Awesome Beer In NYC – Two Go-To Places Finding Awesome beer in NYC might sound like an easy task. This past week I found love, hops and fermentation at two awesome beer spots in NYC. The first Awesome spot for Beer in NYC On my adventure around...
Homemade Nut Butter Recipe – Bring a Spoon Did you know that the only ingredient in your peanut butter should be peanuts? And that holds true for all nut butters: almond, cashew, macadamia, etc. I challenge you to pick up your jar and check the label...
Bleecker Street – South Side Italian Favorites Clearly Bleecker Street is my favorite Street in the Village. Well, here are two of my favorite old school Italian places on Bleecker Street John's of Bleeker Street - 278 Bleecker Street My favorite old...
My 4 Favorite Homemade Protein Bar Recipes 2015 just like every year brings in crowds of people looking to kick their lifestyle back into shape and although I hope those who really put the effort forth succeed in that, it's just not for me. I've used...
Shopping for Dinner at Grand Central Market Planning my commute around the Grand Central Market. Hoping to find some dinner to bring home to my family, I stopped by Grand Central Market on my commute home. In keeping with one of my New Year's goal, the...
Mikey Likes It With Biscuits – Lower East Side Empire Biscuit You know your life is good when the hardest decision of the day is "what first? biscuits or ice cream?" I made the mature decision to head over to Empire Biscuit first. I’ll get right to the...
Pair Local Craft Beer With Your New York Style Pizza Pizza has been an American favorite for as long as modern generations can remember, and craft beer has been creeping onto the scene as a trend that will probably stick around. Put them together and what do you...
Whole30 Week One Recap – The Highs & Lows Whole30 Week One Recap Though not officially at the one-week mark, I’ve made it through five days and I have lots to reflect on. I’ll give a quick recap on what the Whole30 diet is for those who...
The Supply House – Upper East Side Favorite After I moved to the Upper East Side, The Supply House became my favorite go-to restaurant and bar. The front of the building is a garage door that opens to let in a cool breeze so it was the perfect place to...
NYC Healthy Lunch Spots – Part 1 NYC Healthy Lunch Spots In a previous article, I’ve talked about how tough it is to get lunch “right” especially for us busy New Yorkers, working non-stop, and the next door deli is the best option....
Cast Iron Care Guide – What you should know The Do's and Don'ts of Cast Iron A little over a year ago a friend introduced me to the wonder of cooking with cast iron. Since then, I’ve never looked back. Using a cast iron pan has a way of making all...
Belgian Beer Cafe – New Kid on the Block First Trip to the Belgian Beer Cafe Recently the Eat Up crew headed over to the Belgian Beer Café. We had high hopes after an online menu scan. The place was pretty filled up by 6pm with an after work crowd....
