Happy snow day! Correction: If I was a school kid I’d be having a happy snow day. Then things would be different. I’d still be in my pajamas, burning my […]
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Recipes Gone Wild: Duck Fat Popcorn
Christmas 2013 came and went, leaving in its wake a half-dead potted conifer, a low-level hangover (or maybe it’s a cold?), a deep appreciation for stretchy pants, and a half-full […]
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A Fancy New Year’s Eve in Greenpoint
NYE plans hanging in the lurch? Still waiting for the cooing holiday dove to bring you an invitation to the party of your dreams? Why not take the festive bull […]
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Easy Like Sunday Morning Coconut Macaroons!
When a friend invites you to a party and you ask, “Can I bring anything?” be prepared for “How about dessert?” And if you don’t want to take the easiest […]
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Paulie Gee is TAKING OVER the USA!
According to Eater, our favorite local pizzaiolo (that means pizza genius) Paulie Gee “is planning a massive multi-city expansion, aiming to open locations in Chicago, Oakland, Portland, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, […]
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Coquito – That Funny Feeling Christmas Drink Popular Among the Puerto Ricans
When I was a kid my Titi Pat, whom my Dad called “the Irish woman,” (her real name was Patria) would drop off a big bottle of Coquito during Christmas. […]
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Kale Pies Are Back at Paulie Gee’s: Gift Guide
Do your parents ask you, “What do you want for Christmas?” and you never have any idea? Why not ask them for a gift certificate to one of your favorite […]
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Jerk The Winter Out Of Your System at Battery Harris (+ Recipes!)
(sponsored) If this weather is leaving you longing for warmer days or perhaps a tropical vacation, save the airfare and head over to Battery Harris (64 Frost St) where you […]
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Little Dokebi: A Delicious Taste of Korea in Greenpoint
Little Dokebi (85 Driggs Ave) has been open for just over a month and already it’s a huge hit. So popular, in fact, that when we recently tried to go […]
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Beer + Cheese at the Diamond Tomorrow! (12/18)
Beer and cheese? YES!!!! I just want to point out one specific cheese listed below that has us drooling all over our laptops: Smoked, fresh chevre, wrapped in maple leaves […]