After a long week at Book Expo America I had a nice dinner with Team Tyrus at a nice Greek restaurant in midtown. I got really experimental and way outside of my comfort zone on this one (like the Indian restaurant below). When we were done, I asked the waiter to help me catalog what I had just tried. Here [...]
On Tuesday night I ventured into the world of Indian food. The owner of the restaurant said he’d email me with a list of what I had. Here is that list. Special Menu: TO WHET THE APPETITE Baghari Jhinga -(Shrimp in Savory Sauce) Lemon Flavored Basmati Rice STARTERS Chicken Malai Kebab Lamb Seekh Kebab Vegetable Samosa Brocolli Garlique Mint /Tamarind [...]
I hope everybody is doing well. I’m back in NYC right now, and like last time, I’ve managed to knock a bunch of foods from the list of things I’ve never tried before. As of this morning, the list can be divided into two parts, and calculations will be a bit hazy until I get an email. First, here are [...]
Well, I’ve had my 30th new food since February, and it’s probably another selection that will make some folks scratch their head and say, “How in the hell did you go this long without having…” Potato Salad. There, I’ve said it. In 34 years of picnics, family gatherings, and miscellaneous parties I have never (until last night’s dinner) had potato [...]
I’m in NYC for the first of two May business trips. Before coming out here, I was confident that I would add to my new food total at some point. My NYC friends took it as a challenge to see who could introduce me to what. And in my first four hours in the city, I was made to make [...]
I had hummus. I forgot to mention that. I enjoyed it and look forward to meeting it again somewhere down the road. That makes it 20 down. 32 to go.
Although I’m only going to give myself credit for one new food, I did have a mixed dish of scallops and asparagus. I know for sure I’ve never had scallops before, but I think maybe back in the old days I accidentally had asparagus, and since I’m having fun with this new food thing, I’m willing to NOT claim asparagus, [...]
Shrimp. Tilapia. Chess pie. BLT. 18 down. 34 to go.
Here are recent new foods I’ve tried: Fried Okra Fried Green Tomatoes Palm Heart Grilled Pineapple The facts are: (1) Okra is as slimy as people say it is. Now that I’ve had it, I don’t think I’ll ever have it again. Not terrible, but nothing to crave. (2) Fried Green Tomatoes are better than Okra, but I’m probably not [...]
I’ve discovered some new favorite foods while running this experiment. I’ve had yogurt a few times, I’ve left the tomato on my chicken sandwich twice, but nothing has left such an impression as…pumpkin pie. Holy shit is it good. Why didn’t you all let me in on the secret earlier? How many Thanksgivings have I ruined for myself? To keep [...]
