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  • Blogs

    May 10, 2012

    Edible Geometry by Carl Kleiner and Evelina Bratell

    You might remember Swedish artists Carl Kleiner and Evalina Bratell from their work on the Ikea cookbook, Homemade is Best, which turned every recipe's ingredient list into an elaborate portrait. Their newest collaboration in Blend magazine also involves food and its geometry. (In cuter news, the co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Was Colonial America 'Egalitarian'?

    America might have had a lot more in common with Sweden than IKEA furniture and H&M clothing, according to new research. Two economists now say that the Founding Fathers' nation was "more egalitarian than anywhere else in the measurable world," reports Reuters (via New York Times.) Hm. This soun ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    May 2, 2012

    SONG OF BROOKLYN

    An indie-rock ode to Whitman’s borough

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    7 Best Things To Eat at Elza Fancy Foods

    Kuksu is a noodle soup whose name means "noodle soup" in Korean. This week Counter Culture rolls into one of the city's most unique restaurants, Elza Fancy Foods. The menu represents the Uzbek-Korean-Russian cooking of Uzbekistan's Korean population. Much of the food is cheap, fascinating, and del ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    Swedes Flood Newly Opened Sockerbit; Others Scratch Their Heads

    ​How many of these Swedish candies can you identify? Cola snakes, lemon gummy hearts, strange chalky hard candies tasting mainly of salt, bi-color gummies that seem to claim medicinal properties, yogurt-covered candies, squishy fruit gum drops with strange menthol undertastes, stealth licoric ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    Our 10 Best In-Store Dining Experiences

    Robert SietsemaIkea: Good for cheap furniture and cheap food, like this meatball plate.​ Shopping can be an exhausting activity, and not just for one's wallet. Which is why it's so great when stores have on-site restaurants and cafés. Instant refueling to induce more shopping! So for this ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 16, 2011

    Red Rooster—the Swede Smell of Success

    Superchef Marcus Samuelsson moves into his new uptown digs

  • Voice Choices

    January 26, 2011

    The Radio Dept.

    Superchef Marcus Samuelsson moves into his new uptown digs

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2010

    Red Hook to Get Adorable Old-School Trolleys? Only a $295,000 Transportation Study Will Tell

    via Don Ross Group​A five-month study will determine if streetcars will be part of Red Hook's future transportation (rooted in its past). The study aims to find the best option to link Red Hook with surrounding Brooklyn neighborhoods to "support economic development," according to the Department o ... More >>

  • News

    July 27, 2010

    Class Action Listings

    via Don Ross Group​A five-month study will determine if streetcars will be part of Red Hook's future transportation (rooted in its past). The study aims to find the best option to link Red Hook with surrounding Brooklyn neighborhoods to "support economic development," according to the Department o ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    June 29, 2010

    LE SWEDE, C'EST CHIC

    Sustainable fashion design from Sweden

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2010

    IKEA--Real Meal Deals, Including Babyback Ribs!

    ​The iconic Swedish meatball platter at IKEA--now only $2.49 on Tuesday evenings, side salad extra. If pressed to name their favorite fast food restaurants in the city, most folks would point to Wendy's or Maoz or Chipotle Grill, but almost no one would recognize the IKEA Cafe in Red Hook, Br ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    More On Drake/The-Dream's "Shut It Down": "Lonely Bloggers All Over The Internet Are Aroused"

    ​This young blogger gentlemen has an intriguing take on my new favorite song of all time: its status as a world-class "FTL" anthem, the charms of Dream shouting out TMZ, why certain "lonely blogger" types (ahem) have instantly gone nuts over it, and, most notably, whether this is a song for th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2010

    The Meaning of "Cheap" to the New York Times, Who's $1B In Debt

    ​Dude. Bro. BRAH: Did you know that in a recent Styles section piece, there's an article about converting Bachelor Pads to Adult Homes? Protect the Beirut Table at all costs. But it's time we snag some wifeys, yo. What's this gonna run us?

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    The Blogroll Gazette: Bad Food at the New York Times Cafeteria; Is Chicken Skin the New Bacon?

    This week, in food blogs... Diner's Journal noticed that Sam Sifton wasn't the only Times staffer going out for lunch: the cafeteria was closed by the DOH for potential food contamination. Grub Street noted that The Breslin has joined Restaurant Week -- if only for lunch service -- but suspects th ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    October 20, 2009

    EXPRESS YOURSELF

    From ordinary item to one-of-a-kind rarity

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2009

    Strange Snacks of the World: IKEA Kex Biscuits

    ​ ​IKEA has become more aggressive about selling Swedish food recently, and if you walk through their Red Hook redoubt you'll find dozens and dozens of branded products, none stranger than Kex Biscuits. These cookies--which are rather dull tasting--come in letter shapes. The only proble ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    July 28, 2009

    MODERN CRIBS

    Furniture you can write home about

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    What If The Sexuality Tables Were Turned?

    David ShankboneWhat if the gays were the majority in this country (not only at department stores) and had all the legal rights and as a result could willfully keep down the heteros? Wouldn't it be a fun M. Night Shyamalan-type twist if GAYS pulled all the strings and the straights had to dance aroun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2009

    Mr. Cutlets on the Meatball Melee Aftermath--The Wrong Ball Won

    Last night, Dish du Jour hosted the Meatball Melee of the Boroughs, and Bello Giardino's Nicky's Famous Meatballs were crowned best ball of all. We brought you event emcee Josh Ozersky's handicapping in advance, in which The Feedbag writer bet on Carmine's to win it all. Now we bring you his debri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2009

    The Closet Still Rules Show Biz

    I have long deluded myself that, because the media has made so many advances in reporting on gay issues and personalities, and because so many power figures have stepped out of the closet, things have totally changed in the biz, and being out and proud has become more popular than hiding out in fear ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2009

    Real Estate Shakeout: Share a Room w/ "Wardrobe Locker" for $795

    True, luxury real estate is so moribund in New York that developers are auctioning off condos to the highest bidder. But this New Depression is trickling down very slowly to our end of the market. The BedStuy Blog reveals landlords are still getting big bucks out their way -- as seen at the swell Ch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2009

    Strange Snacks of the World--Prawn/Cheese Tube

    I found this industrial-sized toothpaste tube of cheese and prawn spread at Ikea. It's made by Milko, apparently one of Sweden's largest dairy companies. The spread contains cheese and prawns (tiny, pink bits of which are visible in the spread), along with shellfish stock, fish and prawn powders an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2009

    Keep the Tip -- Advice to Restaurateurs II

    In the previous installment, I bitched about two anti-consumer practices - slotting and herding - that upscale restaurants have developed to squeeze the maximum cash out of consumers. In a down-market economy, these practices must cease if restaurants hope to attract and keep diners, because most co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2008

    Hot Alcohol!

    In the previous installment, I bitched about two anti-consumer practices - slotting and herding - that upscale restaurants have developed to squeeze the maximum cash out of consumers. In a down-market economy, these practices must cease if restaurants hope to attract and keep diners, because most co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2008

    Fork in the Road Gorging in Red Hook

    In the previous installment, I bitched about two anti-consumer practices - slotting and herding - that upscale restaurants have developed to squeeze the maximum cash out of consumers. In a down-market economy, these practices must cease if restaurants hope to attract and keep diners, because most co ... More >>

  • Dining

    October 8, 2008

    The Hook Cooks: Annabelle's, Le Bouillabaisse, and More

    New restaurants in the city's most remote neighborhood

  • Voice Choices

    October 8, 2008

    A SIGN OF THE TIMES

    Something to spice up the Ikea furniture

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2008

    Slow News Day: Low-Impact Stories from Around Town

    Something to spice up the Ikea furniture

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2008

    Day of the Chicken, the Ikea Bus and More

    Something to spice up the Ikea furniture

  • NYC Life

    June 24, 2008

    Deconstructing The New Ikea in Red Hük

    If they come you will build it

  • Voice Choices

    June 3, 2008

    STEP ASIDE

    Atlantic Avenue gets done up

  • Dance

    February 26, 2008

    Rain Early, Skies Clear

    A choreographer revisits her career with little help from her friends

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2008

    Uncovered! The Manhattan Phonebook's Gayest Page!

    A choreographer revisits her career with little help from her friends

  • Art

    January 29, 2008

    New York: In Every Kind of Light, the Rapture, and More

    A choreographer revisits her career with little help from her friends

  • News

    January 22, 2008

    Who's Buried in Atlantic Yards?

    A resistance movement drowning its sorrows during a pub quiz in Red Hook

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2007

    $10 and Under: Threadster's Guide to Stocking Stuffers

    A resistance movement drowning its sorrows during a pub quiz in Red Hook

  • Film

    August 14, 2007

    The Bothersome Man

    A resistance movement drowning its sorrows during a pub quiz in Red Hook

  • Dining

    August 22, 2006

    No Ass

    The return of a Park Avenue South northern Italian favorite

  • Music

    January 3, 2006

    Ikea Techno That's Best When You Can't Distinguish It at All

    The return of a Park Avenue South northern Italian favorite

  • News

    April 20, 2004

    Come to Bed

    The return of a Park Avenue South northern Italian favorite

  • Film

    February 17, 2004

    Time and tide: Class struggle on the New York waterfront

    The return of a Park Avenue South northern Italian favorite

  • NYC Life

    September 9, 2003

    Any Resemblance to a Drink on Our Menu Is Coincidental

    The return of a Park Avenue South northern Italian favorite

  • NYC Life

    July 8, 2003

    Close-Up on Elizabeth, New Jersey

    The return of a Park Avenue South northern Italian favorite

  • News

    April 29, 2003

    Features

    Edward Brant, Graduate Student, Interior Design, Pratt Institute

  • NYC Life

    December 3, 2002

    Close-Up on Red Hook

    Edward Brant, Graduate Student, Interior Design, Pratt Institute

  • Film

    October 29, 2002

    Cold Sun

    Edward Brant, Graduate Student, Interior Design, Pratt Institute

  • NYC Life

    May 1, 2001

    One-Bedroom Apartment in 1870s Building

    Edward Brant, Graduate Student, Interior Design, Pratt Institute

  • Columns

    March 20, 2001

    Horoscope

    Edward Brant, Graduate Student, Interior Design, Pratt Institute

  • Dining

    May 9, 2000

    No Paella

    Edward Brant, Graduate Student, Interior Design, Pratt Institute

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