Central Brooklyn
Photo by Shannon Geis/Kensington BkWe are always on the hunt for a good bagel and we finally made our way over to Hot Bagels [http://www.yelp.com/biz/hot-bagels-brooklyn] at 127 Church Avenue and were pleasantly surprised at how straightforward the shop is. Outside of a few grocery
Best Grilled Chicken
Come taste a variety of delicious eats this Thursday! The Flatbush Junction BID [http://www.flatbushjunctionbid.com/newpage1] is hosting Tasting The Flavor [https://www.facebook.com/flatbushjunction.bid], a tasting event celebrating the diverse eateries in the area, on from 4-7:30pm. The event, which takes place on Hillel
bashi channel
Bashi Channel [/blog/food/bashi-channel-celebrates-soft-opening-will-hold-grand-opening-this-saturday] , the new Asian Fusion restaurant at 1120 Cortelyou Road, is offering brunch on Sundays starting this Sunday, August 23. [/blog/food/bashi-channel-celebrates-soft-opening-will-hold-grand-opening-this-saturday] The spot is owned by George Ortiz, Jim Mamary, and David Pitula, who also owns another brunch favorite in the neighborhood, Ox Cart
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Ditmas Park’s Lucius will play at Celebrate Brooklyn this Saturday. Photo by David Brendan Hall Photography, via Lucius [https://www.facebook.com/ilovelucius/photos/a.444684449416.234414.34746139416/10152608323484417/?type=1&theater] .Happy Thursday, everyone! There’s a ton you can do this weekend, including attend a meeting
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[https://www.facebook.com/hamiltons2826/photos/pb.436150933097151.-2207520000.1415123664./739233956122179/?type=3&theater] Photo via Hamilton’s [https://www.facebook.com/hamiltons2826/photos/pb.436150933097151.-2207520000.1415123664./739233956122179/?type=3&theater] After wading through a lengthy approval process [/business/cb-7-committee-approves-hamiltons-rezoning-request-bringing-restaurants-dream-of-a-sidewalk-cafe-one-step-closer-to-reality] , Hamilton’s (2826 Fort Hamilton Parkway) may
245 Prospect Park West
We love what the Flatbush Food Coop [http://flatbushfood.coop/] does for much of our community, but we know it can be a trek for some of our readers. If you live closer to the Parade Grounds, there’s going to be a new food co-op opening up near you
601 Greenwood Avenue
Congratulations to Brooklyn Commune [http://brooklyncommune.com/] on four years of being in our neighborhood! The restaurant at 601 Greenwood Avenue just celebrated its official anniversary yesterday, and the folks there wrote [https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynCommune/photos/a.578275205561378.1073741847.109783589077211/729002747155289/?type=1] : > These past four years
arts and crafts
Click to enlargeThousands are expected to cram the streets along Brighton Beach Avenue from Corbin Place all the way down to Coney Island Avenue for the Brighton Jubilee street festival, Sunday, August 24 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., rain or shine. The annual event, sponsored
81st st
Source: Natalie Maynor / FlickrThe Bensonhurst Greenmarket at Milestone Park will celebrate its seasonal grand opening this Sunday at 11:00 a.m. The market kicked off its first year in 2012 [/the-arrival-of-the-long-awaited-bensonhurst-greenmarket/], brought in by Councilman Vincent Gentile and GrowNYC. This year, every Sunday from June 8 until November 23,
1969 bath ave
A new Russian restaurant, Restaurant Lazzat, is set to open soon at 1969 Bath Avenue. Elle Spektor, our roaming reporter, writes in: > Noticed this on my way home yesterday and thought it was interesting. There’s a new venue, “Restaurant Lazzat” starting construction on Bath Avenue and 20th Avenue.
1241 ave u
THE BITE: [/tag/the-bite/] Today on The Bite, it’s seaweed time! Seaweed comes in many varieties as it is an umbrella term for all species of ocean plants, and it can be prepared many ways. The one pictured here is Korean kim (or sometimes spelled gim, pronounced with a
country boys restaurant
After walking around in that wicked wind this afternoon, we were craving something warm and cozy, so we stopped in at Country Boys Restaurant [http://www.yelp.com/biz/country-boys-restaurant-brooklyn](4th Avenue at 16th Street). We’re quite familiar with the breakfast [/blog/food/texan-approved-breakfast-tacos-at-country-boys] at Country Boys, but we’