Food & Drink
Anthony at Rocco’s Pizzeria. (Photo: The New York Pizza Project [http://www.nypizzaproject.com/the-makers/#/roccos-pizzeria-brighton-beach-maker-anthony/] )Rocco’s Pizzeria, the family-owned pizza joint that has been slinging pies out of its store on Brighton Beach Avenue for more than 50 years, was recently featured in The New York Pizza
Avenue U
The margherita pizza. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)THE BITE: [/tag/the-bite/] An afternoon trek through the trails in Marine Park is sure to provoke a hungry belly. Such was the case Saturday when I ventured out into the Salt Marsh [/explore-the-wonders-of-marine-park-this-saturday-with-sheepshead-bites-leading-naturalist/] with a few of southern Brooklyn’s bird
59 5th Avenue
Artichoke Basille’s first Brooklyn location is now open on 5th Avenue (Photo by Park Slope Stoop)After a soft opening this past Saturday, Artichoke Basille’s Pizza [http://www.artichokepizza.com] opened today at 59 5th Avenue (between St Marks Avenue and Bergen Street) in the former Luscious Foods
59 5th Avenue
It looks like Artichoke Basille’s Pizza [http://www.artichokepizza.com/] is making the move to Brooklyn with a new location in Park Slope. The pizza place, which has three locations in Manhattan and a location in Astoria, Queens, is opening in the former Luscious Foods [/blog/business/luscious-food-to-close-at-the-end-of-october]location
baris pork store
Source: Facebook/VillabateAlbaBy Jerry Del Priore There’s something to be said for food establishments that have withstood the test of time. With places seemingly opening one day, and closing the next, Bensonhurst has a large number of fantastic Italian food establishments that have been around for years, surviving and
1476 86th st
Source: Google MapsThe struggling Mona Lisa Bakery & Cafe has finally closed its doors. The Italian restaurant (located at 1476 86th Street), which served pizza and desserts, was sold to new owner Tony Safonte on January 1, and he is looking to rent it out for $40 per square foot
Business
The new Two Boots [http://www.twoboots.com/] is holding its grand opening next week, and it’s bringing with it two of the best words in the English language: FREE PIZZA. The pizza and po’ boy outlet is coming to 284 5th Avenue on the corner of 1st Street,
chalk art
Enjoying a slice by the lake in Prospect Park. Take any photos in Park Slope recently? Send them to editor@bklyner.com, add them to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/parkslopestoop/], or tag them #parkslope on Instagram, and we’ll post them here. Also,
Napoleon PIzza
After a few months of construction [/blog/business/former-due-fratelli-space-on-5th-avenue-for-rent], Napoleon Pizza [http://napoleonpizza.webs.com/] opened last week at 412 5th Avenue, between 7th and 8th Streets, in the space that was most recently home to Due Fratelli pizzeria, and before that Albanese Pizza. The new owners completely renovated the
1216 cortelyou road
When we first got tipped off [/blog/business/dominos-pizza-coming-to-former-irwin-sons-space] about Domino’s Pizza [http://www.dominos.com/] moving from its current 900 Coney Island Avenue [http://pizza.dominos.com/new-york/brooklyn/11218/900-coney-island-ave/] location to the former Irwin & Sons Dry Cleaners [/blog/business/irwin-sons-dry-cleaners-is-closed] space at 1216 Cortelyou Road,
john wozniak
If you’re a Ditmas Park pizza fanatic, you might want to stick around town this Friday, January 10, because neighbor John Wozniak [http://johnwozniak.com] is staging a “pop-in” shop at Lo Duca Pizza [/blog/food/hard-work-a-love-story-family-tradition-a-brief-history-of-lo-duca-pizza] (14 Newkirk Plaza) starting at 1:30pm. Johnny’s Place [http://johnwozniak.
domino's pizza
It looks like Cortelyou is about to get another pizza option on top of San Remo [http://sanremobrooklyn.com], Jr Bella’s [http://www.jrbellaspizza.com], New York Brick Oven Pizza [http://www.seamless.com/food-delivery/new-york-brick-oven-pizza-brooklyn.27515.r#menu-tab] , and the forthcoming restaurant from the Mimi’s Hummus and