New York City
“So I’ll always be grateful to New York for the life that I have.”
PHIL'S NEW YORK CITY LOCATIONS
Blue HIll at Stone Barns
Blue Hill at Stone Barns, owned by Chef Dan Barber and his brother, is located a 1/2 hour north of Manhattan. Everything is grown locally and served within the season. Phil’s friends from New Orleans, Alon Shaya, and his wife Emily, join Phil for a true farm to table lunch.
Address: 630 Bedford Rd, Tarrytown, NY 10591
Russ & Daughters Cafe
Phil and Tracy Morgan sit down at Russ & Daughters Cafe. Phil introduces Tracy to an egg cream, potato latkes, and perfect, thinly sliced salmon.
Address: 127 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002
Ice and Vice
Phil and the great Elaine May visit Ice and Vice and try all their flavors. Peach jalapeno, yuzu coconut milk, Swedish fish, Mexican vanilla black lava sea salt, buckwheat tumeric with butterscotch, Opium Den, and 9 am (Vietnamese coffee with donut truffle).
Address: 221 E Broadway, New York, NY 10002
Nathan’s Hot Dogs
You can’t visit Coney Island without trying Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs.
Address: 1310 Surf Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11224
Ganesh Temple
Located in Flushing Queens, the Ganesh Temple is a place for prayer and food. Rupa Balasubramanian joins Phil along with Floyd Cardoz, owner and chef of Bombay Bread Bar, for a lavish spread of south Indian cuisine. South Indian cuisine consists of dosas, rotis and sauces. Most of the cuisine we know of in restaurants is Northern Indian and Pakastani influenced.
Address: 45-57 Bowne St, Flushing, NY 11355
Chef’s Club
Chef’s Club features a rotating performance space for chefs. JJ Johnson, a James Beard award winner for his pan-African cuisine gets to be the star of the show when Phil visits. JJ creates a cuisine inspired by his Carribean roots–a roti recipe with beef rib and peanut butter sauce.
Address: 275 Mulberry St, New York, NY 10012
Zabar’s
Zabar’s giant food store and deli has been around since 1934. Phil and Judy go on a wild shopping and tasting spree and interact with customers. Zabars is definitely an experience to have when you’re visiting NYC.
Address: 2245 Broadway, New York, NY 10024
White Gold Butchers
Erica and Jocelyn run the White Gold butcher shop on the Upper West Side. Phil invites comedian Judy Gold for breakfast. They dine on a slew of sandwiches including bacon egg and cheese, pastrami Reuben, homemade hotdogs with kimchi sauerkraut, beef buttered roast beef, and chopped jalapeño cheeseburger.
Unfortunately, White Gold Butchers closed their doors in 2018.
Central Park
Phil and Monica stroll through Central Park with tour guide Steve Cohen. Central Park is a brilliantly designed park and a respite from the big city. Everywhere you look there is a view you won’t forget. Phil and Monica’s benches are near the Artisan’s Gate entrance on Central Park South.
Pilot
Phil and guests Al Roker and Jon Harris join him on the Pilot Brooklyn. They have fresh oysters with expert Julie Qiu, and Chef Kerry Heffernan.
Address: Pier 6, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA (Northwest edge of Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park)
Razza
In Jersey City, Phil dines with Ed Levine and Dom Lombardozzi. Chef/owner Dan Richer offers traditional pizza pies as well as pies of his own. Try the corn, scomorza cheese, shaved onions, and fresh mozzarella pizza and pork pie pizza inspired by soup dumplings.
Address: 275 Grove St, Jersey City, NJ 07302
Di Fara
Dom DeMarco and his partner created Di Fara in 1964. Dom is still there. Expect to wait an hour for your pizza to be ready as it’s a one-person operation. Worth it.
Address: 1424 Avenue J, Brooklyn, NY 11230
Tottono’s
Phil joins Ed Levine of Serious Eats, who wrote multiple books on pizza. He takes Phil to Anthony “Totonno” Pero’s pizza joint, Totonno’s and it’s there that we discover that he was the true pioneer of pizza in NYC. Totonno originally made pies at Lombardi’s.
Address: 1524 Neptune Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11224
Peter Luger Steak House
All the way from Modena, Massimo Bottura joins Phil, Nancy Silverton, and Liz Hong of Osteria Mozza LA at Peter Luger, the legendary steakhouse. Established in 1887, this Williamsburg, Brooklyn steakhouse offers high-quality meats cooked to perfection. They dine on a burger made with meat trimmings, juicy lamb chop, steak in its own juices and end with all the desserts, including the ice cream sundae, cheesecake, and hot pecan pie with Schlag (whipped cream).
Address: 178 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11211
