Archive for April, 2009
Oh Joya
It almost seems redundant, perhaps slightly cliché of me to write about Court Street’s sweetheart of hip Thai eateries, Joya.
Anybody who has lived, or traveled to eat in the area for the last decade knows Joya. It is always crowded. It is always loud. And the food is always served up hot, and absolutely [...]
Saigon’s Beloved Banh Mi Now A Borough Staple
Along the cascading stretch of Atlantic Avenue, Nicky’s Vietnamese Sandwiches is a can’t-miss hole in the wall; it’s right next to the massive cube of a building that is the Brooklyn Detention Complex.
Office workers, students, men from construction sites and an assortment of walk-ins stream in and out with their brown-bagged orders. Others wait their turn [...]
Ice Cream, You Scream…Oh, Shut Up!
There was a point last summer when I’d put on a few extra pounds – not necessarily from lack of exercise or an abundance of Dark N Stormy’s (although, I’m sure they were both partially to blame) – but from that fact that by Labor Day I had the lady working the counter at Uncle [...]
Read moreMexican Wedding Preview Pt. 1
I’m not sure how many Eating Brooklyn readers are aware, but Kristina (not Z) and I got engaged last Fall, and are to be married October 30, 2009 in Riviera Maya, Mexico…thank you…you’re too kind.
She’s not Mexican, nor am I. We just really like Mexico (been there twice before), and of course we love Mexican [...]
The Flying Cow Has Wings
“Are you friends of the owner?” My friend and I looked at each other. The bartender asked again, “Do you know Claudio?” We were puzzled. Last try, “Do you have a reservation?”
We had wandered into the private soft opening of The Flying Cow, an Argentine-inspired restaurant on the corner of Hope Street in Williamsburg, not [...]
A Walk and a Bagel
Last Saturday morning, Kristina and I decided to get up and out early, and start our weekend off right with a long, healthy walk.
I put on shorts and a sweatshirt and my gym sneakers, grabbed my wallet in case we should stop for coffee (smart idea #1), and left my phone and camera on the [...]
Pitt & Clooney Dined Here
No arson or recession would put this Brooklyn landmark out of business. On Atlantic Avenue for more than 30 years, Tripoli Restaurant has been serving traditional Lebanese food to borough residents.
One weekend, the husband and I tried something out of the ordinary. Instead of Manhattan or Queens, we went to Brooklyn. Instead of Italian or [...]
Brick Oven Bummer
For the record, just because Italians are serving and preparing your pizza doesn’t automatically make it great (or even good). And just merely having a brick oven won’t make your pizza delicious, either.
I say this because La Pizzetta, one of the newer additions to the Brooklyn Heights side of Atlantic Avenue, has both the Italians [...]
Coney Island, Baby
When’s the last time you sat down and enjoyed a hot dog? I mean really enjoyed a hot dog? Has it been a while?
When’s the last time you took the subway to the beach? And did you hop a ride on one of the greatest and most well known rollercoasters in the world? And did [...]
The Only Kobe I Care For
For the record, Kobe beef has nothing to do with Kobe Bryant. However, they do share one thing in common: excellence. The Bryant variety is arguably the greatest basketball player on the planet. (Chill, LeBron fans, I said arguably, didn’t I?) The Beef, meanwhile, is arguably the greatest, well, beef on the planet.
That said, one [...]
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