By Cambrey Thomas In the beginning, there was the egg cream. It was fizzy with seltzer and creamy with chocolaty, milky foam. Then there was Junior’s cheesecake — sweet, smooth, rich and served in dense [...]
Friday, December 3, 2010
By Lillian Rizzo Ordering a hero at John’s Deli in Gravesend is not as easy as standing on line and choosing cold cuts. First, I learned the hard way, you have to know precisely how [...]
Thursday, December 2, 2010
The nation-wide food chain Panera Bread is opening it’s first Brooklyn restaurant in Borough Hall. Panera Bread signed a 15-year lease for 4,500 square feet at 345 Adams St. The chain’s neighbors will include a [...]
Thursday, October 28, 2010
By Alysia Santo Thomas Neve’s storefront is almost always full of people, yet being busy is not enough to keep him open. Neve is the founder of Reaching Out Community Services in Bensonhurst, the only [...]
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
By Alejandro Lopez de Haro On a Tuesday afternoon Dan Winikur, a 29-year-old producer, is in the midst of his work shift directing a long line of customers to the cash registers of the Park [...]
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Author Sherri Eisenberg has released a new 328-page book on the best eats in the borough. “Eton” in Gowanus and “Georgian Bread” in Brighton Beach made the cut. What are some of your favorite BK [...]
Monday, April 26, 2010
By Mary Plummer and Bradley Gallo On April 18, New Yorkers gathered at The Bell House in Brooklyn to sample 20 competing lamb recipes. Local chefs spared off with dishes ranging from lamb cupcakes to [...]
Thursday, April 15, 2010
The members-only Park Slope Food Coop, known for its affordable produce and left-wing views, plans to challenge Barney’s Co-op over the use of the term ‘co-op’. The Barney’s fashion chain plans to expand into Brooklyn [...]
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Though Greenpoint’s Peter Pan Donuts has long been a favorite of doughnut enthusiasts, it only recently entered comedian Tina Fey’s radar. Fey discovered the Polish bakery’s doughnuts recently while shooting nearly for “30 Rock,” as [...]
Friday, March 12, 2010
When Brooklyn Assemblyman Felix Ortiz (pictured left) proposed banning salt from all New York restaurants a few days ago—with a $1,000 penalty for violators—it raised eyebrows around the world, and drew an irate response from [...]
Friday, December 3, 2010
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