Business
Firefighters responded to a kitchen fire at Dumpling King, located at 2017 Avenue U. (Photo: Mike Wright [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208248224540516&set=pcb.10154234556309038&type=3&theater] / Facebook)A fire erupted Thursday in the kitchen of Dumpling King — the Chinese restaurant that replaced
Education
Do you have little ones that love trucks? Have an aspiring firefighter? Wonder what the Sean Casey Animal Adoption Van looks like from the inside? Enjoy eating delicacies from local food trucks? If you answered yes to any of these, then the Touch-a-Truck street fair this coming Saturday, May 14,
Food & Drink
Goat curry and naan flatbread at Nasheman Grill & Restaurant. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)THE BITE: [/tag/the-bite/] More than a few of our readers have lamented the lack of Indian food in Sheepshead Bay. Some of us got excited when Tandoori Restaurant opened [/new-uzbek-restaurant-tandoori-opens-coney-island-avenue/] in the neighborhood earlier
Central Brooklyn
Learning to prepare food the Indian way in Mukti’s Kitchen.It’s not hard for those living in Ditmas Park and Kensington to satisfy their cravings for authentic South Asian food. Whether it’s at a fancier sit-down restaurant like Asya [http://asyany.com] on Cortelyou Road, Anarkali [http:
Food & Drink
Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope StoopTo the attention of: Nanne Tavarez and Bill Nieves, Owners Brooklyn Hot Dogs [http://www.yelp.com/biz/brooklyn-hot-dogs-brooklyn] 149 9th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues) Brooklyn, NY 11215 May 11, 2016 Dear Nanne and Bill, Ok, I’ll dispense with the last
Arts & Culture
Photo: Brainerd JamesSeven months after quietly taking over at Qathra [https://www.facebook.com/Qathra], new owner Brainerd James is ready to make some noise. This Friday (5/13), the café on Cortelyou Road will host the second in what James hopes will become a regular series of live musical
Bensonhurst
Photo by Will Caruso/Bensonhurst BeanLast summer, when I told the guys at Papa Pasquale [http://www.papapasquale.net/default.aspx]‘s that I was planning to host a ravioli party [/pasta-showdown-the-search-for-the-best-ravioli-in-bensonhurst/#.VzKTbaODGkr] at Homestretch Pub [http://www.yelp.com/biz/homestretch-pub-brooklyn] (214 Kings Highway), they said, “What’s a
Food & Drink
Photo via sugarlamble [https://www.instagram.com/p/4KYASvCg3e/?taken-at=1880884&hl=en]Here’s your local dive bar multiple choice quiz: > A. Styrofoam cups of cheap beer. B. Live music dive. C. Old school Irish toughs. D. Ruffian toilets. Can you name the bar? (Answers on the
Announcements
In the heart of Park Slope, Carnem [http://www.carnemnyc.com/under-15-menu-tuesday-thursday] New American Restaurant serves modern American dishes that deftly blend old-classic and new-classic steakhouse dining with a thoughtfully edited wine list and an inventive cocktail menu.The new Under $15 Menu runs Sunday through Thursday and features many
Business
Photo: Chad MurrayPropellerhead, a new restaurant and bar expected to open at the end of May [/blog/news/coney-island-avenues-propellerhead-back-on-track/], is looking to hire two chefs as soon as possible. The new culinary addition to Coney Island Avenue (at Cortelyou Road) is seeking candidates who either have extensive line chef experience,
Business
HENRI’s Backyard will soon be opening in the former Pickle Shack spot. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)How many 18-month-olds do you know who have two restaurants named after them? We know of at least one — and he’ll soon be opening his brand new 4th Avenue
Business
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerSeveral months after its celebrated re-opening [/blog/food/georges-is-open-for-business/], George’s Restaurant — our favorite neighborhood diner located at 753 Coney Island Avenue — was selected for a 2016 Community Cornerstone Business Award, the owner has told us. Issued by the Department of Small Business Services [http://www.