The Mark Bar (1025 Manhattan Ave) has announced a bit of good news to lift our weary, frost-bitten hearts. For every drink purchased after 8pm Sunday through Thursday customers will be […]
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Rosie de Belgeonne is a video editor and specializes in movie trailers. Her days in a dark edit suite are balanced with sunny runs around McCarren Park track and weekends spent discovering Greenpoint's finest eateries.
If you have any local foody news or tip-offs you can email her at [email protected], or tweet @Rosie_de_B
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New Nordic Cafe Budin Serves up NYC’s Most Extravagant Latte
Hot on the heels of Tørst and Konditori, the long-anticipated Budin (114 Greenpoint Avenue) has become the newest addition to Greenpoint’s burgeoning Scandinavian scene.
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Grand Street Hosts its Own Restaurant Week – Beginning Today (2/17)!
It’s almost time for NYCgo’s restaurant week in Manhattan. But if you prefer to get your foody kicks a little closer to home, Grand Street in Williamsburg is going be […]
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Chef Sara Kramer Set to Leave Glasserie
Glasserie, one of Greenpoint’s most celebrated restaurants, is soon to be losing its head chef, Sara Kramer. Kramer is parting ways from Glasserie owner Sara Conklin after what she describes […]
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River Styx Launches Visiting Chef Series
River Styx (21 Greenpoint Ave.) is launching an exciting new dining series called ‘Native Cuisiner’ where visiting chefs and food personalities will cook meals to showcase the food of their […]
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Dirck The Norseman: Brooklyn’s First Brew Pub Officially Open!
Splendid news for beer lovers! Since last week your local beer drinking options just got a whole lot bigger: by 6,000 sq ft! Yes, Friday night saw the long-awaited official […]
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Pop-Up Filipino Feast SALO to Embark on a 50-State Tour!
Back in December, on the eve of our first proper snow-fall, I tramped through the slushy streets of Greenpoint on a mission to experience my first ‘Salo‘, an underground Filipino […]
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Lucky Luna: New Mexican-Taiwanese Restaurant Brings Dreamy Steamed Buns to Nassau Ave
One of our readers recently used the acronym ‘OSOM’ (pronounced a bit like awesome) to describe the area on “the Other Side Of McGuinness.” Now that another restaurant has opened […]
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New Bistro Opens at Coco 66
Greenpoint’s Coco 66 (66 Greenpoint Ave) has had its ups and downs over recent years but, as of last Wednesday, its future is looking decidedly brighter. A new bistro has […]
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Scalino G.P. Brings Italian Comfort Food to Greenpoint’s Manhattan Ave
It’s January, the long weekend is almost over, and the vortex cold-spell is returning. Sometimes the only thing that will bring light to these dark days is the promise of a warm […]