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peter.hobbs Jun 09
“On Evan’s very first brew day here, he got heatstroke.” -Craig Frymark Simply put, local upstart Barrier Brewing is killing it. The year-old, two-man operation has already made a name for itself by brewing an impressive variety of notably well-crafted beers on a tiny single-barrel brewing system, out of a small garage-like space in Oceanside, New York. Evan [...] -
lentejasrojas Jun 07
Editors Note: Long before it was culinary chic to retrofit a truck to sling awesome food, the Red Hook Ballfield Vendors started doing it out of necessity. When the city threatened to shut down the freewheeling weekly Latin-American food fest, Cesar Fuentes took it upon himself to stand up for his community of vendors, and helped [...] -
peter.hobbs Jun 03
Christopher Nicholson’s day job is interesting enough. His daily commute takes him from his Greenpoint home to the Red Hook harborfront, where he’s a winemaker at the Red Hook Winery , shepherding Long Island and Finger Lakes grapes through the long and complex journey from vine to barrel to bottle. But his other work may be even [...] -
jasonmgreenberg Jun 03
A mere stone’s throw from bustling Flatbush Avenue, on the charming residential Carlton Ave, lies the restaurant James. One of Brooklyn’s hidden gems. We talked with Chef Bryan Calvert who, along with his wife Deborah Williamson, owns and operates this small, intimate restaurant with an accessible, American-influenced menu.
So Bryan, can you tell me a little about how [...]
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peter.hobbs May 27
Sycamore Flower Shop & Bar in Ditmas Park is like an oasis in a dream. Stumbling into Ditmas after passing through the surrounding city’s dense canyons of brownstone, brick and concrete leaves many first time visitors awestruck, as they’re greeted by block after block of big Victorian houses, sprawling lawns, wraparound porches and quiet tree-lined [...] -
Jacque S May 27
by Jacque Lynn Schiller The Clover Club in Cobble Hill is, if anything, gorgeous: rich wood, tin ceilings, chandeliers… But don’t let the opulence intimidate. The bar staff is friendly and know their old time cocktails. And someone in the kitchen, Executive Chef Craig Rivard to be exact, knows his bar snacks. We melted into one [...] -
peter.hobbs May 27
By Leda Meredith Two delicious vegetables plus several kinds of herbal medicine from one plant: what’s not to love? The plant is burdock ( Arctium lappa and A. minus ). One of the two vegetables it produces is in season for only a few weeks, and that season is now. I often say “One person’s weeds are another person’s dinner,” [...] -
peter.hobbs May 26
By Jackie Goldstein I recently had the pleasure of joining Scott Bridi, the founder of Brooklyn Cured , as he cooked for a small group of friends at his cousin’s apartment. These dinners are a somewhat regular occurrence – with so much time spent at work, hand-crafting his line of pates, sausages, and rillettes, Scott loves the chance [...]
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At first blush, the oyster may seem like a simple pleasure - a taste of the sea. Turns out, not much about this most baller of bivalves is simple at all. In one of the ...
On a recent Tuesday night, crowds gathered at The Green Building in Gowanus to tipple and nosh at Brooklyn Shaken & Stirred. On a recent October night, in-the-know locavores gathered a few blocks west of ...
Lots coming at ya as fall comes on hard. Cider Week, Oktoberfest, Debate parties, Beery brunches, Curry throwdowns and the return of the Wort all loom large. Photo © Valery Rizzo Do I smell cider? Coming ...
Rose hips, the fruit that follows the flower, are delicious. They can be found all over Brooklyn right now. Rose hips are what rose flowers grow up to be: they are the fruit of the ...
Today, on the never-ending but almost always rewarding search for good cheese, we stop by Stinky Bklyn, where Smith Street’s only jamon bar and an always-rotating selection of craft beers on tap for growler ...
Today, while wandering the quiet, residential streets of that narrow neck of Windsor Terrace tucked between Prospect Park and the rolling fields and marble angels of Greenwood Cemetery, we stop in at Brooklyn Commune, where ...
Today we stop by The Owl’s Head, a wine bar featuring an ever-changing array of seasonal bottles and bites in Bay Ridge, a bastion of old school Brooklyn that hasn’t exactly been swept ...
Today we stop by Valley Shepherd Creamery, the Park Slope shop owned and operated by a dairy farm and cheese making outfit in Long Valley, New Jersey, only a short hour and a half west ...
Today we stop by Williamsburg’s sandwich and provisions shop Depanneur, in search of something good to eat. Managing partner Nichelina Mavros, whose innocent obsession with cheese led to a career in food, suggests a ...
Today we stop by Shelsky’s Smoked Fish, Peter Shelsky’s Carroll Gardens shop specializing in appetizing – the smoked fish yin to delicatessen’s meaty yang in the food culture of Jewish New York. At ...
Carolyn's event picks this week include cheese socials, a chili pepper fest, the Antic, Oktoberfest, and plenty of booze. Photo © Valery Rizzo Cheese Socials at Bklyn Larder Delve into the joys and mysteries ...
Today we stop by Greene Grape Provisions, the venerable Fort Greene institution that is stuffed to the gills with good things to eat. Finding ourselves mildly overstimulated by the sheer volume of options, we turn ...
A pastured egg, from a hen that is free to roam and wander, pecking in the grass, stretching its wings, feeling the sun on its face and the breeze on its back, is a thing ...
Today, we stop by Saltie, where a trio of battle-hardened Williamsburg chefs have combined years of cooking experience, a dedication to the highest degree of care in the kitchen, and a love for the finest ...
Photo © Valery Rizzo The Brooklyn Local City Harvest hosts its second annual fundraiser along the waterfront, featuring a bazaar of the borough’s best food. Over 75 vendors, including Brooklyn Cured, Court Street Grocers, ...
