Tag Archives: Williamsburg

The $11 Hot Dog at St. Anselm

After conquering mile-long beer lists at Spuyten Duyvil and barbeque at Fette Sau, Joe Carroll decided that the next thing the intersection of Havemeyer and Metropolitan needed was organ meat, and lots of it — from calves’ heart jerky to beer-battered brain. Owing to inevitable liquor license snafus, though, for now St. [...]
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Good News: 5 Burro to open Tuesday; Pies ‘n’ Thighs Delivery

Some good news for a stormy Thursday: Firstly, funky Queen’s Mexican eatery 5 Burro Cafe will finally open the doors to it’s Columbia Street outpost next Tuesday. Count us in for margaritas on the back patio — because if there is any reason to make the trek to Columbia Street, it’s definitely margaritas. According the their website, [...]
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A ‘Goods’ Thing

Food carts? Feh. On June 9, when the folks behind 3rd Ward turn an ugly, empty Williamsburg lot into a dining destination, they’ll be giving this king-sized borough what it really needs: a king-sized food truck. “This lot was kind of an eyesore, but you couldn’t build anything on it because of various restrictions [...]
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This Weekend: Epicurean Society of the Senses Kick-off

Come May 22, Brian Quinn, co-founder of the Noble Rot “traveling wine saloon,” and Adam Aleksander, an event designer known for spots like Macao Trading Co. will debut a little thing they call “the Epicurean Society of the Senses,” essentially a supper club/interactive food experience on steriods. A monthly lecture series called “The Academy” [...]
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Cariño lives up to its name

Mexican eateries may proliferate in South Williamsburg, but good Mexican food is still about as common as non-controversial bike lanes. The newly opened Cariño, however, is not just good Mexican — it’s revelatory. From a group of former Bonita alumni, the menu at Cariño is lovingly prepared by cooks hailing from Puebla, [...]
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French Onion Soup Without The Soup at The Counting Room

The Counting Room may bill itself as a wine bar, but don’t be fooled: beneath that colossal wine list, the new Williamsburg dram shop hides an impressively original take on French Onion soup. The menu here may be petite — a scant four sandwiches and five “bites” accompany the prerequisite meat and cheese [...]
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Traif: A shrine to pork in Hasidic Williamsburg

You’d better have some thick skin if you’re going to open a restaurant called “Traif” in the heart of Hasidic Williamsburg — especially when the thick skin is a crispy pork belly. Fortunately, chef and co-owner Jason Marcus, who opened the restaurant Traif — Hebrew for “non-Kosher” — is just having fun with [...]
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Fatty ‘Cue: The Wait Was Worth It!

There is barbecue, and then there is Fatty ’Cue — Zak Pelaccio’s new Williamsburg restaurant that hopes to redefine the way you think about barbecue. The new eatery is a much-delayed dream two years in the making — the fusion of Pelaccio’s well-known take on Southeast Asian fare prevalent throughout the Fatty franchise, and the [...]
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Sausage making at the Meat Hook from Food Curated

A great video on sausage making at Williamsburg’s Meat Hook from the awesome lady behind Food Curated, Liza de Guia.
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Weekend Report: The Best Things We Ate and Drank

The Best Thing We Ate: Appenzeller Cheese from The Bedford Cheese Shop I’m sure I’ve confessed this on these pages before, but my name is Kristen and I am a cheese-a-holic. Lucky for me, I live in a borough with such a fine selection of cheeses. While Green Grape Provisions in Fort Greene has quickly [...]
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