New York

Some city folks plan entire Saturdays around a single sandwich, and they make no apologies for it. The…

By Hudson Walker · Oct 6

Some diners open, serve a few years of coffee and eggs, and fade away. This one on Long…

By Hudson Walker · Oct 6

Some New Yorkers have a favorite pizza slice. Others have a favorite bagel. A loyal crowd on the…

By Hudson Walker · Oct 5

Some meals in New York come with a long list of add-ons, upcharges, and surprise fees. This one…

By Hudson Walker · Oct 5

Some of the best breakfasts in Manhattan happen on a stool, elbow to elbow with strangers who quickly…

By Hudson Walker · Oct 5

New York tears down and rebuilds so fast that a shop from ten years ago can feel like…

By Hudson Walker · Oct 4

The Taconic State Parkway is famous for long, winding stretches where drivers find very few places to stop…

By Hudson Walker · Oct 4

Most New York weekends come down to a choice between brunch lines and couch time, but one corner…

By Hudson Walker · Oct 4

Philadelphia may own the cheesesteak story, but New York has quietly built a serious lineup of its own,…

By Hudson Walker · Oct 3

Most people in the Bay Shore ferry plaza are in a hurry to get somewhere else. They juggle…

By Hudson Walker · Oct 3

Most wings get one trip through the kitchen, but the ones at a certain tavern east of Troy…

By Hudson Walker · Oct 3

Some day trips come with packed schedules, timed tickets, and a sprint back to the car. This one…

By Hudson Walker · Oct 2

Some road trips are planned around big attractions, and some are planned around a single cinnamon bun. This…

By Hudson Walker · Oct 2

Some of the best doughnuts in Upstate New York are gone by the time most people finish their…

By Hudson Walker · Oct 2

Some Brooklyn storefronts change names every few years, but a few refuse to budge, and the neighborhood is…

By Hudson Walker · Oct 1

Most pizza follows a simple rule: sauce goes down first and cheese goes on top. One stubborn little…

By Hudson Walker · Oct 1

Somewhere in downtown Flushing, a small fleet of carts starts rolling before much of Queens has finished breakfast.…

By Hudson Walker · Oct 1

Some kitchens in the Adirondacks plan their menus by the calendar instead of by habit, and one small…

By Hudson Walker · Sep 30

On Buffalo’s East Side, there is a building where Easter shopping lists get serious and butchers still stack…

By Hudson Walker · Sep 30

Some New York bakeries chase trends, and one little shop on the Lower East Side has spent nearly…

By Hudson Walker · Sep 30

Rochester winters test everyone’s patience, and locals have their own ways of getting through the long gray months.…

By Hudson Walker · Sep 29

Some Brooklyn traditions get passed down like family recipes, and one of them comes in a cardboard box,…

By Hudson Walker · Sep 29

On the quiet bay side of Montauk, there is a waterfront deck where dinner starts with a pencil…

By Hudson Walker · Sep 29

A taco is only as good as the tortilla holding it together, and a lot of places still…

By Hudson Walker · Sep 28

Nurses, cab drivers, bakers, and anyone else who clocks out at 3 a.m. know the struggle of finding…

By Hudson Walker · Sep 28

Some people plan road trips around scenic overlooks. Others plan them around a cookie that is half chocolate,…

By Hudson Walker · Sep 28

Every Italian family has that one relative who judges a restaurant by its gravy, and she is not…

By Hudson Walker · Sep 27

Some people judge a restaurant by its view, but pierogi fans judge it by the dough, the filling,…

By Hudson Walker · Sep 27

Ask anyone from Rochester where to get a good plate of Chicken French, and you will probably start…

By Hudson Walker · Sep 27

Bring up bagels with a group of New Yorkers and you will get strong opinions, a few friendly…

By Hudson Walker · Sep 26

Some restaurants chase every trend that rolls through town. Others spend two decades focused on one signature sauce…

By Hudson Walker · Sep 26

Grape pie is one of those foods that makes out-of-towners tilt their heads, but anyone who grew up…

By Hudson Walker · Sep 26

Beef on weck is a Western New York classic that not everyone outside the area knows about. It…

By Hudson Walker · Sep 25

New York does a lot of things well, and the humble hot dog is near the top of…

By Hudson Walker · Sep 25

Tucked into a valley in the Catskills sits a village with a population you could count on a…

By Hudson Walker · Sep 25

Every Saturday morning, a stretch of pavement in downtown Brooklyn fills up with folding tables, canvas awnings, and…

By Hudson Walker · Sep 24

Some folks plan their weekend around a two-hour drive just for lunch, and once you learn where they…

By Hudson Walker · Sep 24

Some places make you wait, and you leave grumbling. Others make you wait, and you leave already planning…

By Hudson Walker · Sep 24

Some places treat ice cream as an afterthought, a sweet stop tacked onto a day trip. In upstate…

By Hudson Walker · Sep 23