by Justine Today marks the official grand opening of the (insanely cute) Fred Flare store on Meserole. There will be champagne, shopping & tasty treats for all at 7pm sharp! – Metromix & Refinery29
Grub Street has a first look at the new Kellogg’s Dinerand it sounds ridiculous. Zagat rated chefs, mixologists at the bar and a lobster tank? Seriously? Not that any of this sounds bad, it just sounds a little over…
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The most inaccurate claim from the article on Brooklyn girls: “These are two real Brooklyn girls, according to our experts.” I’d call them two real transplants-to-Brooklyn girls.
But it’s true! Manhattans are my drink of choice when a good martini is hard to find.
I find it telling that the only people they talked to were in neighborhoods close to Manhattan. They should try talking to people in Bensonhurst, Marine Park, Gravesend, Midwood, etc once in a while in these articles. Last I checked those neighborhoods were still in Brooklyn…