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 […]
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Selamat Pagi Brings Bali to Brooklyn
Tucked in Greenpoint on Driggs Ave, Selamat Pagi is an Indonesian-influenced addition to the neighborhood, with plenty of options for vegetarians, vegans and meat-eaters alike. The restaurant quietly opened its […]
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Super Burrito Opens at Brooklyn Bazaar Tonight (1/4)
Super Burrito, the California-style Mexican joint that first brought its fare to the Rockaways last summer, is taking over the restaurant space at Brooklyn Bazaar (150 Greenpoint Avenue) as of […]
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Greenpoint Winter Survival Guide: Advice From The Barista
There’s nothing more enjoyable than cradling a hot coffee in this insanely cold weather. In our next interview as part of our winter survival guide series, we spoke to Champion […]