Archive for January, 2009
Born In East L.A.
Nestled at the southeastern corner of Court & Bergen Streets in Cobble Hill is one of the few remaining hold outs of the earliest years (1990) of Brooklyn gentrification California Taqueria.
Boasting themselves as L.A. Style Mexican Cuisine I imagine that if one were to go to a simple taqueria in East L.A. this may be what [...]
Mo’ Soup For Me!
Raga – Exotic Indian Restaurant
142 Smith Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 522-3027
The title of this post is a play on the famous Seinfeld episode “The Soup Nazi” about a soup kitchen proprietor with a mean streak and the tendency to scream “No soup for you!” whenever a customer incorrectly places an order.
This post is not about a soup [...]
Should You “Thai” The Takeout At Lemongrass Grill?
There are certain foods I know well and, thus, can critique with the best of them. (Examples? Pizza, subs, chicken wings and anything else you can order with a pint of beer.
Yes, I know. I’m a classy fellow.) Thai food doesn’t exactly fit the bill, but that’s what wifey wanted, so what exactly was I [...]
The Joy of Joyce
Like most, I have given in and become once again a huge fan of the cupcake. A delicious treat that for whatever misguided reason makes one feel less guilty when eating then a whole piece of probably equally fattening and caloric cake.
Recently, I found myself in the East Village and went to one of the bakeries [...]
Wingin’ It
A successor has been named for the now defunct and demolished Boerum Hill Food Company. And that successor is NYC favorite late-night snackery, big game supplier, acid inducing goodness provider Atomic Wings!
As much as it saddens me to see a neighborhood staple being replaced by a chain, this is one chain I won’t mind having [...]
Who Is Layla Jones?
At first glance, one may assume Layla Jones is a soul or southern restaurant. The name, of course doesn’t sound remotely Italian. But you know what happens when you make an assumption, right?
This place was not a new discovery for me last night; we’d ordered delivery before, but it was the first time Kristina and [...]
Thai, Says Me
If you’re in the mood for half way decent or better Thai food and you live in, or are milling about in BoCoCa (Boerum Hill / Cobble Hill / Carroll Gardens), then you would be in luck.
There is no shortage of exquisite Thai cuisine. From neighborhood favorites like Joya to Manhattan spin-offs like Lemongrass Grill, and [...]
Oh God It’s Fry-Day
Not usually a fan of all things fried, I wavered this week between going to a new vegan restaurant or trying the infamous Atlantic ChipShop in Brooklyn Heights. In the end, the fried Twinkie twisted my arm.
Read moreA Little Latin Spice
Nestled just beyond the corner of 5th ave and St. Johns place in Park Slope is the little Latin gem, Bogota Latin Bistro .
To be clear this place bills itself as a Latin bistro, and true to the use of the word Latin it’s menu has a diverse arrangement of foods with inspiration derived from [...]
Five Guys: Don’t Believe The Hype
GQ touts Five Guys Burgers and Fries as “The Best $5 Burger A Man Can Eat.” Too bad I never got to eat mine.
I will get to that part in a moment. First I must address the hype surrounding this burger chain with two locations in Brooklyn, one in Brooklyn Heights and the other in [...]
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