Bamonte’s Restaurant is not only the oldest restaurant in North Brooklyn; founded in 1900 by Italian immigrant Pasquale Bamonte, the restaurant claims to be the oldest Italian eatery in all of […]
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You Gotta See It Once! The Amazing Giglio Feast!
If you have lived in North Brooklyn for any amount of time and have never seen the Giglio—you don’t know what you are missing. This celebration of Italian culture is […]
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Greenpoint’s WWII Prisoner of War Camp and a Forbidden Love
One of the things I did while researching my local history book Greenpoint Brooklyn’s Forgotten Past was talking to as many Greenpoint seniors as I could. They have repeatedly told me a […]
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Italian Pizza & Paninis Just Around The Corner
“Sotto casa” is an Italian idiom that translates roughly to something like, “below the house” or “on your doorstep”; in English the closest phrase we have might be something like […]
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Comforting New Dishes from Adelina’s to See You Through this Week’s Cold Snap
Puffer jackets at the ready…this week’s gonna be a chill one with temperatures rumored to be dropping down to the 30’s by midweek. Brrrrrr. Fortunately our favorite neighborhood Italian Adelina’s […]
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New Italian ‘Le Fanfare’ Serves up Dinner with a Side of Jazz
In a neighborhood largely under occupation by the Haslegrave brothers, we walked into new bar and restaurant Le Fanfare to the pleasant surprise that it wasn’t another one of theirs. […]
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Scalino G.P. Brings Italian Comfort Food to Greenpoint’s Manhattan Ave
It’s January, the long weekend is almost over, and the vortex cold-spell is returning. Sometimes the only thing that will bring light to these dark days is the promise of a warm […]
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Lucky Luna, Konditori & Five Leaves Crate: A Glut of New Foody Openings
Food lovers of Greenpoint! Only three weeks in and 2014 is already looking to be the year of the eatery. A whole host of new cafes and restaurants are popping […]
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Foodis Operandi: 5 Ways To Make A Better Burger
This article made possible by a donation to our Writer’s Fund by S.W. Basics Fellow block & lot and rooftop chefs: Burger season is upon us. Let 2013 be the year you […]
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Recipe: Bacon Wrapped Breadsticks
A blog I follow called After Dinner Design featured these amazing looking Bacon Wrapped Breadsticks, which I plan to bring to New Year’s Eve. They’re so simple. Cut some slices […]