Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Truck

Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Truck Parked near 22nd & 6th, 15th & 5th, other various spots Pricing: Not Cheap Venue: Take Out (truck) Cuisine: American, Ice Cream, Dessert, Coffee Favorite Dish(es): Ginger $6 This is one ice cream truck that doesn’t need a jingle. Labeling themselves as purveyors of artisan hand-crafted ice cream, the Van [...]

CUPCAKE WARS!

In this taste-off, we put some of NYC’s favorite cupcake joints to the test for the highly prized NYNYEATEAT “YumYum Award”. Using the Red Velvet Cupcake as the test subject (for no reason other than it’s my favorite), we’re judging based on moistness, flavor, frosting, and that overall melt-in-your-mouth factor. The contenders, in no particular [...]

Cookshop – American, Chelsea

156 10th Ave, at 20th St (212) 924-4440 Pricing: Not Cheap Venue: Sit Down Cuisine: Contemporary American Favorite Dish(es): Fried Hominy, appetizer ($4) ; Seared Montauk squid, appetizer ($11) Cookshop is a fancy and expensive but unpretentious place with a knack for turning typical American fare (chicken, beef, seafood, salad) into a memorable meal. Their [...]

The Lobster Place – Seafood, Chelsea Market

436 W 16th St, at 10th Ave (inside Chelsea Market) (212) 255-5672 Pricing: Cheap Venue: Take Out Cuisine: Seafood Favorite Dish(es): New England Chowder, medium $5 It’s a seafood market. It’s stinky. It’s in Chelsea Market. It’s crowded. But as soon as you enter, hold your nose and turn left at the door to find [...]

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