A hungry New Yorker took one look at my map of cabbie-recommended restaurants in the Big Apple and had this to say: "More Brooklyn!"
More Brooklyn, I hear you... Stay tuned for (more) Brooklyn…
A hungry New Yorker took one look at my map of cabbie-recommended restaurants in the Big Apple and had this to say: "More Brooklyn!"
More Brooklyn, I hear you... Eavesdrop on the Adventure
Ever wonder how exactly a taxi adventure plays out? Thanks to co-adventurer Katie M., we were able to record some snippets of a conversation with a cabbie during a ride from Chelsea to Murray Hill last Thursday. His answers to some of our questions might surprise you... Food of the Poets, Courtesy of Kamal
It's no surprise that Persia and Afghanistan nurtured some of the greatest poets the world has ever read. If you were exposed to ingredients like rose water, angelica powder and barberries on a regular basis, you might also be moved to pen some verse... Amy’s Cab Fare
In the process of unearthing tales of “life, death, and 3am revelations” in her new book, Taxi Confidential, Amy Braunshweiger has also tapped into many a cabbie’s favorite place to eat. Here, she chronicles a recent foray to Pakistan Teahouse, a hack haven where the food is as tasty as it is cheap... Reality Drives
So far, the realities of hacking are blowing my food fantasies to bits. After a week of driving, there's still too much vertigo in my stomach to make room for hunger. When I do stop to eat, it's wherever I can find parking and a bathroom... Curry and Convergence at No Pork
I really wanted the food at No Pork - cabbie Laskar Korshed's favorite spot for halal Chinese in Brooklyn - to knock it out of the park. Not only because I dragged four hungry New Yorkers there to try the taxi driver's recommended restaurant, but also because the halal-kosher menu draws an unlikely mix...Read more »
