saturdayobscura day = a celebration of unusual places, with back-room tours and expeditions. 'kind of like open house ny, but a little weirder and all over'. various locations + prices. 10am-5pm: nyc food bloggers and bakers unite for a bake sale at th... »
Having established both her talent and an unassuming sense of cool, April Bloomfield has chosen an appropriate cover shot for her new cookbook, "A Girl and Her Pig", which shows the chef nonchalantly posed with a very dead hog slung across her shoulder... »
See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Carmine Santa Mariafor The Brooklyn PaperI’m madder than a Census taker who can only count to 10 so he has to keep going back, ringing bells, and start all over again (thus never getting his job done), over the fa... »
Notable chef April Bloomfield of local restaurants the John Dory Oyster Bar and The Breslin (plus the Spotted Pig) has just released (today) a new book of recipes and stories. The book is called A Girl and Her Pig: Recipes and Stories. From the descrip... »
NYT dubs Brooklyn Brainery “hipster schoolhouse” [NYT] Other, less-headline-grabby coop growing strong [Brownstoner] …including Park Slope Coop ex-pat Adrian Grenier [Twitter] Brooklyn Flea empire grows to food and beer garden [L Magazine] Coney Island... »
Considering all the moving Grimaldi's has done in the last few months, it's a pleasant surprise to hear of plans to open a new location in Coney Island, across from Luna Park. According to NY1, the mini-franchise's fourth NYC location "is expected to h... »
The boys and girl of Ravens + Chimes answered new Band Bites questions this week while on tour in Europe. Thanks to a no McDonald's in the van policy and a vegan mother, they're getting their veggies. »
See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Carmine Santa Mariafor The Brooklyn PaperI’m madder than a Census taker who can only count to 10 so he has to keep going back, ringing bells, and start all over again (thus never getting his job done), over the fa... »
