Bizarre Foods: New York

New York

In this episode, instead of crisscrossing the globe in search of authenticity, Andrew decides to head to his hometown – New York City. He makes food stops in Chinatown, Brighton Beach and Red Hook, where he meets up with Anthony Bourdain to swap travel stories.

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Restaurant

Red Hook Bait and Tackle Bar

Andrew joins Anthony Bourdain at the Red Hook Bait and Tackle Bar. They both eat a mini corn dog.

320 Van Brunt St., Brooklyn, NY 11231

Restaurant

Moonshine

Andrew does some grilling in the back of the shop. Later he, Tony and a few other guests try duck liver, prong-horn tenderloin and runny-cheese sandwiches.

317 Columbia St., Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY, 11231

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Jewel Bako

Andrew eats a geoduck clam, live spiny lobster sashimi and white miso soup.

239 E. 5th St., New York, NY 10003

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Carnegie Deli

Andrew enjoys a beef tongue sandwich, gefilte fish and chopped chicken liver.

854 Seventh Ave., New York, NY 10019

Restaurant

Congee Bowery Restaurant:

Andrew dines on jellyfish salad, sea cucumber and duck feet, goose intestines and frog congee.

207 Bowery, New York, NY 10002

Activity

Red Hook Ball Fields

Andrew and Tony dine on pork huaraches, beef quesadillas, seafood ceviche and pupusas. Every weekend from May through October, food vendors near the Red Hook Recreation Area serve Mexican, Caribbean and South and Central American specialties.

Clinton and Bay Sts., Brooklyn, NY 11231

Activity

M&I International Market

Andrew eats salted salmon roe, dalo (rendered pork fat) and Russian salami with super-hot Mother-in-Law mustard.

249 Brighton Beach Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11235-7425

Activity

Gene Rurka's Farm

Andrew tries banana canap's topped with maggots, worm-zels (worms baked into a pretzel shape), tarantula, scorpion and herb cream cheese on cucumber and teriyaki cockroach.

Somerset, New Jersey

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