There’s something about the segment of Driggs Avenue between N 10th and N 11th streets that attracts a different type of business from other blocks in the area. First came Fushimi, […]
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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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Brooklyn Barge Bar Set to Open Soon!
The long anticipated Brooklyn Barge Bar is looming ever closer on our horizons. Although not yet open for business, the barge itself will take up its new position near Transmitter Park […]
Posted inEat & Drink, Reviews
‘Brooklyn 664 Wine & Dine’ Replaces CinaMoon on Manhattan Avenue
Not long ago there was a restaurant at 664 Manhattan Avenue called CinaMoon. Polish Ambassador Witold Sobków once cited it as one of the best places for traditional Polish food […]
Posted inEat & Drink, Events
Guacamole-Off at Diamond Bar (05/31)
Hoarding a secret guac recipe that your friends have been coveting for years? The time has come to let it reap you some extra glory….at Diamond Bar‘s Guac-Off this Sunday! […]
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El Toro Ready for Summer with Liquor License and Revamped Back Yard
El Toro Ironworks (formerly El Toro Taqueria) is my most local of local Mexican joints. Their tacos were the first takeout I ordered after moving into my apartment (flashback to […]
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Dine al Fresco with Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Co. at BBQ Blowout (05/12)
Love dinner at Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Co. but prefer to eat outside on a balmy evening? Here’s your chance… Greenpoint’s favorite fishmonger is teaming up with Finger on the Pulse who’re hosting […]
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The 2015 Greenpoint Happy Hour Guide – 30 Places to Drink on the Cheap (and Cheerful)
There are few pleasures in life greater than rounding off the working day with a well- earned beverage at your favorite bar. And when that beverage costs next to nothing, […]
Posted inEat & Drink, Reviews, Shopping
A Peep Inside Cacao Market : A Place Where Chocolate Dreams Come True
Greenpoint: home to craft brewers, small-batch ice cream makers, and luxury tea ateliers. And just when we thought things couldn’t get any more up-market, along comes the cherry on the […]
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Three Local Dinner Events to Make You Drool a Tiny Bit this Fortnight
Now that it’s light in the evenings and actually fairly pleasant out, it’s finally time to contemplate doing fun things again. Just to ease you back into the swing of things, […]
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Tasty Reads: The Fourth Annual Food Book Fair is Happening this Weekend
Libby VanderPloeg’s ‘Recipes Gone Wild’ at last year’s Foodieodicals event Foodie book lover? Bookish food lover? If this sounds like you then take note! The fourth annual Food Book Fair […]