East Village: Good news, people who love pizza (a.k.a., everyone): Famed shop L'asso launches its brunch menu this weekend, featuring any entrée with a mimosa, coffee, or orange juice for just $16. [Grub Street] Empellón Cocina, Alex Stupak's second Em... »
A new crab shack is going up in Red Hook, Brooklyn, right next to that unequaled monument to the human spirit, Ralph's Place.The owners of Alma Restaurant on Columbia St. in Brooklyn are building the giant new eatery, Brooklyn Crab, at 24 Reed Street i... »
January 14, 2012 - 8:22 pm: Alma Owners Opening Brooklyn Crab in Red Hook || Looks like the owners of Alma, the best views and Mexican food in on the Brooklyn Waterfront, will be opening Brooklyn Crab across the street from the Red Hook Fairway. Accord... »
Lilla Cafe: Featuring classic American fare, Lilla Cafe offers a delectable menu full of local ingredients where chef and owner Erling Berner offers everything from a grilled octopus appetizer to raisin bread pudding for desert. Yummy and organic! For ... »
An Italian restaurant called Gancio Rosso opened on the corner of Commerce and Van Brunt streets last week in Red Hook. The menu was still be finalized when we stopped by, so we don’t have a concrete sense of prices, but according to Gancio Rosso’s Fac... »
With all the end of year holiday madness, I didn't have much time for regular updates. A couple of the things that I need to catch up on are Christmas Bird Count summaries (I participated in two), my monthly bird species total, plus, my final 2011 bird... »
Coming soon to Rivington Street: Pok Pok Wing. Pok Pok Wing, an offshoot of a Portland, Ore., Thai favorite, is scheduled to open “early next week” in the old Baohaus space at 137 Rivington St., featuring “Ike’s Vietnamese Fish Sauce Wings,” papaya sal... »
Tis the season for charity. Whether it is for one day or every day, volunteering brings inner peace and perfoms immeasurable good for the community. Carroll Gardens Patch has compiled the following list of local and borough-wide volunteering organizati... »
