Archive for June, 2009
Hot Fun in the (Almost) Summer
Fiore
284 Grand Street
(Between Roebling and Havemeyer)
(718) 782-2222
CASH ONLY
Girls’ Night. A time honored tradition in which we plan our dinners weeks in advance only to most times alter the plan significantly minutes before we leave. On this particular Friday we were down to two choices, and we went with Fiore. From the team that brought us Bianca [...]
A Corner Cursed Since 1963
Since 1963
102 Smith Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-935-9090 (rings to Pacifico)
cash only
How do I begin to describe this train wreck? Well, I guess that explains it. The name is deceiving. WHAT, exactly has been there since 1963? When I moved to the neighborhood 7 years ago the spot was a dilapidated grocery store, or something. It then [...]
Thai So Nice They Named It Twice
Tai Thai
206 Bedford Avenue
(between 5th St & 6th St)
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(7…
It’s a seldom occurrence that I find myself in Williamsburg – usually once, maybe twice a month. The majority of the time I come to socialize, but not to eat. Last night I met Kristina on Bedford Ave about an hour or so before we [...]
Abistro, abusy, afriendly
Abistro
154 Carlton Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11205
71…
Abistroinbrooklyn@gmail.com
I don’t think this restaurant has a website. But then, they don’t even have a sign by the door. From a distance, the place looks dark and foreboding, much like an abandoned warehouse secured by grilled gate with peeling paint. We — my chef-friend Alex and his fiancee Ann — had [...]
Good Clean Mexican Fun
Mesa Coyoacan
372 Graham Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 782-8171
http://mesacoyoacan.com
On a recent, rather balmy Thursday night, things were looking a little bit different on Graham Avenue. Used to walking by the all but always empty, (and now defunct) Pampa Grill and the nearly perpetually shuttered Odara, imagine my surprise to see the former Odara (now Sel De [...]
Let me eat cake
Provence en Boite
263 Smith Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231
718-797-0707
www.provenceenboite.com
It’s a typical late breakfast morning — but not quite brunch yet — at Provence en Boite on Smith and Degraw, the ‘French Quarter’ of Carroll Gardens.
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