Our annual holiday to celebrate love is almost here. Yes, Valentine’s Day is next Tuesday, and if you haven’t made a plan yet, there are plenty of North Brooklyn restaurants […]
Posts by Author Archives: Siobhan Wallace
Siobhan Wallace is a freelance writer & editor. She co-founded the food blog Blondie & Brownie in 2008 and co-authored "New York à la Cart: Recipes and Stories from the Big Apple's Best Food Trucks" (Running Press, 2013).
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Grand Street Restaurant Week is Back 2/6-2/12!
If you’re in need of dinner or lunch plans, here’s some news you can use. Grand Street Restaurant Week, a project of the Grand Street Business Improvement District, is happening […]
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North BK Farms & Blue Light Speak Cheesy Pop-Ups at Budin
If you stopped by Greenpoint Avenue’s Nordic café, Budin (pronounced “Boo-th-in”), any time lately, you might have seen that they’re doing more than coffee and beer these days. Budin has […]
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Celebrate Lunar New Year With a Visit to MOFAD
Somewhere in the aughts, Dave Arnold—an “adventurer and writer with a dash of mad scientist”—got the idea in his head that what New York and the world really needed was […]
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Where to Cozy Up to a Fireplace This Winter
One way to lift your spirits during the gray days of winter—which have been disgustingly rainy, not beautiful snow-filled wonderlands—is by simply snuggling up to your honey with a nice […]
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ICYMI: 4 Beloved Greenpoint Restaurants Are No More
Restaurants come and restaurants go with increasing regularity—I’m personally still mourning the loss of Lomzynianka. And 2016 didn’t go out without a few shocks to our neighborhood restaurant scene. Some beloved […]
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Where to Eat Christmas Eve + Christmas Day
Much of Greenpoint will be quickly leaving town in a few days to head wherever they celebrate the holidays, or to simply take advantage of the upcoming week off. But […]
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Amami, Greenpoint’s Own Izakaya With a Sushi Brunch Bonus
Sauvage isn’t the only new restaurant to pop up at the great Bedford-Nassau-Lorimer-Berry-McCarren exchange. Amami (57 Nassau Ave) opened its doors in late July bringing us sushi, sashimi, and most […]
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Champion Coffee Gets Back in the Ring on Manhattan Avenue!
Yesterday, residents at the north end of Greenpoint had their unbelievable patience greatly rewarded. Last August, the neighborhood lost one of its most beloved establishments, Champion Coffee, when the 1108 Manhattan […]
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Maman Brings Le Brunch to Their Kent Street Spot
At the beginning of the summer, Greenpoint received its very own location of Manhattan’s French bakery & café du jour, Maman (80 Kent Street). It has quickly become a great place […]