They sell gigantic and often tasteless strawberries all year round at the supermarket, but when the local farmers start wheeling and dealing these heavenly berries, I go insane. Often over […]
Tag: Food
Posted inEat & Drink, Recipes
EASY & DELICIOUS: PULLED PORK FROM THE MEAT HOOK
After a long and tiring week, I said, “Jon, what do you want? I will cook you anything in the entire world!” “Spaghetti Bolognese,” he said. It’s always spaghetti bolognese. […]
Posted inCommunity, Events
Greenpoint Film Festival Sunset Party Cruise: June 21st
I was honored to be invited to be a member of the hosting committee for the Greenpoint Film Festival, one of Greenpoint’s newest community art events. With all the filming […]
Posted inCommunity, Eat & Drink
McGolrick Park Farmers Market Mania!
Look at all the goodness I picked up at the first ever McGolrick Park Farmers Market yesterday! It’s going to be a good week in my kitchen. If you missed […]
Posted inEat & Drink, Reviews
Thursday aren’t the only night at One Stop Beer Shop
It’s no surprise that One Stop Beer Shop on Kingsland Ave was included in New York Magazine’s Where to Drink? 2012Â on a Thursday night. The Kings of Karaoke are there, […]
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The Garden Spot, Week 11
An appropriate title for this week’s column might be, “Sad, Droopy Things”. I mean, wasn’t that what we all were this past week? The H was O, as they say, […]
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Have you tried Ovenly yet?
It may be off the beaten path, but the best things in life don’t just land on your corner. A new bakery called Ovenly opened last Friday on Greenpoint Ave […]
Posted inCommunity, Eat & Drink, News
SCOOP: FARMER’S MARKET VENDORS
Sometimes this gig makes me feel like a real journalist. Nicole Reed, our McGolrick Park Farmers Market hero, sent me an email that started out with, “K, you’re our VERY […]
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Recipe: Rhubarb Mint Tea
Last week I picked up some rhubarb at the Greenmarket, even though, short of pie and jam, I have no idea what to do with the stuff. I bit into […]
Posted inArt, Culture, Eat & Drink, Events
Live blog: Great Googa Mooga
Let the record show that at the beginning of this weekend I weighed in at 167 pounds. Hopefully, I’ll have added a bit to this figure by the end of […]