lsr

User since November 14, 2010

Location: Jackson Heights, NY, US
Website: eatyourworld.com
Twitter: eat_your_world

Bio:
Obsessed enough with local food, and its intersection w/history and culture, to co-found Eat Your World! I'm a longtime traveler, eater, and freelance writer. Also, I love artichokes.

Top 3 countries for food:
Italy, Spain, Thailand

Dream food destination:
Japan

Best food from hometown:
Pork roll, egg & cheese, from the Jersey Shore!

Food Photos

Local flounder sandwich

Delicious fried local flounder sandwich enjoyed…
Queens beer

Awesome local Queens (and other NY)…
Breakfast taco

Alamo is one of many great…
Tamales

Alamo offers an assortment of handmade…
Enmoladas from Red Iguana

The Red Iguana is a colorful…
Migas at Ruth’s Diner

Ruth’s Diner is a Salt Lake…
“Indian taco”

We going this so-called Indian taco…
Local Utah beer

The little lobby bar here is…
Tomato pie

Tomato pie, with red sauce and…
Food truck BBQ (brisket sandwich)

Chopped brisket sandwich, creamy mac and…
Donair pizza

This “Donaitor” pizza was so good:…
Spiedies

Highly local to Binghamton, spiedies are…
Local Queens beer

Everything at this brewery was delicious,…
Spicy shrimp

We encountered a guy on Montego…
Bhorta

These are Bengali/Bangladeshi bhortas, spicy vegetable…
Shingara

Shingara is a Bengali samosa, and…
Bagel with lox spread

Everything bagel with lox spread. Our…
Sin-a-bomb bread

This local specialty of the deli…
Fried squid

Fried squid in a Hong Kong-style…
Shrimp in garlic sauce

Sizzling-hot, buttery, oh so garlicky--the shrimp…
Gambas tigre gigante

These giant tiger prawns do not…
Local Danish beer

So many local beers, so little…
Salt beef sandwich

The vendor's name escapes me, but…
Smoked eel and scrambled eggs

The famous pairing of smoked eel…
Flodebolle

Like a mouthful of soft marshmallow…
Devils on horseback

This onetime popular British party food…
Elevenses

Elevenses is meant to be a…
Beer in Branford

This brewery is so big and…
CT lobster rolls

Buttery lobster rolls for the win!…
Chamussa

The chamussa (or chamuça) is like…
Chocolate mousse

Can't tell you why, but rich,…
Caldo camarao

In Portugal, always order soup. Seriously,…
Hardscrabble apple cider

Local (alcoholic) apple cider, made on…
Curry chicken

Spicy curry chicken, a Bahamian standard,…
Doubles

More Trinidadian goodies in diverse south…
Bake and buljol

Ethnically diverse south Florida is a…
Ceviche

Ceviche is a must in Tulum,…
Fried chicken with sides

The fried chicken is spot-on at…
Conch patty

Among the various yummy-looking treats at…
Bahama Mama

The island's namesake fruity rum punch…
Banana pudding

This traditional banana pudding is one…
Locally roasted peanuts

Freshly roasted peanuts from a "depot"…
Sweet tea

Atlanta is just one Southern city…
Zeytinyağlı roasted chard

Zeytinyağlı entails a whole class of…
Homemade yogurt

Homemade organic yogurt--can't beat it. This…
Fruit leather/bar

All manner of fruit leather and…
Regional Turkish food

The spread is always different at…
Thai toast

Thai toast has become a big…
Stekt fläsk

In a town where Swedish food…
Sukuti

In the heavily Himalayan 'hood of…
Arepa de choclo

The brick-and-mortar restaurant that stemmed from…
Soup dumplings

The pork soup dumplings (xiao long…
Frikadeller

What's not to love about pan-fried…
Karrysild

Curried herring is one of many…
B&W cookies

Again, not a totally traditional NYC-style…
Eggs Benedict

To be sure, this isn't eggs…
Kalamar tava, meat borek

Some delicious hot meze plates from…
Kaymak dondurma

This tiny storefront is known for…
Oaks Lily

After the Mint Julep, this is…
Pariserbøf

Translated on the English menu as…
Plantain burger

Woody's plantain "full house" burger has…
Homemade ginger beer

Many places offer only bottled ginger…
Bialy

Picked up this traditional NYC (via…
Brunsviger

Brunsviger is a type of Danish…
NY style pizza

A mainstay of the Staten Island…
Fresh fruit juice

Doreen's is one of several good…
Florida golden & blue crabs

Many things about the Rustic Inn…
Mahi-mahi tacos

Florida mahi gets the Baja treatment…
Smoked fish dip

Smoked fish dip is a south…
Breakfast half-smoke

At this friendly, old-school soul-food diner,…
Chocolate babka

This Israeli-Danish bakery off Union Square…
Punch

The bar at Husk is actually…
Chicken liver pate

This (locally sourced) Keegan-Filion farm chicken…
Cheddar grits

These deliciously cheesy, locally sourced Geechie…
Fried pork chop with lima beans

Fried pork chop is a popular…
Hush puppies

Southern through and through, deep-fried cornmeal-based…
Creamy grits

There is a terrific from-scratch Southern…
Ollebrod

Ollebrod is a traditional porridge made…
Fransk pølse

It's an airport hot dog stand,…
Spandauer med creme

Just one of many traditional Danish…
Swedish meatballs

Swedish meatballs, or köttbullar, are surprisingly…
Charleston beer

Craftsmen is an excellent bar in…
Fried shrimp

Bowens Island is a must for…
Pandan cream toast

This part of Elmhurst, Queens, is…
Pan de bono

This part of Queens has a…
The original Sloppy Joe sandwich

This friendly deli claims it invented,…
Breakfast empanadas with chaya

At adorable, open-air Lola Valentina, we…
Green juice with chaya

Basic agua de chaya--a common drink…
Chow mein sandwich

The elusive chow mein sandwich, a…
Mystic Cheese Melinda Mae local cheese

Yummy local, Brie-style cheese from Graywall…
The Shaman cocktail with local gin

Delicious cocktail with (Brooklyn-based) NY Distilling…
Bourbon truffles

These bourbon truffles from a small-batch…
High Heat bourbon cocktail

This was perhaps our favorite bourbon…
Local kale sausage pizza

Garage Bar is a supercool indoor-outdoor…
Mole amarillo con pollo

Chicken breast swims in a delicious,…
Caldo de camaron

This beautifully rich shrimp soup, its…
Peking duck buns

A block south of the subway…
Tofu skin skewers

"Spicy & tingly" boiled tofu skin…
Shrimp coctel & ceviche mixto

Seafood cocteles (cocktails) and ceviche are…
Sikil pak

Sikil pak, or pumpkin-seed dip as…
Tamarind & sugar balls

Traditional Mexican dulces, these sugar-dusted tamarind…
Pollo de relleno negro taco

Here is a traditional Yucatecan dish,…
Agua de chaya

Chaya is a local leafy green,…
Tursu suyu (pickle juice)

Sold by the balik ekmek (fish…
Tom Yum soup

This cool little Thai bar on…
Grilled sticky rice

In Queens' burgeoning Little Thailand, in…
Silken tofu

There's a little tofu takeout shop…
Lokum

This place is a chain celebrated…
Almonds on ice

These iced white almonds, or buzlu…
Lahmacun with salad

This was a great lahmacun: thin,…
Lobster, country style

Oriental Garden is a great spot…
Village omelet

The omelet at Kaymakçı Pando--another way…
Village eggs

One of the few egg dishes…
Turkish breakfast

The excellent traditional "village breakfast" at…
Laphing and momos

Laphing (on right)--a common Tibetan dish…
Banana split

Sundaes is an institution in Point,…
Jhal muri

This spicy, crunchy Bengali chaat, sold…
Oyster omelet

This Taiwanese classic is a great…
"Triple Delight" veggies

This beautiful trio of veggies--eggplant, green…
Crispy lamb

This fragrant crispy lamb is stir-fried…
Cuban croquetas

Tasty, savory croquetas de jamon from…
Ramos gin fizz

One of the more complex NOLA…
Voodoo daiquiri

Also known as purple drank, the…
Ceviche

Delicious traditional Peruvian mixed-seafood ceviche, with…
Crispy cumin fish

This crispy-fried fish was coated in…
Midye tava

It doesn't look like much, but…
Portuguese pastries

Fall River has one of the…
Charbroiled oysters

Buttery, garlicky, cheesy charbroiled oysters from…
Sicilian slice

Every 'hood in NYC has its…
Makowiec

Greenpoint, Brooklyn, is traditionally a Polish…
Ecuadorian bollo de pescado

Diverse Jackson Heights, Queens, has a…
Johnny cakes

This subtly sweet fried bread, traditionally…
Chicken skins & pig ears

Fried chicken skins--yep, just the skins--with…
Fried chicken

Fried chicken is beloved across the…
Local Rhode Island soda: Yacht Club

I'm not a soda drinker, but…
Palmetto pimiento cheese

This SC-based brand of pimiento cheese…
English muffin

This stand in Borough Market is…
$4 Falafel

This is the Midtown cart of…
Scrambled eggs with sturgeon & onion

This plate of eggs, scrambled with…
Vodka gol gappa

This is an interesting take on…
Hamsi tava

Every December Turkey goes crazy for…
Etli ekmek

In Sinop, etli ekmek is katlama--a…
Local scorpion fish

We'd never even heard of this…
Stewed gooseberry

Sister Glo's stewed gooseberry is sold…
Antiguan pineapple

Pineapple is one of the few…
Local soursop

Locally grown (but not native) soursop…
Ginger beer

Deliciously sweet & refreshing homemade ginger…
Fish burger

This "fish burger" consisted of locally…
Agidi

Agidi is a sweet pounded-corn snack,…
Rum punch

Made with local Antiguan rum, this…
Sierra Leone-style banana pancakes

These pancakes, prepared for breakfast one…
Bloody Caesar

We popped into this handsome, airy…
Organic apple ice cider (cidre de glace)

This beautiful cider is a limited-production,…
Quebec cheese

We put this selection of Quebecois…
Local cheese curds

These fresh and squeaky Quebecois cheese…
Local gluten-free beer

Bought this beer, Glutenberg 8, on…
Sesame bagel

Fairmount is one of the two…
Traditional pea soup

La Binerie's traditional Quebec-style pea soup…
Local spiny lobster

Though it cost an extra $10…
Spruce beer

A Quebecois staple, nonalcoholic spruce beer…
Pastirma pide

Pide is the "other" Turkish pizza…
Simit with peynir (cheese)

This was just a standard simit,…
Yogurt meze + raki

This delicious yogurt meze was studded…
White clam pizza

White clam pizza is a New…
Carpaccio de poisson

This carpaccio de poisson, which turned…
Local sorbet

This small African chain is beloved…
Tito's taco

The crunchy, hard-shelled tacos peddled by…
Pastrami & corned beef sandwich

Just one of several great classic…
Egg cream

Egg creams are a traditional NYC…
Pain omelet

A common breakfast sandwich on the…
Benni cake, groundnut cake

Benni (sesame seed) cakes and groundnut…
Local rye beer

This beer, called Route Des Épices,…
Maple iced coffee

This shop does local-maple everything, including…
Jamon croqueta

We came to this Cuban bakery…
Naked cowboy oysters

Naked cowboys are wild oysters from…
Cafe au lait

Club Social is one of two…
Margherita pie

Frank Pepe is the originator of…
Dibi Haoussa

As described in our blog post,…
Lahmacun

The Turkish have become one of…
Cevapi

Ćevapi, or ćevapčići, is a traditional…
Ham & cheese toastie

The Dutch do sandwiches brilliantly, and…
Bouye (baobab fruit juice)

Thick & sweet, with a texture…
Local cheese, veg, shrimp

This is just one example of…
Local-fruit rum

This gorgeous, splurge-worthy lodge in the…
Bissap (hibiscus juice)

Sweet and tangy bissap is one…
Dibi

Senegalese-style dibi is roasted lamb, served…
Pan pizza (pastry)

They called this a "pan pizza,"…
Empanadas

We stopped in the pretty colonial…
Becherovka

This 200-year-old Czech liqueur is made…
Czech pivo sampler

It's not really a museum at…
Párky (frankfurters)

Spicy and with a good snap,…
Dark Czech beer

One of the oldest beerhouses in…
Czech microbrews

This brewpub is definitely on the…
Automat croquette

Croquettes (krokets) are very popular in…
Goulash with Carlsbad dumplings

One of the many versions of…
Cuban coffee and bread

This little outdoor-only shack near the…
Kitcheri

Kitcheri, a soupy mix of rice,…
Soul food

When in Detroit, Baker's Keyboard Lounge…
Whole fried fish

At this super-tranquilo thatched-roof restaurant on…
Cornish pasty

Although technically from Cornwall, Cornish pasties…
Boulder-brewed beer

Fine award-winning house brews from hippie-friendly…
Fresh local bread

A quaint bakery in a (practically)…
Amsterdam craft beer

This awesome beer store stocks tons…
Oyster pan roast

Chef April Bloomfield managed to make…
Matzoh ball soup

This hearty, comforting, peppery matzoh ball…
Muffuletta

Napoleon House is where you go…
Oysters on the half shell

Fresh local oysters from a no-frills…
Pastrami egg roll

Whoever thought to put Katz's pastrami…

Food Memories

Cape Cod Bounty
Falmouth, MA
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It was a summer Saturday on some picturesque beach in Vineyard Sound, empty but for the windswept dune grass, a few friends, and a scattering of towels and coolers. We waded in from our boat, flo...
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For the Sake of Ham
Rio San Juan, Maria Trinidad Sanchez, Dominican Republic
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At a hotel in the DR, we’d just finished a good but modest, very Dominican lunch of fish, rice, and beans. About to return to the beach, we notice a group of people checking in and can tell...
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Lucky Dim Sum
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Our first morning in Vancouver, Scott and I took the “scenic” route to Chinatown from Commercial Drive by walking down E. Hastings Street, the strip notoriously known as Vancouver&rsquo...
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