Calyer, one of Greenpoint’s newest and most exciting restaurants, invited Greenpointers over for dinner. It was a cold and rainy evening, which meant taxi service, which meant I could wear […]
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Lucky Number 7
I’ve lived in the neighborhood for years and have pondered this question for as many of them as I can remember. “Why don’t more truly great restaurants open up in […]
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BOOK REVIEW: CLEAN PLATES BROOKLYN
I love meat and don’t feel guilty about eating it. I also love my body and the planet and know that too much of a delicious thing is never good, […]
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RECIPE: PAULIE’S OVERNIGHT SAUCE 4 WAYS
When I was lucky enough to attend the Paulie Gee Christmas party and have dinner with the man himself, I was able to use the skills I learned in my […]
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BREAKFAST AT EAT
We knew we wanted healthy, but did we want want savory or sweet for breakfast? Oh, our first world problems! EATÂ is now serving breakfast, so Jon and I moseyed on […]
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RECIPE: BOLOGNESE STUFFED PEPPERS
Il Passatore on Bushwick Ave makes a mean Bolognese. I attempted to recreate it and though quite different, I am happy with the results which were adapted from Emeril Lagasse’s […]
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PIZZA COMMANDER STRIKES!
Guest judge on the Greenpointers Pizza Tour, Brooks AKA the Pizza Commander, who runs the awesome My, Myself & Pie pizza blog wrote a kick-ass review and took the best […]
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GREENPOINTERS PIZZA TOUR 2011
The trauma of 19 espressos on the Greenpointers Espresso Tour didn’t stop us from touring the neighborhood for the best slice of pizza. As a pizzeria, your regular slice is […]
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DINNER FOR 2: $16, plus BEER 2
Did you feel the mini-earthquake the other day? Don’t worry, it was just our beloved Greenpointers’ writer Joann Kim of UpDownAcross paying us a visit. After living diagonally across from Winthrop Park, she […]
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Brooklyn Fork & Spoon Supper Club
Knowing no awkward situation is a quality I pride in myself. It’s why I love flying solo to supper clubs. A home-cooked meal among strangers is an exhilarating social challenge; not […]