fran?
Also I had some sort of understanding that there wasn't a whole lot of Mexican food places in NY.
Hate to break it to you. There are people who are chefs who are Mexican who live in NYC. *gasp* Not only do we have the Mexican, we have every South and Central American cuisine represented. Perhaps you would enjoy some Chilean or Cuban tonight?
Ah but is it better than getting one in LA? The Mission in San Fran?
Also I had some sort of understanding that there wasn't a whole lot of Mexican food places in NY.
Hate to break it to you. There are people who are chefs who are Mexican who live in NYC. *gasp* Not only do we have the Mexican, we have every South and Central American cuisine represented. Perhaps you would enjoy some Chilean or Cuban tonight?
That's pretty common though, anywhere there is a great restaurant the cooks are frequently Hispanic.
Ah but is it better than getting one in LA? The Mission in San Fran?
Also I had some sort of understanding that there wasn't a whole lot of Mexican food places in NY.
Hate to break it to you. There are people who are chefs who are Mexican who live in NYC. *gasp* Not only do we have the Mexican, we have every South and Central American cuisine represented. Perhaps you would enjoy some Chilean or Cuban tonight?
That's pretty common though, anywhere there is a great restaurant the cooks are frequently Hispanic.
Uh, no. Anywhere there is a great restaurant there are great chefs.
The chef often doesn't cook and prepare the food, there are separate cooks who manage that stuff. The person who sears your steak to perfection is not the chef. Although I'm referring to chef as the head chef I just call the rest cooks even though they're technically chefs.
The chef often doesn't cook and prepare the food, there are separate cooks who manage that stuff. The person who sears your steak to perfection is not the chef. Although I'm referring to chef as the head chef I just call the rest cooks even though they're technically chefs.
I know the difference between a cook and a chef. I was pointing out your racism, not your semantics.
It not racist, its a fact. I was saying that at your 5 star Italian restaurant the people actually cooking your food are oftentimes of Hispanic ethnicity. They are almost never a bunch of Italian guys.
Ah but is it better than getting one in LA? The Mission in San Fran?
Also I had some sort of understanding that there wasn't a whole lot of Mexican food places in NY.
Hate to break it to you. There are people who are chefs who are Mexican who live in NYC. *gasp* Not only do we have the Mexican, we have every South and Central American cuisine represented. Perhaps you would enjoy some Chilean or Cuban tonight?
You want some good Cuban, get yourself on the PATH train and hit up La Isla in Hoboken. That is some good shit right there.
Can't say I've been, but 2 seconds on Google give us Amy Ruth's: "For the mecca of Harlem chicken and waffles, look no further than Amy Ruth’s, the only Southern spot in NYC with an entire menu devoted to this sweet and savory combo."
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But then again, almost every time someone outside of the City recommends a restaurant, it's actually a chain, and there's one somewhere here to check out. Meanwhile, if I recommend a place here, odds are it doesn't exist anywhere else, and you'd have to physically visit us to try it. (E.g., Salt and Fat in Sunnyside).
Burger Garage in LIC is probably the bottom of the bar for what I'd consider a good burger joint.
That said, Providence supposedly did so well due to being the home of the Johnson and Wales School of Culinary Arts. A lot of the local restaurants get their talent from that school either as interns or people getting their first jobs right out of school.
That's like asking to find a crumb in a bread factory.
Seriously, are you joking? That's almost a basic unit of food here. We've moved so far beyond just tacos. Street fusion tacos are the new hotness. And by new, I mean circa 2010.
Try harder. ;^)
Also I had some sort of understanding that there wasn't a whole lot of Mexican food places in NY.
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/top-lists/nycs-5-best-plates-of-chicken-waffles/