If you haven’t been to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden during cherry blossom season, go soon! In Japan, hanami is the tradition of viewing cherry blossoms (sakura) in the spring. With more than 200 cherry trees, the first of which were planted after World War I, the BBG has one of the largest collections of these [...]
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Squibb Park Bridge in Photos
If you’ve ever wanted to walk across a bouncy bridge and rest assure it’s perfectly safe, here’s your chance. Squibb Park Bridge recently opened as a much-needed (and scenic!) pedestrian link between the Brooklyn Heights and Brooklyn Bridge Park. Whereas before you had walk a steep hill down Columbia Heights, then dodge traffic across the [...]
Ganso
The first summer I moved back to Brooklyn from San Francisco back in 2010, ramen joints had taken the city by storm. In the three years that I was gone, places like Ippudo, Hide-Chan, Toto Ramen, and Rai Rai Ken (just to name a few) had sprouted around town. Having recently traveled to Tokyo, I was ecstatic that [...]
Brunch at Rose Water
There are so many great brunch places in Brooklyn, but my absolute favorite, the one I revisit again and again and recommend to anyone visiting, is Rose Water. I’ve never had even a mediocre meal here. When I first started coming here, I was obsessed with the baked polenta with goat cheese and couldn’t think [...]
Lunch at Al di La
I lived in Park Slope for 2 years before I finally tried Al di La. My old apartment was a mere 3 blocks away, and I had heard such great things about it, yet I had always been intimidated by the long lines of people waiting outside for dinner. (Like many restaurants here, they don’t [...]
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Burger at Thistle Hill Tavern
My friends Barb and Max, who moved to New York a few years ago from Los Angeles, often lament that back in L.A. it was hard to find places to dine outside. For a city with almost perfect weather year round, it has surprisingly few restaurants or bars with outdoor seating. So they were happy to [...]
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- Coconut Quinoa Granola May 6, 2013
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- Baked May 2, 2013
- Meyer Lemon Mojitos May 1, 2013
- I Love Boston Map April 30, 2013
- The Best Orange Bread You’ll Ever Have March 27, 2012
- Homemade Coconut Granola August 15, 2012
- Buttermilk Roast Chicken April 12, 2012
- Katharine Hepburn’s Brownies February 27, 2012
- Coq au Riesling October 1, 2012
- Chocolate Chip Banana Cookies July 10, 2012