The 'Nauts at il Bagatto

A Roman Feast at Il Bagatto

For Beatrice’s homemade Sweetbread crostini and (the best god damn) trippa alla romana, the ‘Nauts head to the back room of Il Bagatto.

Braised water buffalo and bear tenderloin with barley and spring greens

Parish Hall for the ‘Nauts 6th Anniversary

March 20th, 2012

The Gastronauts spend their 6th Anniversary a Parish Hall, who prepare a spectacular feast of bear, water buffalo, a water buffalo milkshake and Copi Luwak, civet cat coffee.

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RESTAURANT: Parish Hall

Fetal Duck Egg (Balut) at An Choi

An Choi’s Vietnamese Feast

February 27th, 2012

For February’s, chefs Tien and Dennis cook up a one-of-a-kind Vietnamese dinner for the Gastronauts at the Lower East Side’s An Choi.

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RESTAURANT: AN CHOI

Los Angeles Gastronauts cook up some nutria.

LA Cajun Feast at Villains

January 22nd, 2012

This month we tracked down nutria from the swamps of Louisiana for a Cajun Feast cooked by a New Orleans-raised chef from Gordan Ramsay’s empire. Hell yeah!

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RESTAURANT: VILLAINS

The Gastronauts head to Flushing for some Tianjin-style innards.

A Trip(e) to Flushing

January 13th, 2012

The Gastronauts head to Flushing for some Tianjin-style innards.

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RESTAURANT: SPICY ROAD

Codfish Milt at Katsuno

Got Milt? The ‘Nauts Have Some Shirako

December 9th, 2011

For their final meal of the year, the Gastronauts return to Katsuno for some Codfish Milt, a.k.a Shirako. We’ll leave it to you to look up “milt.”

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RESTAURANT: KATSUNO

The Gastronauts at Engeline's

A Filipino Night in Queens

November 8th, 2011

This month, the Gastronauts break a pair of balut eggs, eat a few Filipino style pigs, and drink a boatload of San Miguel beer at Engeline’s in Queens.

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RESTAURANT: ENGELINE'S

The 'Nauts head to Bay Ridge to visit Bab Al Yemen.

A Yemeni Star in Bay Ridge

October 19th, 2011

The ‘Nauts head to Bay Ridge for an amazing meal at a secret gem of a Yemeni restaurant, Bab Al Yemen, where Chef Abdul conjures up a menu that leaves the crowd beside itself with joy.

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RESTAURANT: BAB AL YEMEN

The Gastronauts chow some Nepali cuisine at Mustang Thakali in Queens.

Goat Brains at Mustang Thakali

September 13th, 2011

Eager for some Nepali Goat Brains and Water Buffalo Chow Mein, the ‘Nauts head out to Queens to visit Mustang Thakali.

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RESTAURANT: MUSTANG THAKALI KITCHEN

The 'Nauts eat the king of burgers

The Gastronauts Eat the King of Burgers

August 9th, 2011

The ‘Nauts head to Williamsburg’s Burgerguru for some Kangaroo, Alligator, and another mysterious ingredient…

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RESTAURANT: BURGERGURU