5 Things to Know Before Trying Pies ‘n’ Thighs
If you’re looking for a classic chicken biscuit that screams dirty south, try Pies ‘n’ Thighs. The soul food restaurant first opened in 2006 in a beer closet with only six stools. Since then, this eatery tried expanding to the Lower East Side — but eventually settled back into its […]
Brunch and soul food in Brooklyn
Black millennials sporting natural hair sipped mimosas in the name of a good cause on a Sunday afternoon. They gathered at Streets, a Williamsburg restaurant, to enjoy a music, poetry and a bottomless soul food brunch. At noon, the brunch got off to a slow start. But attendees filed in […]
Ivan Orkin on Life in Japan Before Making Ramen
Ivan Orkin went against Japanese tradition in 2007: he opened a ramen restaurant in Tokyo as a white guy from Long Island. To the surprise of many, he quickly became a local celebrity, and was named “Rookie of the Year” by a ramen magazine. Now he makes his mark in […]
5 reasons to try Inca Chicken in Bushwick, Brooklyn
Savory breasts of Peruvian-style roast chicken. Heaping sides of French fries, yellow rice and more. Sandwiches thick with chopped chicken, fish and sausage. These and the restaurant’s milky “green sauce”—which gives customers a kick of heat in the back of their throats—keep guests coming back. The owners of Inca Chicken […]
Your guide to creating the perfect cheese plate
Creating a good-looking cheese plate might seem hard to do, especially for cheese newbies. But Lauren Mossness teaches us how to make it fun and simple. Mossness found her calling in the cheese world while working at a small shop in Montana. Now, she is the manager of Saxelby’s Cheesemongers […]
Eating in Groups at an Eat-Alone Place
There’s a secret to dining at Ichiran. Even though this ramen restaurant insists that customers dine alone, people are coming in groups in anyway. And they’ve found a way to eat the noodle soup together. When Lindsay Herz and her two friends decided to try this Brooklyn spot, they each […]
Golden Corner Noodles: Authentic Wenzhou Chinese Food in Flushing
The Chinese scallion pancake is a staple of most Chinese restaurants. It doesn’t vary much from restaurant to restaurant. Usually, they’re round, fried flour pancakes with scallions. But Golden Corner Noodles makes fresh Chinese scallion pancakes differently. The fried pancake is stuffed with ground pork, pickled vegetables and marinated dried vegetables. It’s […]
Five Pastries to Eat at Supermoon Bakehouse
People tore apart buttery croissants stuffed with caramelized bananas and bit into soft donuts filled with matcha pudding. Some had flakey cruffins— croissants baked in a muffin tin, rolled in sugar and piped with rotating fillings like baked cinnamon apples or dark chocolate ganache. Supermoon Bakehouse has been open for […]
Mooncake Mid-Autumn Festival at MOCA
Colorful molded Play-Doh dropped from the plastic mooncake molds into the hands of impatiently waiting children. They squealed in delight. Families weaved through the museum stopping to try the star food: mooncakes. Traditionally, Chinese people hold the Mid-Autumn Harvest Festival to mark the end of a successful Harvest season. They […]
Central Brooklyn Food Co-op hopes to deliver “food justice”
A community group in Central Brooklyn is determined to bring more affordable food products to its work-class community. But after three years of conducting neighborhood surveys, one question still needs to be resolved: How much should a bag of groceries cost? The question was raised during September’s monthly held by […]
