After gallons of lattés, too many little pastries, talking way too fast, and countless sleepless nights, here’s a quick look at our caffeine palaces, large and small. Not everyone is included, because a girl can only drink so much coffee, but for me, it was an adventure as keen as climbing Mt. Everest, swimming the [...]
378 Metropolitan Ave
(718) 387-4777
Tues-Sun 8am-8pm
Mon closed
By Mary Yeung & Photos by Eric Ryan Anderson
I’m a fan of chef Caroline Fidanza’s cooking. When she was working at Marlow & Sons, I would saunter over just to check out all the wonderful new dishes that would appear on the menu. Her sandwiches and baked goods [...]
1015 Manhattan Ave
(718) 569-0077
Mon-Thurs 8am-10pm /
Fri-Sat to 11pm/12am
Mon night closed
www.cafecitobogota.com
By Mary Yeung & Photos by Eric Ryan Anderson
Greenpoint doesn’t have many Latino restaurants, but a few good ones can be found on the downhill stretch of Manhattan Avenue heading toward Long Island City. Cafecito Bogotá, opened by brothers Oscar and Freddie Varela, has [...]
66 N 11th Street
Williamsburg
718.715. 0843
www.purekitchen.com
By Jennifer Ching
Purekitchen is an environment-friendly kitchen cabinet company with a mandate to provide superior design and craftsmanship, with the lowest possible impact on the environment, and with no health hazards to the customer who will use those cabinets. Purekitchen uses LEED certified materials (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), [...]
Mary Yeung, WG food writer, and I, were invited last week by local UPS driver-turned-restaurant-owner Enzo Gugliuzza and his wife Anna Maria Palmiotto, to experience their new establishment on Starr St in Bushwick. Lucky for us to be regaled with such quality food, friendly staff, and the opportunity to chat with Enzo, his son, and [...]
Anywhere you go in the country you are bound to find a craft brewery or brew pub serving up fresh beers for the local public, but here in North Brooklyn we are very privileged to have one of the best. Brooklyn Brewery is located right in our back yard near the border of Greenpoint [...]
Last Sunday was the launch of Williamsburg Flea Market and I ventured to the outdoor lot on South 2nd & Wythe, near the Williamsburg Bridge, to browse through the goods wide and varied. I bought a vintage dress for $15, sampled the most delicious mustard on the planet, savored raw chocolate ice cream, drank free [...]