Pat and David, Author at Hungry Travelers

Essex Market charts NYC’s changing tastes

Essex Market in Lower East Side is slick and fun, offering temptations for the eye and the taste buds alike.

The primal urges of sex and hunger collide in “Fashion and Food” exhibition at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology.

Down on Spring Street at the north edge of Little Italy, Lombardi’s has been making New York pizza since 1905.

One of the pioneer hot dog and tropical juice stands in New York, Gray’s Papaya continues to feed the masses on the cheap.

A recent addition to the James Beard Foundation’s America’s Classic list, Wo Hop in Chinatown preserves Americanized Chinese fare.

We couldn’t let summer pass without a reverential visit to the iconic clam shack, Woodman’s of Essex, for a fried clam basket.

Lobster bocadillo with house-made potato chips and glass of cava was how Atlántico in Boston’s South End toasted National Lobster Day.

Green chile corn chowder with diced chicken takes advantage of the seasonal harvest but works well any time of year.

Green chile sauce and goat cheese substitute for Boursin to this New Mexican take on the omelet in The Bear. Crushed Fritos complete the dish.

Pizza al taglio — literally “cut pizza” — is the go-to snack in Rome. Every bakery seems to offer it, often topped with zucchini.