Since moving to NY a couple of months ago (can’t believe time flew by so fast), I’ve noticed the following food trends in the city (Manhattan and Brooklyn so far).
Red Velvet Cake – this is everywhere!
Octopus salad – unlike Ceasar Salad that I found on every menu in San Diego, this salad seems to make many appearances in NY.
Pulled Pork Sandwich – it’s delicious, I’m not complaining.
Breakfast served all day – for those too lazy to get up in the morning.
Cupcakes – yes, these suckers are everywhere just like the red velvet cake. Sometimes you can even find a combination of the two – a red velvet cupcake.
Super size cupcakes/muffins – I felt it necessary to create a separate category for this just because the huge muffins are outrageous in size. I guess they are meant to be shared or promote obesity.
Coffee – ok, so this seems like a no brainer and I was certainly expecting much coffee to go around here but I thought it would be more in the form of Starbucks. That’s not the case at all though as we’ve stumbled upon numerous mom and pop coffee shops. They are awesome places to hang out and work or get homework done. Some even have live music performances in the evenings.
Lots of Cuban food – makes sense since there are a lot of Cubans here.
Specialty restaurants – places that specialize in only one type of food, such as pork sandwiches, desserts, meatballs, fries, etc..
Beer tastings – guess the wine needed some competition.
beer tastings? haha. bestimmt machen das deutsche! :)
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