Taxi Gourmet – Fasten your seat belt and let the food quest begin…

Qabeli Polo. Photo by Annie Wang It’s no surprise that Persia and Afghanistan nurtured some of the greatest poets the world has ever read (Think Rumi, Zoroaster, Jami of Herat, and many, many others). If, like these fortunate fellows, you were exposed to ingredients like rose water, angelica powder and …

Photo by C. Spencer Beggs In the process of unearthing tales of “life, death, and 3am revelations,” Amy Braunshweiger has also tapped into many a cabbie’s favorite place to eat. Here, she chronicles a recent foray to Pakistan Teahouse, a hack haven in Tribeca where the food is as tasty …

Waiting off Broadway for a fare at the Marriott Before I went behind the wheel of a yellow cab for the first time, I had visions of stopping at taxi stands between passengers and discovering cheap, wonderful things to eat. I also imagined myself wiping down my cab with tea …

Photo by Annie Wang I really wanted the food at No Pork – cabbie Laskar Korshed‘s favorite spot for halal Chinese in Brooklyn – to knock it out of the park. Not only because I dragged four hungry New Yorkers there to try the taxi driver’s recommended restaurant, but also …

Taxi Gourmet is a finalist in the 2010 Bloggies! If you dig this blog, visit 2010.bloggies.com & vote under ‘Best Latin American blog.’ The Bloggies are the equivalent of the oscars on the internet, and 17 food blogs (including Serious Eats, Smitten Kitchen and Chocolate and Zucchini) are among the …

Six weeks ago, I had the pleasure of going on a taxi adventure with the very gracious Kamal Aftab, who delivered me to a less than stellar meal at Kabab King. Despite being a little disappointed in Kabab King’s nihari stew, I was still intrigued by the other two restaurants …

Team Systems garage, from the 39th St. subway After spending an hour on the subway with the creatures of the night, I finally made it to the Team Systems garage in Long Island City, where the evening drivers were ending their adventures as the day hacks began theirs. I could …

Hack #5349156 in Cab #100 on E. Houston St. If I had to search for 10 1/2 hours that were more hilarious, exhausting and vertigo-inducing than my first shift behind the wheel of New York yellow cab, I don’t think I could find them. Even in a state of intoxication, …

I’m trekking over to Team Systems Taxi Fleet at 4.30am tomorrow with two goals in mind: To watch the sun rise in New York City from behind the wheel of a yellow cab To prevent my passengers, my cab, and myself from running into any serious calamities Naturally my ridiculous …

Baby, you can drive my car. That’s what I was hoping the owner of the taxi garage on Bergen St. was going to tell me this morning when I bounced over there on Huseyin Kanal‘s recommendation. The cabbie assured me that it was a good garage, that it was clean, …