Eating an entire fish – bone in – is a challenge for me. With the help of my amazing friend Yui, RIP, I got over my fear (her Dad eats […]
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GREENPOINT VEGGIE BURGER DIARIES: BROOKLYN LABEL
Last week was a rough for me. 911 always brings me down plus I got doored with a capital – slam me into the middle of the street – D! […]
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Anatomy of a Sausage, Kaszanka!
“A staple of traditional Polish cuisine, Kaszanka (also called Kiszka) is a blood sausage made with a mixture of pig’s blood, buckwheat or barley, and pig offal – usually liver, […]
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Sunday BRUNCH #10 with Clean Plate Co. at The Diamond (10/6)
Nothing is more Sunday than brunch! So for our 10th Sunday Supper Edition, Clean Plate Co. is preparing a delicious three course brunch at The Diamond (43 Franklin St) on […]
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Happy Birthday 5 Leaves! Cocktail Specials Today (9/17)
5 Leaves is five years old today. I remember the first time I ate there, probably that long ago, and was blown away by the food, atmosphere, cocktails and the […]
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Recipes Gone Wild: Tamarind-Curry Apple Chips
Stopping at a gas station upstate the other weekend, I had my first taste of this fall’s apple crop. A lady had set up a fruit stand just outside the food […]
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Recipes Gone Wild: Brandied Fig Jam
This week I’ve been consumed by two things: A) finding ways to use all the delicious figs (in season in Greenpoint now!) and B) 90s hip hop slow jamz.
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Cake Hero Melissa Torres Dishes on Her Love for Fellow Greenpoint Bakers, Sugar Flowers & Baking for Vogue
It’s not everyday you meet a baker so extraordinary she goes by the name “Cake Hero.” One look at the treats Melissa Torres has masterminded and you’ll understand why the […]
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Corner Frenzy Closes for the Summer, and for Good
A telltale sign that summer is officially over in Greenpoint? The end of soft serve at Corner Frenzy, the tiny but delicious snack shop inside of M&W Laundromat. Sadly, this […]