“Okay, campers, rise and shine, and don’t forget your booties ’cause it’s cooooold out there today!” New local bar Jimbo Slims (524 Graham Ave) is hosting a Groundhog Day/Bill Murray […]
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G’Day! Happy Australia Day! Celebrate At Northern Territory
🇦🇺 Greenpoint’s Australian gastropub Northern Territory (12 Franklin St) is hosting Australia Day celebrations today (1/26)! The festivities kick off at 5pm (free entry), and they’ll have $5 Australian beer (Coopers) […]
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The Greenpoint Nacho Throwdown 2018
With the Super Bowl right around the corner, now’s the perfect time to seek out Greenpoint’s finest platters of cheesy, crisp, fully-loaded chips. Whether you’re looking for a dine-in Super […]
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Meet Sam and Sami, The New Owners of Eastern District
Seven years ago, Beth Lewand and Chris Gray turned a former Polish deli into Eastern District, a specialty shop focusing on craft beer and artisanal cheeses. Nowadays, the shop is […]
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#Deals: Grand Street Restaurant Week is Here! (1/29-2/11)
If one of your New Years resolutions this year is to get better with money, you might be surprised that going out to eat is actually within your budget. That […]
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The Miracle on Manhattan Avenue: Viking Fever at Lake Street
None of the Vikings fans crowded into the bar will ever forget Sunday January 14th on Manhattan Avenue, and the football miracle that happened that day. Lake Street (706 Manhattan […]
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Soup Takedown & National Popcorn Day This Weekend
The very famous, Greenpoint-borne food competition, The Takedowns, is back again this weekend at Brooklyn Bazaar (150 Greenpoint Ave). This month, about 20 home cooks will battle it out over […]
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Catch Future Generations at the Next Wild Honey Pie Dinner (1/24)
Lately, one of the hottest tickets in Greenpoint is to the series of dinners being hosted by The Wild Honey Pie. The monthly event, which began last year, starts with […]
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Greenpoint’s Patron Saint of Being Wild: Locally Made Amaro, St. Agrestis
One morning at the McGolrick Park Farmer’s Market last Fall, I had the opportunity to taste a spirit I didn’t know much about. Though, coming from a half-Italian family, I […]
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Goodbye, Pretty Southern & Golden Brown’s. Hello, Pelicana!
As Greenpoint gets hotter (figuratively, not literally), the celebrity chefs have been starting to roll in. One of the first ones in was Top Chef alum Sam Talbot and his […]