Category Archives: food
Franny’s is Cupping it Up with Counter Culture Coffee This Month
Meet John Moore, NYC sales rep for Counter Culture Coffee. I met him this morning at a coffee tasting session organized by his company and hosted by Franny’s Restaurant, here in Brooklyn. Franny’s will be hosting coffee tastings every Friday this month at 10am, so just show up and surrender yourself to an excellent education [...]
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The 2007 Giglio Feast & Lift – July 15
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Defending Latin Food Vendors?
Brian Lehrer of WNYC recently had locals discussing this topic. Click below to listen. The video is of Charles Schumer’s visit to the Red Hook ballfields. Visit the Save Soccer Tacos blog to help out.
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Bagel Shop Becomes Newest Victim of Atlantic Yards Dissent
Arena Bagels and Bialys has officially changed its name to… well, something else. I live directly above the shop, the sign for which immediately sent shivers through the neighborhood, spawning the great Brooklyn tea party… , no it didn’t. Anyway, for something that hasn’t quite gotten approved, the selection of the word “Arena” was certainly [...]
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Summer Buzzkill
I wish I could say that where I come from, one golf-ball sized scoop of blackberry ice cream does not equal three dollars. Sadly, courtesy of Louie G’s at Union St. and 5th Ave. in Brooklyn, I can’t. Thanks, Louie for gouging the community on Summer’s greatest pleasure.
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Unhappy Meals
This article form the New York Times and written by Michael Pollan, author of the best-selling book, “The Omnivore’s Dilemma”, has got to be the most insightful, yet concise, explanation of our country’s dysfunctional relationship with food. Print the article out and spend some time with it. It’s a masterpiece. Instead of giving people my [...]
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I feel sick.
What a fourth of July! Here I am at the Annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest with Sonya “the Black Widow” Thomas, the women’s champ, after she broke her previous record with 32 hot dogs consumed in 12 minutes. Takeru “Tsunami” Kobayashi, of course, won again with a grand total of 53 dogs (click here [...]
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Maine
Gal and I just got back from Maine. Since our “BRAND NEW CAR!” has not “left port” yet, we decided to steal my parents covertible and jet up north. Our journey took us through the White Mountains, where the roads were recently paved. This gave us a dreamy ride, with the top down, of course. [...]
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I know it’s Queens, but…
If you are looking for delicious, authentic Southern Italian cuisine, head out to Don Pepe’s at 135-58 Lefferts Blvd., Ozone Park. Expect a homestyle Italian hall sitdown experience with a moderate selection of perfectly simple dishes. And if you wish not to stand out in the crowd too much, go as a foursome, you will [...]
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5 Minutes in Brooklyn: DiFara’s Pizza