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Dining
May 23, 2012
La Vara: Thanks, Spanish Inquisition
Try a delicious history lesson in Cobble Hill
Blogs
May 23, 2012
La Vara: Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition
This week's review is of La Vara, the new Spanish restaurant in Cobble Hill from chefs Alex Raij and Eder Montero, a husband-and-wife duo who take turns in the kitchen creating delicious, exciting food that's unlike most Spanish restaurants in the city. The restaurant plays with flavors establishe ... More >>
Blogs
May 12, 2012
A Breakdown of the NYC Bike Share Map
The bicycles are comin'! The bicycles are comin'!Yesterday, the New York City Department of Transportation released the initial 420 bike share station locations for the program that will unleash (eventually) 10,000 bikes onto the already crammed streets of New York by 2013. Influenced by NYU's ... More >>
Blogs
May 3, 2012
Tomorrow: Our 10 Best Sichuan Restaurants
Tree Mushroom With Chinese Spices arrives heaped with pickled red chilis at Little Pepper. Will this recently relocated spot still make our top 10? The rise of good Sichuan in nearly every borough over the last decade has been a restaurateering miracle, as much due to the public's general apprecia ... More >>
Blogs
February 10, 2012
Say Goodbye to Sweet Melissa, Little Branch
Little Branch in the West Village was shut down by the Department of Health yesterday for operating without a permit. [Eater]Sweet Melissa in Cobble Hill is no more. The owner will now dedicate all her energy to the Park Slope location. [NYT]
Blogs
February 4, 2012
Kickstarter Project Envisions A Mini-Brownstone Library In Cobble Hill Park
Leon Reid IVAbout a year ago Julia Marchesi, a 32-year-old documentary film producer, saw a picture in the New York Times of sculpture in Berlin made up of a carved out tree trunk filled with bookshelves. "I just thought it was a really cool idea," she said. "A little library." That image hel ... More >>
Blogs
November 29, 2011
Say Hello to David's Tea, Buschenschank
Here are some of the latest newcomers to New York City's cutthroat dining scene. If you hear of any new openings or closings, let us know. David's Tea, a Canadian chain, has set up shop on Bleecker Street. No word on whether pountine is served (which would be awesome). [FiTR] Walter Foods ... More >>
Blogs
October 6, 2011
April Bloomfield Gets the Vice Munchies Treatment
Perhaps you've heard of April Bloomfield? The no-nonsense chef takes a break from running the Spotted Pig, Breslin, and John Dory to go on a joyride with some her food-industry friends in the latest from Vice's "Munchies" series. First, though, she talks with business partner Ken Friedman about whe ... More >>
Blogs
September 30, 2011
Open and Closed: Say Hello to Mas (La Grillade), Goodbye to Hollis Famous Burgers
Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. If you hear of any new openings or closings, let us know. Hollis Famous Burgers, in Jamaica, appears to be closed. The website is down, and the phone line disconnected. [Grub Street] Ci ... More >>
Blogs
September 1, 2011
There Will Soon Be Two One Girl Cookies
One Girl CookiesVoid, filled.Five-and-a-half years after opening its wee storefront in Cobble Hill, One Girl Cookies is expanding to a second location in DUMBO.
Blogs
August 19, 2011
Jeffrey Axelrod, Cyclist, Killed on Delancey Street Last Night; DOT Responds
Yesterday at about 5:30 p.m. a 52-year-old cyclist riding on Chrystie Street was turning onto Delancey when he apparently collided with the back of a tractor-trailer, was pulled under its wheels, and was killed. He was pronounced dead at the scene. According to DNA Info, the man has been iden ... More >>
Blogs
June 17, 2011
Open and Closed: Say Hello to Williamsburg Bistro The Morgane, Goodbye to Klee Brasserie
Soul Daddy, winner of the Bobby Flay-hosted America's Next Great Restaurant, is closing two of its three original locations, including the one in the South Street Seaport. [Eater] The former Cafe Centosette space in the East Village could be replaced with the ultimate corporate double-team: a combi ... More >>
Blogs
June 7, 2011
Williamsburg Movie Theater to Start Construction Next Week
Back in December we reported that Williamsburg was getting a new, multiplex movie theater. Six months later, construction is set to start on the Williamsburg Cinemas next week, owner-operator Harvey Elgart told us. Even though the theater will feature seven screens, which will range in seating bet ... More >>
Blogs
June 6, 2011
Catania Replaces Hot Dog-and-Fries Pizza Purveyor, Reginella
Hold the hot dog and fries.A few months ago, we told you that Reginella, the Italian joint in Cobble Hill known for its hot dog-and-fries pizza, would soon close. The plan was to reopen with a new concept.
Blogs
June 2, 2011
Seersucker to Suck up More of Smith Street
Last summer, Seersucker began peddling its brand of "marginally healthier, WASP-ish Southern food" to the denizens of Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill. They gobbled it right up, and made Seersucker a success. Successful enough, in fact, to spin itself off.
Blogs
April 14, 2011
There Is Now One Less Breuckelen in Brooklyn
Photo courtesy of BreuckelenThis year, things named Breuckelen reached an all-time high, thanks to the Breuckelen Distilling Company, Breuckelen the restaurant, and Breuckelen the recently opened wine store we saw while driving through Crown Heights not long ago. But now, that number has shru ... More >>
Dining
February 23, 2011
Breuckelen in Cobble Hill Does the King County Fare
They don't pet animals here—they eat 'em
Blogs
January 24, 2011
Brooklyn Wine Exchange Gets a Liquor License, Uses It to Jump on Cocktail Class Bandwagon
Or shall we say, the Brooklyn Cocktail Exchange?Seems like everyone wants to be a bartender these days. Just weeks after Carteles and Mercadito Cantina announced they were abandoning regular business in favor of offering cocktail classes, the Brooklyn Wine Exchange in Cobble Hill has announce ... More >>
Blogs
January 21, 2011
Open & Closed: Say Hello to 61 Local, Goodbye to The City Grill
Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. La Taqueria in Park Slope has closed completely after downsizing from sit-down restaurant to takeout joint in October. [Eater] East Village vegan café the Little Bird appears to be closed and ... More >>
Blogs
December 7, 2010
Ted & Honey Opens at Night
mcbrooklynTed & Honey goes nocturnal.Ted & Honey Café in Cobble Hill announced earlier this year that it had secured a liquor license and is now putting said license to use. After a few delays, the neighborhood favorite is now open at night from Thursday through Sunday, serving wine and beer ... More >>
Blogs
December 2, 2010
Oaxaca Tacos Arrives to Keep Bespoke Chocolates Company on Extra Place
Bob MuleroExtra Place, 1978. As of today, Extra Place is one step closer to becoming a consumerist fantasia, thanks to the opening of Oaxaca Tacos.
Dining
September 22, 2010
Strong Place May Be the Perfect Postmodern Bistro
And the 24-tap of craft brews doesn't hurt
Blogs
August 24, 2010
Blue Marble Is Closing Its Atlantic Avenue Flagship Store
citylifeeats.comBlue Marble's Attlantic Avenue storeAlthough Blue Marble has had its share of good fortune since it opened in 2007, its owners are losing their flagship store on Atlantic Avenue in the wake of their landlord's decision to almost double the rent to $3,500 a month. But Brooklyn ... More >>
Blogs
August 20, 2010
Open & Closed: Say Hello Le Comptoir, Goodbye to Mantao
Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. It looks like Mantao, the Chinese sandwich shop that Sarah DiGregorio was happy to see open in Midtown last year, has closed. [Midtown Lunch] Breuckelen, a new restaurant in Cobble Hill ... More >>
Blogs
August 6, 2010
Open & Closed: Say Hello to Bluebird Sky, Goodbye to Ama Ya
Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Thai restaurant Ama Ya on 4th Street near Avenue B appears to have shuttered. The windows are papered over and the phone is disconnected. [EV Grieve] Pinisi Bakery, on First Avenue near 2nd St ... More >>
Dining
July 13, 2010
Momokawa Shares the Taste of Kyoto With Manhattan
It's the townhouse of raw firefly squid
Blogs
June 4, 2010
Open & Closed: Say Hello to Taberna; Goodbye to Bar Blanc Bistro
Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Bar Blanc Bistro (formerly just Bar Blanc), tried to reinvent itself with a modified name and new chef last year. Now, it has announced it has closed and Sebastian Zijp has gone, but promises t ... More >>
Blogs
April 30, 2010
Ted & Honey Café Is Now Smoking All Its Own Meats, Cheeses, and Fish In-House
mcbrooklynTed & Honey is smoking. A favorite of both Paul Dano and Gray Kunz, Ted & Honey Café is known for its fiercely locavoric and DIY ethos -- even the ketchup is made in-house. The Cobble Hill café has announced that it is now smoking all of its own meats, cheeses, and fish on the pr ... More >>
Blogs
April 6, 2010
Wine Box Inventor Dies; Hello Kitty Sells Wine
Forget the soda tax. Now, lawmakers are aiming to get their grubby little hands on our beer! A tax increase on mass-market beer -- microbrews would be exempt -- is one of the first new revenue-raising ideas Democrats have come up with in weeks. [AP] The Castello Plan in Ditmas Park, The Bode ... More >>
Blogs
April 6, 2010
En Route to Deification, Alice Waters Will Make a Pit Stop at Book Court Tonight For a Cookbook Signing
"So, I told him, that kumquat souffle may fly in Oakland, but it's not coming anywhere near my compost heap, boy-o."Given how much she's been in the news lately for things having little to nothing to do with the actual preparation of food, it's not entirely surprising that plenty of folks hav ... More >>
Blogs
April 2, 2010
Open & Closed: Say Hello to Zengo; Goodbye to Lusso
Restaurants, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and taking their leaves this week. It might be curtains for Great Wall on Henry Street, which has been shuttered by the DoH for a total of 58 violations, including evidence of roaches and inadequate staff hygiene. [Brooklyn Heig ... More >>
Blogs
March 26, 2010
Tailor Space to Go Tiki, Sort of
Tiki, but not tacky.As Painkiller progresses, word of yet another tropical cocktail bar emerges. Julie Reiner, of Clover Club in Cobble Hill, tells Diner's Journal that she's planning to take over the former Tailor space and transform it into a Pacific Rim-themed cocktail lounge. A Hawaii nat ... More >>
Blogs
February 19, 2010
Open & Closed: Say Hello to Tre Otte; Goodbye to Olana
After declaring bankruptcy last year, Olana has finally closed. A staff member says the restaurant rallied, but could not negotiate an affordable enough rent with the landlord. [Eater] Argo Tea Cafe has opened in Chelsea, serving more than 30 loose-leaf teas, as well as Fairtrade coffee and a menu ... More >>
Blogs
January 10, 2010
Norah Jones Brooklyn window crisis averted
Singer Norah Jones, whose plans to install windows in the brick side wall of her landmarked $4.99 million Cobble Hill brownstone had her feuding with preservationist neighbors, has fended off a threatened lawsuit by filing a new building plan calling for fewer windows.
Blogs
December 29, 2009
Few Surprises in Times Unemployment Map (Though Coney Beats Carroll Gardens)
We are grateful for the Times unemployment map, which shows what New York neighborhoods are doing best and worst in these parlous economic times, though most of its findings come as no shock. The big loser is unsurprisingly East New York (also murder rate increase leader) with 3rd-quarter un ... More >>
Blogs
December 16, 2009
At Fino Time at the Sherry Cocktail Competition
One of the most enticing trends in mixology in the last year has been the resurgence of sherry as an ingredient. (Death & Co. barkeep Alex Day wrote about his love of the fortified wine in his ReadyMade column last month.) Yesterday, Vinos de Jerez hosted its nationwide Sherry Cocktail Compet ... More >>
Blogs
November 25, 2009
John Mayer Is #1; 50 Cent Is Definitely Not
The lady-lonely John Mayer, the man with the audacity to tell the New York Times, on the record, "I should be fucking more girls," has America's #1 record this week. His Battle Studies, which somehow avoids including any of the myriad things that actually make John Mayer interesting, sold a v ... More >>
Blogs
November 5, 2009
Straphangers Award "Pokeys" for Slowest Buses; M42, B63 Big Winners
The NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign and Transportation Alternatives have announced their eighth annual Pokey Awards for the city's slowest buses, and the surprise winner is the M42 that lumbers between the Javits Center and First Avenue on 42nd Street. By the sponsors' calculations, the M42 achieves a ... More >>
Blogs
November 4, 2009
Does the World Need Another Burger List?
Clearly, the ground beef recall has not slaked the food press's hunger for more burger coverage. Today, yet another discussion of the ground beef patty sandwich has surfaced in Time Out New York. This one is notable for the fact that it lists the burger favorites of luminaries like Anita Lo, ... More >>
Blogs
September 11, 2009
Open: Say Hola to Cantina Latina, Los Feliz
The long-awaited Stumptown has finally opened in the Ace Hotel. It's the only New York outpost of the Portland coffee chain, although you can get Stumptown coffee at a number of restaurants and cafes, including Cafe Pedlar (both in Brooklyn and now in the LES). [Eater] Cantina Latina is opening in ... More >>
Blogs
August 20, 2009
"Irate" Ice Cream Mom Knows a Few Things About Sugar Pushing Herself
BotheredByBees/flickrThe mighty deep-fried Mars BarYesterday's Times piece on the Mister Softee - Angry Mom turf war featured a few choice quotes from Vicki Sell, a Park Slope mom who described herself as "irate" over the ice cream man's presence in her 3-year-old daughter's otherwise bucolic ... More >>
Blogs
January 19, 2009
Quiet Hammerman Up for de Blasio's Council Seat
Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn alerts us that Craig Hammerman has declared for the city council seat presumably to vacated by Bill de Blasio, who is running for Public Advocate. Hammerman has for 15 years been the District Manager of Community Board 6, and is a member of the New York Hall of Fame. Non ... More >>
Blogs
August 1, 2008
Growing Food without Knowing, Hope Breeds From Depths of Dirty Gowanus Canal, and 60 and Still Being Carded...
Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn alerts us that Craig Hammerman has declared for the city council seat presumably to vacated by Bill de Blasio, who is running for Public Advocate. Hammerman has for 15 years been the District Manager of Community Board 6, and is a member of the New York Hall of Fame. Non ... More >>
Art
June 19, 2007
Domestic Brew
Renee Riccardo's artists get a little crafty
Blogs
April 19, 2007
Now Hiring: Falai Wants Smilers!
Renee Riccardo's artists get a little crafty
NYC Life
October 12, 2004
Boccie, Beer Cheese, and Deer Heads Meet Brooklyn Hip
Renee Riccardo's artists get a little crafty
NYC Life
June 22, 2004
Close-Up on the Columbia Street Waterfront District
Renee Riccardo's artists get a little crafty
Film
June 19, 2001
Multiple Choice
A Scene Grows in Brooklyn
News
May 23, 2000
Slicing the Park Slope Pie
Could DiBrienza Wannabes Cost Lefties the Race?
NYC Life
March 30, 1999
Into the Wood
Two-Room Apartment In Turn-Of-The-Century Row House
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