If you have any relationship with The Richardson—albeit it a one-nighter, Grand Ferry (229 Kent Ave) will feel strangely, wonderfully, familiar. And that’s because co-founders Jon Derosa and Joel Lee Kulp—as well […]
Category: Eat & Drink
Recipes Gone Wild: A Summer Breakfast Porridge
Illustration by Libby VanderPloeg In a recent conversation with a friend, I was asked “have you heard about the latest rage in breakfast?” Well, no, I thought. When it comes […]
Greenpoint Veggie Burger Diaries: Enid’s
Enid’s is the first restaurant in Greenpoint I noticed before I ever imagined I would live here or run Greenpointers. I remember thinking, “that place is cu-ute.” Despite that it never […]
Who cares about the Goonies? Let’s Talk Food at Summerscreen – Tonight (7/31)
I know, I know – Cory Feldman in the 80s… but I am more interested in the food options at tonight’s Summerscreen at McCarren Park! Bring a chair and a bib. […]
Liquid Lunch: Smoothie & Juice Spots in Greenpoint
When it’s just too hot to put solid food to your lips, the only option is a liquid lunch, and I’m not talking about booze for once. Greenpoint has a […]
Greenpoint Veggie Burger Diaries: Lokal
When a reader recommended Lokal’s Pinto Bean and Mushroom Burger, I was excited because shamefully I have never been to Lokal, except for smoothies. The reason: why would I go […]
Sunday Supper #8 Menu – North Brooklyn Farms at Havemeyer Park (8/4) – SOLD OUT
Sunday Supper #8 on August 4th, 2013 from 7-9pm will not only feature amazing and truly locally grown produce from North Brooklyn Farms, but the location within Havemeyer Park (Kent […]
Greenpoint Veggie Burger Diaries: The Habitat
While I appreciate the wholeness of a portobello mushroom burger in the sense that it’s not a bunch of random chopped up ingredients, for some reason I steer clear of […]
Closed: Papacitos
What else is new, right? Papacitos (999 Manhattan Ave) is closed – again. We think this time it’s for good. I talked to two of owner Cody Utzman’s former employees who […]
Greenpoint Veggie Burger Diaries: Mother’s
While Mother’s (347 Graham Ave) is technically NOT in Greenpoint – it is the veggie burger that inspired the new Greenpoint Veggie Burger Diaries series, in which I review all the […]