Lost City reports that Ultimate Burgers and Dogs is set to open in the old Chicory space on Degraw between Court and Clinton Streets. There’s a menu posted in the window featuring many – you guess it – burgers and hotdogs, with customization options like choosing your own sauces, condiments, and toppings. I’m very excited [...]
Archive | September, 2009
Michelin recognizes Bib Gourmand restaurants
Michelin released its 2010 list of New York’s more affordable Bib Gourmand restaurants, which means that two dishes and a glass of wine or dessert come in at under $40 (not including tax and tip). Of the 18 Brooklyn restaurants on the list, 4 are neighborhood favs: Buttermilk Channel, Char No. 4, Frankies 457 Spuntino, [...]
Saul Bolton, the new Alan Harding?
The Village Voice chatted with Saul Bolton, chef and owner of Saul, about his new ventures and affinity for Brooklyn. Bolton had planned to open The Vanderbilt, an affordable gastropub in Prospect Heights, this summer, but it’s been pushed back to this fall. If all goes well, Bolton plans to open two more places next [...]
‘Bored to Death’= Brooklyn’s coming out party
The New York Times has deemed HBO’s new series, “Bored to Death,” as “Brooklyn’s coming-out party to the HBO-watching world,” as “Sex and the City” and “Friends” did for Manhattan. What do you think of the show?
But if Jonathan Ames’s new HBO series, drolly titled “Bored to Death,” heralds a new era of New York [...]
In case you missed it…
Improv Everywhere had over 2,000 members walking invisible dogs in Cobble Hill yesterday, and pictures from participants are posted here and here. The leashes were borrowed from the new Invisible Dog Gallery at 51 Bergen Street.
Tea Lounge closing
Lost City reports that the Tea Lounge on Court Street, which opened in 2006, will soon close its doors for good. While the closing date isn’t certain (and the news seems to be mostly word of mouth), its last day of service could be as soon as the last day of September. UPDATE: We’ve gotten [...]
WBC Protest in Park Slope: Cracker Barrel of Laughs
YouTuber aboutmattlaw has a “conversation” with a hate-mongering Westboro “Church” member during their protest in Park Slope yesterday. If you thought “monkeys say the craziest things” watching this video will change your mind. Kudos to aboutmattlaw for asking the question we’ve all been thinking but have been afraid to ask of the WB”C” people – [...]
CobbleHillbilly Jenny Slate Drops F-Bomb on SNL Debut and We Fricken Love Her for That
It ruined whatever career Charles Rocket was planning to have in live TV comedy and local comic/new Saturday Night Live cast member Jenny Slate has now joined him in infamy. Last night the CobbleHillbilly dropped the F-bomb during her first starring sketch on the show. After the slip, Slate looked horrified puffing out her cheeks [...]
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Brooklyn Tech Kids Snuff Out Hate Mongers
While the tabloids are having a field day hamming up the “massive” protests planned by the carpetbagging hatemongers from the Westboro “Church”, this YouTube video by “ejballa4life” shows that their “posse” is pretty tiny compared to the army of Brooklyn Tech kids shouting them down yesterday.
Brooklyn, you crazy and beautiful mosaic, we love you!
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Locals want to keep Brooklyn Friends out of Boerum Hill
Enrollment at Brooklyn Friends School is at an all-time high, leading the school to look for a new location for their preschool and lower school building outside of their current Pearl Street campus in Downtown Brooklyn. A site being considered at the corner of State and Hoyt Streets has angered a local homeowners group called ”Keep [...]
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