January 16, 2012

“Tobey's Estate Coffee Lands in Williamsburg”
If there’s one thing Williamsburg-folk love more than a hard drink in a dark bar, it’s a strong coffee in a specialty coffee shop. Thankfully, Toby’s Estate Coffee is opening it’s first US outpost on North 6th Street in Willia ...
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Posted: January 16, 2012 - 8:03 pm

January 14, 2012

“Alma Owners Opening Brooklyn Crab in Red Hook”
Looks like the owners of Alma, the best views and Mexican food on the Brooklyn Waterfront, will be opening Brooklyn Crab across the street from the Red Hook Fairway. According to their Facebook page:"Owners of the reputable Alma Restau ...
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Posted: January 14, 2012 - 8:22 pm

January 12, 2012

“An Unusual Marriage: Jonathan Waxman Hooks up with Rosa Mexicano”
Jonathan Waxman knows a thing or two about Mexican food. Seriously. The chef behind Jams, the all too short-lived Washington Park, and most recently Barbuto, is a native Californian, and he grew up eating Mexican food and often cook ...
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Posted: January 12, 2012 - 9:50 am

“Blue Smoke Rises Downtown”
These days you can find a fix for your barbecue craving everywhere from the tony digs of the Upper Side East to hipster enclaves in Brooklyn. But Danny Meyer's Blue Smoke was one of the first to bring some authentic barbecue selections from ac ...
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Posted: January 12, 2012 - 9:46 am

January 1, 2012

“Spice Market's Late Night Treat”
By the time 2012 rolls around, you’ve likely had your fill of glazed hams, overcooked turkeys and butter-laden sugar cookies. Spice Market in the Meatpacking District is one restaurant where you won’t have to think twice about tasting ...
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Posted: January 1, 2012 - 9:41 pm

December 22, 2011

“Harold Dieterle to Open The Marrow in Brooklyn in 2012”
I'm a huge fan of the dynamic duo of Alicia Nosenzo-Harold Dieterle. They're the super talented team behind Perilla and Kin Shop. So I was very excited to learn that they'll be opening a new restaurant in Brooklyn come 2012. Quite clos ...
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Posted: December 22, 2011 - 1:35 pm

“Mamajuana Cafe Opens on Upper West Side”
There are two reasons I’d go all the way north to the tippy top of Manhattan toward Inwood. For one, the Cloisters and two, Mamajuana. I’ve never been to either place. I’ll use the New Yorker’s excuse for the Cloisters: &ld ...
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Posted: December 22, 2011 - 1:29 pm

“Gourmet Holiday”
Many of us couldn’t get over the fact that Conde Nast shuttered Gourmet a few years ago. Where would we go to read interesting food-centric features, drool over tasty food porn and test elaborate recipes? You might not know, but ...
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Posted: December 22, 2011 - 1:28 pm

December 16, 2011

“No Waiting In Line at Fairway”
Fairway is our favorite local New York market for many reasons: the prices are often reasonable, organic produce is abundant and the aisles aren’t so cramped. The downside at times is that people mob the market, especially during the holiday ...
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Posted: December 16, 2011 - 2:12 pm

December 12, 2011

“Shake Shack Gets Company in Fulton Mall”
As a resident of Brooklyn Heights and an employee (and alumna) of Brooklyn Law School where I write and edit our alumni magazine BLS LawNotes ...
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Posted: December 12, 2011 - 3:20 pm