There’s a new farm to table eatery in town! Carlton Park Local Organic is now open for business, serving up yummy food made with locally grown, organic ingredients. We dined there recent...
Once a month the food trucks gather at Grand Army Plaza and we the people of Brooklyn meet them there. We wander the plaza, scoping out the scene and weighing our options. How many trucks will we att...
I usually start with a picture of food or the outside of a restaurant, but this little mason jar of flowers made me happy from the moment I sat down at Sun in Bloom. And so it must set the mood for t...
It’s COLD out there. So break out your heavy winter coat and your touch screen friendly gloves and get yourself to Chuko in Prospect Heights for some proper nourishment – that is a...
Ladies and gents, the dog days are far from over – even for a vegetarian like me. From left to right you are looking a lineup of Bark Hot Dog’s including the: Kraut Dog – Hawthorne...
I was recently introduced to Brewklyn Grind, a local coffee and tea company started by 3 Brooklyn brothers. The coffee is currently roasted (with precision and love) in Sunset Park and can be purchas...
Saturday morning I finally made it to Tom’s restaurant in Prospect Heights. I was eager to find out what was so special about this diner, having read reviews that warned of a very long wait. Lu...
When you walk up to Siggy’s in Brooklyn Heights you’ll notice right away that they promise Good Food and an Aliens Eat Free policy. I am happy to confirm the Good Food here on this blog b...
When Lemongrass Thai closed down, I was none too upset. There were plenty of other Thai restaurants nearby, most notably Born and Song, all with inexpensive and delicious fare. I hoped that somethin...
This homey little Italian restaurant is Brucie in Cobble Hill. It’s got that rustic-antique-reclaimed decor I love (think Paulie Gee’s and Manhattan Inn) and a menu that changes daily an...
I wanted my National Cookie Week contribution to be Brooklyn themed, so picked two of my very favorite made-in-Brooklyn treats to bake with. I decided my cookies would feature the amazing chocolatey ...
National Cookie Week! (image by www.GerardConte.com) This week I’m posting about COOKIES! as part of the 1st Annual National Cookie Week, brought to you by The Gay Gourmet & Schmackary̵...
When a friend of mine was in town last month, I presented her with the Dine in Brooklyn list. It listed out the 200 some odd restaurants participating in the week of special pre fixe menus. I circle...
I have been hungry for more Greenpoint eats. Enter, Paulie Gee’s! For the story of Paulie Gee and his restaurant, read this great interview on Nona Brooklyn. Paulie Gee dishes on how he became...
“I believe that if a dish has 3 perfect ingredients then it doesn’t need anything else. The menu at franny’s is based on leaving out that ‘extra’ ingredient rather than putting it in. I want people t...
“Gone is the Brownstone front. Gone are the cook and the kitchen maid, the butler and the second man and the upstairs girl. Gone are the days when they would work from noon to midnight that the...
Prior to last weekend, I knew one [important] thing about Milk Bar in Prospect Heights: Great Coffee. It was time to have a meal there. Of course the meal began with a round of the aforementioned gr...
Until recently, I’ve never had a proper meal in Red Hook.* I had the pleasure of changing this with a Sunday brunch at Kevin’s on Van Brunt Street. I started my meal off with some hot app...
Bogota Latin Bistro over on Park Slope’s 5th Avenue came highly recommended by a friend. Adam and I have wanted to try it for awhile now. We even made 2 halfhearted attempts to go there for d...
Pretty, right? They don’t call it the Vivid Roll for nothin’. The Mister and I enjoyed this and other Oshima rolls from the comfort of our own futon tonight. It was a classy takeout aff...
After a year of living around the corner from Chiles & Chocolate, the Mr. and I decided it was time to go inside and sample the grub. We’d often walked by Chiles & Chocolate on our way...
This guest post by Ilana Kavadlo covers the grand opening of Calexico, Greenpoint. Thanks Ilana! As yet another sign that Greenpoint is the new Williamsburg, the “crack” peddling taco mavens of Cale...
When I was little, my mom would sometimes make me “Buttered Spaghetti,” which was exactly what is sounds like. It was such a Plain Jane meal, probably only made when there was no food in...
Last week’s Greenpoint excursion began with cocktails at The Manhattan Inn, which sits right next to Van Leeuwen Ice Cream on Manhattan Avenue. I mention this because my husband and I initiall...
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