a piece of velvet
Perhaps it’s not such a concern in your version of an adult life, but we’ve found this issue with the majority of friends’ birthday parties in recent years: a distinct lack of cake. Plenty of booze, slightly too much spent on late cab rides home because this or
bite of the day
One of the daily dishes Black Forest Brooklyn [http://www.blackforestbrooklyn.com] (733 Fulton Street between South Elliott Place and South Portland Avenue) offers on its lunch menu is flammkuchen (an Alsatian dish known in French as “tarte flambée” but known to us as a menu item we point at
bite of the day
We’ve been meaning to try out dinner service at Brooklyn Commune [http://brooklyncommune.com] (601 Greenwood Avenue on the corner of Prospect Avenue) for a while, and had the chance to do so recently on a quiet Sunday evening. The service, which runs 6-9pm every day except Mondays, does
bite of the day
Any Ditmas Park herbivore will tell you that meat-free options–or to be more specific, meat-free entrees with sufficient protein–are few and far between, as are actual vegan options. Things are looking up since Hartwell Vegetarian [/blog/business/at-first-bite-hartwell-vegetarian] moved in, but just before their opening this weekend, we
Food & Drink
For the abundance of different cultural foods we have around our area (Mexican, Filipino, West Indian, Italian, Israeli, Pakistani, Indian, Tibetan, French, Thai, and beyond), it seems like we don’t actually have a ton of Latin options in the area. Flatbush Latin Grill [http://flatbushlatingrill.com] is one of
bite of the day
Here’s a delicious Ditmas Park collaboration! Coffee Mob [http://coffeemob.com] (1514 Newkirk Avenue on the corner of E 16th Street) is now serving ensaïmada [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensaïmada] made exclusively for them by Romy Dorotan of Purple Yam [http://www.purpleyamnyc.com]. Made from rich butter
bagels
If you ask me, the only thing that makes a regular baked good better is an unusual color. Purply blueberry muffins? Check. Chocolate chip cookies tinted green for Saint Patrick’s Day? They’re just more fun that way! So, the bright-colored bagels at John’s Bakery [https://www.facebook.
bite of the day
If you’re looking for a ton of food around the neighborhood for not a ton of money, Kumo Sushi [http://www.menupages.com/restaurants/kumo-sushi-2/menu] (1406 Cortelyou Rd. between Marlborough and Rugby) is a pretty good bet. Their tempura bento box lunch specials ($8.50) are served 11am-3: