Pisco, in case you didn’t know, has inspired a war in South America. Chile and Peru both claim the tart, delicious pisco sour as their national drink, but the piscos of each […]
Posts by Author Archives: Dakota
Dakota Kim is a writer and event producer. You can often find her buying wines at Dandelion, biking to Smorgasburg, shopping the farmers market in McGolrick, eating Van Leeuwen ice cream, and swimming in McCarren Pool.
Status Update: Archestratus Books & Foods
Archestratus, the food bookstore and cafe on Huron Street, has been open for a few months now. We last updated you upon its opening in October 2015, so we thought […]
Where to Watch the 2016 Super Bowl in Greenpoint and Beyond
Once again, the event where we try to convince the world that guacamole is a food group football is played with your hands and not with your feet is upon […]
Five Ways to Help the Greenpoint Church Hunger Program
Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to get more involved with Greenpoint’s vibrant volunteer community? Here are five ways you can help a hardworking neighborhood volunteer program, the Greenpoint Church Hunger Program on Milton […]
Support the Family of East River Skate Shop Owner Rich Oates
If you’ve walked past the East River Skate Shop in the past couple of weeks, you’ve seen the tribute to Richard Oates outside his shop. Oates was tragically killed while skateboarding […]
A Hearty French Dinner Pops Up at Cooking with Claire
Claire Phelan was working a job in fashion, but she knew all along that she was more Julia Child than Coco Chanel. So eight months ago, she started giving in-home cooking […]
Brace Yourselves Against Elves, Greenpointers: SantaCon is Coming to Town
Be afraid, Greenpoint. Be very, very afraid. Not of Jack Skellington, or Krampus, or even of the holiday sweaters Grandma knitted you, but of … Bad Santa. SANTACON IS COMING […]
Laze Away an Afternoon at Nha Minh, a Hip Vietnamese Art Eatery
After a lazy afternoon at the McGolrick Farmers Market, I was considering heading to Little Dokebi and ordering bibimbap, but I decided to see what was around. Yelp prodded me with […]
Brooklyn Oenology’s 2016 Classes: Women in Wine, Whiskey Tastings and Chocolate Pairings
Taking a class with Alie Shaper, the owner and winemaker at Brooklyn Oenology, offers a rare experience in the wine world. Not only is Shaper incredibly easy to talk to […]
Try on a Beautiful Leather Throne Watch at the Duke’s Annex Pop-up
If you don’t live on Franklin Street, you may not have noticed the great series of pop-up stores that have begun to occupy Duke’s Annex, the small space next to […]