In shifting from the new-wave New York dining scene in Williamsburg to the comparatively sleepy restaurant rows of Park Slope, I’ve rediscovered the joy of the humble neighborhood spot. Yet, while I was prepared to celebrate a superb New York bagel (at The Bagel Hole) and dig into a historic Brooklyn slice, I had no [...]
The Jamaican Patty was more or less foreign to me until a couple of months ago. I had passed by Golden Krust plenty of times en route to Popeyes, and I had heard tales of dried-up, unsavory offerings from deli counters and carts, but I had never felt the urge to seek out an authentic [...]
As a newly minted resident of Park Slope, I’ve been asked more than a couple times how I plan to enjoy the alleged boredom of my gentrified milieu. Is there really good food in yuppie land? Can I have a good time without being among the hip, young and tasteful? Do I miss the excitement [...]
Thanks to an overload of work and the disorientation of living in a new neighborhood, I’ve been off the food blogging radar for quite a while. I hope to break radio silence on this blog with a return to weekly posts on Tuesday!
Until then, a preview of the meals I’ve enjoyed as a newly anointed [...]
My newest piece for Serious Eats focuses on one of barbecue’s greatest challenges: the pursuit of a beautiful beef brisket. Click to read!
When I talk about my favorite places to eat, I inevitably confront the fact that the conventional framing of a top tier dining establishment – service, appearance, and atmosphere – is one big bore in my greasy spoon licking, formica table staining, foreign language menu worshipping myopia of the edible. Although a measure of care [...]
On a warm April evening, two city girls poke their heads through the entryway of the Burp Castle. With eyebrows raised in curiosity, they tacitly ask why the library-like pub is so uncharacteristically packed.
“This is the New York City Homebrewers Guild meeting,” I offer. After taking another glance at the crowd, which is listening intently [...]
When a conversation with my neighbor, Lulu, hits the twenty-minute mark, it won’t be long before she raises her right pinky, dons a frenzied grimace and puts on her best impersonation of Herman, a clinically insane man pacing back and forth, hooking thin air and repeatedly chirping: “Neer! Neer! Neer! Neer!”
A lifelong tenant of my [...]
I have a new camera! After over four years of faithful service, my Powershot SD600 found itself broken screen down in the Knewton e-waste bin. Having never owned a camera with manual control of shutter, aperture and focus, I’ve been coming to terms with my newfound powers at every meal.
Many of those meals have taken [...]
I take pride in my ability to operate beyond the habit of “point-and-eat” food blogging.
The day Pies n Thighs returned to Williamsburg – opening its doors one block from my front door and mere hours after the Week of Eating In had ended – was no occasion for pride. It was an occasion for nonstop [...]
