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Whether you’re coming home from the office, or winding down after a day of kiddie shows and playdates, dinnertime often sneaks up without warning. In a perfect world, dinners would be planned in advance, with ingredients readily available. Life happens, though, and if you’re on the hunt for
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Photo via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6789752,-73.9787201,3a,75y,297.02h,95.67t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s7IrJkdDQZiU7Lo8vF5m7EQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en] Last November, the community learned that Avery Hall Investments would be purchasing the 33-year-old Key Food [/blog/business/scarce-affordable-grocery-options-with-potential-residential-project-on-5th-avenue-key-foods-site/] — parking lot
Food & Drink
Aji Amarillo and butternut squash add full bodied fruitiness to the gruyere and fontina served up by food truck Bolivian Llama Party. (Photo via Bolivian Llama Party [https://www.facebook.com/Bolivianllamaparty/photos/pb.101537153316879.-2207520000.1451579480./692544700882785/?type=3&theater] )Pizza-a-plenty, a food truck, and home of the
Food & Drink
Aji Amarillo and butternut squash add full bodied fruitiness to the gruyere and fontina served up by food truck Bolivian Llama Party. (Photo via Bolivian Llama Party [https://www.facebook.com/Bolivianllamaparty/photos/pb.101537153316879.-2207520000.1451579480./692544700882785/?type=3&theater] )Pizza-a-plenty, a food truck, and home of the
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Photo by South Slope NewsA new cafe and bakery has come to 7th Avenue, finally filling the void left by La Botaneria [/blog/business/la-botanerias-closing-questions-7th-avenue-real-estate/] earlier this year. Fresh-faced, French, and with almost all organic products, Les Deux Amis (427 7th Avenue between 14th and 15th Streets) started serving customers
Food & Drink
Kebabs roasting on spits at Nargis Cafe. (Photo: Nargis Cafe [https://www.facebook.com/nargiscafe/photos/pb.230968093699355.-2207520000.1451510650./696743370455156/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Nargis Cafe, the darling neighborhood restaurant that’s attracted glowing reviews in the New York Times [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/27/nyregion/
Central Brooklyn
French 75 at Highbury Pub. (Photo by Mike Sheehan Photography)New Year’s is the quintessential time for turning over a new leaf, and what better way to get an early start than sampling a brand-new cocktail as you celebrate the arrival of 2016? But what’s the best cocktail
Bensonhurst
Grilled chicken, broccoli rabe, and fresh mozzarella. (Photo by Panino Rustico [https://www.facebook.com/PaninoRustico/photos/pb.216398641716943.-2207520000.1451497596./1029132660443533/?type=3&theater] /Facebook)We all know that southwestern Brooklyn is a seriously underrated foodie paradise. And apparently, Yelpers are catching on. Nine restaurants in Bensonhurst, Bay
Central Brooklyn
We love the Breakfast Gnocchi at Krupa Grocery. (Photo by Shannon Geis/Kensington BK)We always take Yelp reviews with a grain of salt, but it is still one of our go-to ways to find a new place to eat in an area we aren’t familiar with. This week,
Central Brooklyn
Giant helpings at Strictly Vegetarian, number 32 on Yelp’s list. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)We always take Yelp reviews with a grain of salt, but it is still one of our go-to ways to find a new place to eat in an area we aren’t familiar with.
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The Turkey and Avocado sandwich at Southside Coffee. (Photo by Donny Levit / South Slope News)Our neighborhood is lucky to have fantastic and independently-owned places to eat, drink, celebrate, and relax. As we wish a farewell to 2015, we also have an opportunity to look back on food and drink
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Source: Brooklyn Banya/FacebookIf you do one thing in 2016, it should be to round up your friends and head to the banya. A banya is a Russian-Turkish bathhouse that typically includes a sauna, a steam room, and a freezing cold pool of water. In the Old Country, they’d