Author Archives: Tanya

The Veggie Tales: Bad brussels sprouts at Radish

By Tanya | Published: November 3, 2010
It was a busy end of summer — between getting married, travelling to Mali, and being in two more weddings, I missed several weeks of the McCarren Park Greenmarket. Accordingly, as I wandered farther up north than my daily routine takes me, I was immediately lured in by a cute, vintage-inspired newcomer that sprang up [...]
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The Veggies Tales: Eating your veggies at Pies ‘n’ Thighs

By Tanya | Published: October 20, 2010
When working from home, I’m occasionally in need of food that I don’t need to cook and a place that doesn’t have internet access to distract me. On one such morning, I visited Pies ‘n’ Thighs, the popular Williamsburg fried chicken joint. I wasn’t in the mood for their standard heavy Southern fare, so I [...]
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The Veggie Tales: Making Use of the Produce Aisle at Traif

By Tanya | Published: October 6, 2010
[Editor's Note: The Veggie Tales is a new fortnightly feature here on BklynFoodie, written by our new contributor Tanya Balsky. Every other week, she'll delve deeper into her veggie obsession, bringing you recipes, reviews and more.] Hi, my name is Tanya, and I have a veggie problem. (Response: “Hi Tanya!”) No, seriously — my general [...]
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