by Jen G 
Going out to eat is definitely my favorite extra curricular activity, but more often than not I find myself not feeling so great afterwards. There is a blatant paradox in our Brooklyn food community that on one hand celebrates the local sustainable slow food movement, which in theory is a healthy diet, but on the other hand is an overindulgent “pig out” on fatty, greasy, meaty, fried-y food. Of course it…
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thanks for this post. i walked by this place on saturday and was wondering what it was. new place to try in the neighborhood. 🙂
This place is great. The food is as good as it looks in the pictures. Can’t wait to go back and have some more Flaky Bread.
everything i ordered was very tasty. the chairs are not comfortable.
whats with all the anti bacon sentiment?
no anti-bacon sentiment – although pigs are really smart and cute… just saying that it can be good WITHOUT bacon…
No matter the type of farm, raising pigs is incredibly bad for the environment.
word.
“succulent” photos and descriptions – wished we could visit Greenpoint and head for dinner to the Glasserie
from New Mexico
Dear Sara,
Congratulations on your opening of Glasserie and we wish we could visit your restaurant one day. We wish you a successful venture and know your attention to detail will provide customers with a pleasant and gourmet dining experience.
Best wishes and good luck, with love
It’s great to see some vegetarian dishes on the menu. I agree that Brooklyn restaurants focus too much on meat and not enough on vegetables.