Peruvian cuisine has captivated the palates of food enthusiasts all over the world. Known for its diverse flavors and ingredients, Peru’s culinary repertoire features influences from its indigenous Inca population mixed with European, Asian, and African immigrant-brought traditions. Thanks to New York City’s sizable Peruvian community, there’s no shortage of places to enjoy Peruvian fare, […]
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Empanadas in NYC: 8 Excellent Spots to Try this Bite in the City
Posted on August 19, 2024
Empanadas, or stuffed semi-circle hand pies, can be found all over Latin America. Their history is complex and multifaceted– historians believe that the global concept of stuffed dough originated thousands of years ago in Mesopotamia. In the case of the empanada, it is believed that an early variant from the Middle East would make its […]
The 9 Best Restaurants in New York’s Little Italy [2024]
Posted on August 5, 2024
Little Italy once consisted of a large swath of lower Manhattan, stretching from the Bowery to Lafayette Street and Houston Street in the north, down to Worth Street in the south. In 1910, there were 10,000 Italians living in this lower Manhattan neighborhood, one of the poorest parts of New York City at the time. […]
Hidden Gems in New York: 8 Interesting Places to Visit
Posted on April 30, 2024
The Empire State Building, MoMA, Times Square, the Statue of Liberty, Greenwich Village, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Bridge, the American Museum of Natural History. These are but a few of places visitors check off a list when in New York City for the first or second or even third time. But if […]
The 10 Most Unusual Foods in NYC That You Should Try
Posted on January 16, 2024
Once upon a time in NYC, someone called the authorities because a man was “mistreating a squirrel.” When the police turned up, they found the “suspect”: an Ecuadorian man who was in the grilling area of the park cooking a cuy, or Guinea pig, on a long skewer. Cuys are a common snack in the […]
20 Best NYC Chefs You Need to Know About
Posted on January 4, 2024
Do you not know your Daniel Bouluds from your Thomas Kellers? Are you confusing French-born Éric Ripert with Jean-Georges Vongerichten? Do you not know the powerhouse team of Jody Williams and Rita Sodi? What about Alex Raij and Eder Montero? New York City has a large handful of super chefs, top toques who are known […]
NYC Dining Trends: 6 Fads We Love & 5 We Hate [2024]
Posted on December 19, 2023
When it comes to dining trends in NYC, they change rapidly, mirroring the city’s fast-paced nature. What’s popular one moment might disappear the next. However, trends often come back around cyclically. For example, French cuisine was trendy in the mid-20th century, then replaced by Japanese and other cuisines, only to see a resurgence of French […]
The 9 Best Restaurants in Long Island City, Queens
Posted on July 25, 2023
There once was a time when there was very little reason to go to Long Island City. Most people just viewed the hodgepodge of ramshackle warehouse buildings and snaking train tracks from the elevated 7 subway line as it wound its way through the neighborhood. But all that’s changed. Long Island City, or LIC as […]
Why a Food Tour is the Best Way to See the Lower East Side
Posted on June 29, 2023
One of the best ways to learn about the world also happens to be delicious—through food. Here at Devour, we also believe that a food tour is truly the best way to see the Lower East Side! Some dishes or ingredients can give us insight into a past that’s truly past. In most cases, though, […]
Historic Restaurants in NYC That Have Withstood the Test of Time
Posted on January 23, 2023
There’s no shortage of history (or food) in the Big Apple. Delicious remnants of the past are evident all over this town. In fact, even though New York is known and respected for its progressive and ever-changing culinary landscape, the city has plenty of old-school establishments living on. Feeling sentimental about the way New York […]
