Sherri Eisenberg has traveled the world as a travel writer, and has found that nothing compares to Brooklyn’s culinary scene.“Brooklyn has such an exciting food scene,” said Eisenberg. “It’s hard to think of other places that have as diverse the offerings as Brooklyn does.” Eisenberg would know ...
See this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... By Meredith Deliso ... The Brooklyn Paper ... Sherri Eisenberg has traveled the world as a travel writer, and has found that nothing compares to Brooklyn’s culinary scene ... “Brooklyn has such an exciting food scene,” said Eisenberg. “It’s hard to think of other places that have as diverse the offerings as Brooklyn does.” ... Eisenberg would know — she just published a handbook to the borough’s food scene, titled “Food Lovers’ Guide to
See this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... By Ben Kochman ... for The Brooklyn Paper ... Brooklyn will be a hotbed this summer for movie-lovers, with myriad film series happening all over the borough. Here’s a run-down of a few of our favorites: ... Old Stone House ... Four nights of free outdoor film fun, including two classic films, short films, and student films ... July 7: “Kiss Me Kate”; July 14, “Girl Shy”; July 21: Short Film Contest; July 28: Piper Film Workshop Student Films ...
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... By Meredith Deliso ... The Brooklyn Paper ... Joyce Carol Oates, Rosanne Cash, Paul Krugman and Melvin Van Peebles — plus a long list of usual suspects — are the literary luminaries that will fill Borough Hall with their talent at the Brooklyn Book Festival on Sept. 12 ... Borough President Markowitz released the lineup for his fifth annual festival on Wednesday night, also doling out drinks and snacks to the
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... By Gary Buiso ... The Brooklyn Paper ... All we wanted to know was what color the Brooklyn Bridge will be ... The city is about to undertake a massive paint job on the historic span — one that officials now say will “restore” the bridge to its “original” color ... The problem is, no one seems to know what that “original” color is! ... Officially, the Department of Transportation is calling the
See this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... for The Brooklyn Paper ... Memorial Day is behind us, so it’s officially summer in our book. And that means grilling outdoors, downing a few beers and cooling off with a cone. But why have someone else do it for you, when you can do it all yourself — thanks to our first annual Do-It-Yourself summer guide? Inside, you’ll find tips on grilling, homebrewing and even making your own ice cream from local experts, including Phinnizy & Phebe, two true
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... By Andy Campbell ... The Brooklyn Paper ... The operators of Brooklyn Bridge Park have announced the four concessionaires who will be serving food and drink on Pier 1 — and two of them are from Manhattan! ... Yes, Blue Marble Ice Cream — with locations already in Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill and Prospect Heights — and Calexico Carne Asada from Columbia Street were awarded the primo location in the new greenspace on
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... By Meredith Deliso ... The Brooklyn Paper ... Brooklyn is a borough of foodies — not just those who like to eat, and eat well, but for makers of goods, too. Inspired by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce’s upcoming food event “Bklyn Made” at Borough Hall on May 14, which will spotlight more than a dozen of the borough’s food and beverage brands, we decided to check in with some of our oldest, thriving
Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... By Gary Buiso ... The Brooklyn Paper ... The city has put the brakes on a plan to paint the Brooklyn Bridge a color named after the borough of Queens — and you can thank us! ... Last week, we noticed that the Department of Transportation planned to give the historic span a fresh coat of “Queensborough Tan,” a particularly odd name that both galled and puzzled bridge aficionados, considering the iconic span
See this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... By Gersh Kuntzman ... The Brooklyn Paper ... It really is true that every dog has his day ... In the wake of this week’s blue blooded Westminster Kennel Club dog show, the Brooklyn Lyceum has announced its own version: the “Brooklyn Mutt Show” on March 13-14 ... The two-day mixed-breed showcase will include judging, just like the much vaunted “tournament of champions” that just ended at Madison Square Garden, but the Lyceum’s categories are a