Veg Out

Today, in search of a snack, we stop by 61 Local, the Boerum Hill public house that puts the spotlight squarely on local brewers, bakers, butchers and makers, to chat with barista and events coordinator ...

 
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At this time of year, as summer wanes, fading into fall, we cling to the season’s last fruits, gorging ourselves while we still can, in search of wistful comfort as we stare ahead into ...

 
chocolate

In the afterglow of the weekend, looking ahead to a full week of making the donuts, grinding steel, slinging sandwiches, pushing paper or any of the myriad things we Brooklynites do for a living, can ...

 
Wait a second, is that DIRT on my beets? Get over it, says Greenmarket Etiquette expert Carrie King, and don't put them in a plastic bag, either.

[Editor’s note: Today we welcome Carrie King, a Brooklyn-based chef, writer, and teacher who moonlights on weekends working the stand for a local farmer at a Brooklyn Greenmarket. Over the next few weeks she’...

 
natural wine

Once again, we find ourselves in search of the perfect wine for the weekend. On the hunt, we stop by Williamsburg’s Natural Wine Company today to ask owner Michael Andrews for a little advice. ...

 
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Photo © Valery Rizzo Freaktoberfest The Slope’s newest beer garden Greenwood Park hosts the fifth annual edition of the brew and performance extravaganza. Admission gets you unlimited sampling from over 30 craft breweries both ...

 
van leeuwen

Adam Khatib, manager of Van Leeuwen's Boerum Hill ice cream shop, suggests the special Honey, Spiced Almond and Blackberry flavor for a late summer seasonal treat. In Brooklyn, mid-September is one of those ...

 
splendid

On a trip to Istanbul in August, Nicole Chaszar of Greenpoint-based seasonal soupery The Splendid Spoon became obsessed with cacik, a cold cucumber soup made with Greek yogurt, mint and dill. When we last checked ...

 
The Meat Hook

James Lum, a butcher at The Meat Hook, thinks you should try their lamb bacon. The rock and roll never stops at The Meat Hook, and neither does creative butchery. The shop’s commitment to ...

 
Yemajna

Leo Duncan, Lamar Karamañites, Pascale Boucicaut and Michael Roach. Friendships forged in the kitchens of Brooklyn restaurants hatched a plan to make a break for paradise. After two years of planning, the four are ...

 
Court Street Grocers

Today, we stop by Court Street Grocers – the Carroll Gardens home of quirky, hard-to-find and often inspiring specialty items and a legendary lineup of modern-yet-faithful interpretations of classic sandwiches – for a chat with ...

 
Vine Wine

It’s Friday, and we are in search of wine. Specifically, a perfect late summer wine, that accentuates September’s warm golden light and transports us to a field of vines on a hillside somewhere, ...

 
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Carolyn's picks this week include beer at the beach, Taste Williamsburg, the return of Meatopia, Smorgasurg's DUMBO debut, and The Farm on Adderley's annual pig roast. Photo © Valery Rizzo ...

 
At Marlow & Daughters in Williamsburg, head butcher TJ Burnham makes grass-fed beef jerky inspired by his New Mexico roots.

And today? A stop at Marlow & Daughters – the little butcher shop on Broadway that was the first in the borough to throw down the gauntlet for good meat when it opened in late 2008. ...

 
What's good today? Gelato. At Bklyn Larder, manager Tim Solomon is pretty psyched about a few of their new housemade flavors - tangy, cheesey Greek Yogurt; nutty, savory Sesame; and Cherry, made with some very special sweet-and-bitter wild Italian cherries.

What's good today? Gelato. At Bklyn Larder, manager Tim Solomon is pretty psyched about a few of their new housemade flavors - tangy, cheesy Greek Yogurt; nutty, savory Sesame; and Cherry, made with ...