Food & Drink

Aug
12
Gigi’s Bakery Brings Variety and Tradition to Bay Ridge

Gigi’s Bakery Brings Variety and Tradition to Bay Ridge

Gigi’s Bakery Bay Ridge. Ellie Plass/BklynerBAY RIDGE – Gigi’s Bakery opened in Bay Ridge on June 22nd, right
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Aug
09
il Fornetto Celebrates 20 Years in Sheepshead Bay

il Fornetto Celebrates 20 Years in Sheepshead Bay

SHEEPSHEAD BAY – This August will be twenty years since Angelo Viscoso gave up on a career in engineering and opened
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Aug
09
Cook Space Teaches Cooking, No Recipes Required

Cook Space Teaches Cooking, No Recipes Required

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Cook Space [https://www.cookspacebrooklyn.com], a Prospect Heights culinary studio, is based in a towering loft on
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Aug
08
Openings and Closings: Lots of New Sweets and Hard Goodbyes

Openings and Closings: Lots of New Sweets and Hard Goodbyes

Welcome back to Openings and Closings. This week brings lots of sweet treats, including two new bakeries and a new
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Aug
06
Mirna’s Pupuseria Opens on Flatbush Avenue

Mirna’s Pupuseria Opens on Flatbush Avenue

FLATBUSH/MIDWOOD – Mirna’s Pupuseria [https://www.facebook.com/Mirnas-Pupuseria-1800441120176957/] opened on Flatbush Avenue last Saturday, August 3rd. The spot
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Aug
05
Abe’s Pagoda Bar – New Bushwick Hang

Abe’s Pagoda Bar – New Bushwick Hang

BUSHWICK- Abe’s Pagoda Bar [https://www.abespagodabar.com] on Wyckoff Avenue opened on April 20th. The space has a
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Aug
02
Where to Eat After Midnight: Five Great Places in Williamsburg

Where to Eat After Midnight: Five Great Places in Williamsburg

It takes a certain kind of restaurant to capture our heart from the hours of 12:00 am – 2:00
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Aug
02
Philly Pretzel Factory Expands to  Park Slope, More Locations to Follow

Philly Pretzel Factory Expands to Park Slope, More Locations to Follow

PARK SLOPE/DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The Philly Pretzel Factory [https://phillypretzelfactory.com] is coming to Brooklyn, as we reported a couple
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Aug
02
Celebrity Real Estate: Peek Inside Chef Tom Colicchio’s Fort Greene Brownstone

Celebrity Real Estate: Peek Inside Chef Tom Colicchio’s Fort Greene Brownstone

FORT GREENE – With two growing sons, celebrity chef and television star Tom Colicchio [https://www.craftedhospitality.com/tom-colicchio/] and his
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Aug
01
Hochul Announces $10 Mil in State Funds for Downtown BK Public Spaces

Hochul Announces $10 Mil in State Funds for Downtown BK Public Spaces

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul makes an announcement at Brooklyn Navy Yard (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Lieutenant Governor
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