Last Saturday saw swarms of hungry foodies pounding the pavements as the Bon Appétit Grub Crawl landed in Greenpoint. I’m not usually a huge fan of group tours but made […]
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Top Outdoor Dining Spots for Embracing Summer in Greenpoint
After several false-starts to summer, it’s the arrival of gorgeous weeks like this that make it seem important to spend as much time as possible outdoors. A few among us […]
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Bon Appétit Greenpoint Grub Crawl 2-for-1 Ticket Offer! (06/21)
“Do you always look for the longest day of the year and then miss it?” asked The Great Gatsby’s Daisy. Well there’ll be no missing it this year, not if […]
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Lessons in Vegan Wine at Adelina’s
Call me ignorant but, until recently, I wasn’t remotely aware that most wine production is largely un-vegan. This changed when I paid a visit to Adelina’s (159 Greenpoint Ave.) to sample […]
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Women’s History Month – In Conversation With Meg McNeill
The page on the calendar may have turned, but we had such a great response to our Women’s History Month interviews in March that we still have a couple of […]
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Jello Shots & $1 Beer – Time to Get Happy! The Definitive Guide to the Greenpoint Happy Hour
It’s March, the clocks have gone forward, and the sky’s almost all out-of snow. It’s time to put all this exciting extra daylight to good use by taking advantage of […]
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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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El Born: Modern Spanish Restaurant Opens on Manhattan Ave in Greenpoint
With so many new restaurants opening in Greenpoint, it’s becoming hard to think of a cuisine that hasn’t already been covered. But modern Spanish is, surprisingly, something we’re lacking, and […]
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Recipes Gone Wild: Glögg and Pepparkakor
Glugg? Gloog? Glerg? “Ö” is a difficult letter for me to pronounce, so when it comes to asking for this sweetly-spiced, Scandanavian mulled wine, I sometimes simplify my request to […]
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Shrimp n’ Grits! You’re Invited to Sunday Brunch at The Diamond (10/6)
Our Sunday dining series is popping up at The Diamond (43 Franklin St) this Sunday October 6, 2013 at noon with an elaborate three course brunch by Clean Plate Co.! […]