by Justine Well, the fucking Giants lost and football is now officially dead to me. Time to focus on the Rangers.
When one restaurant closes, another one opens. Or so it seems on Franklin Street. River Barrel opened on New Years Day and it seems that Casa Mon Amour is closing it’s doors. I’m not a fan of French food and so when Beatrice changed her menu from Dominican to French, I stopped ordering. But Beatrice…
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You’ve never read “A Tree Grows”? You are a bad Brooklynite!
Seriously, although aspects of the book are dated, it is still a compelling story. It was made into a movie, too, but the book is better, richer and more complex.
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That Vegan sandwich shop *is* adorable! I can’t wait to check them out!
i read a tree grows in brooklyn a few years ago because i wrote a song and titled it ‘a manifest destiny grows in brooklyn’ and decided it was fucked up that i’d never read the book. it is really compelling. my mom reread it because i had talked to her about it and she was amazed at some of the things in the book (condoms for one). because she read it as a kid.
anyway, boneshakers is awesome and is the only place i’ve ever gotten coffee delivered from without any spillage. be warned though, that makeout party sandwich is a serious acid reflux party. so spicy.