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Urban Vintage

By on May 3, 2013 in Clinton Hill, Restaurants and Cafes

For the last two weeks, my friend Elizabeth and I have been switching up our morning walks from Prospect Park to other neighborhoods. It’s exercise and work at the same time. She scopes out sites of architectural or historical significance for her work, I scope out food for mine. With mornings like these, I actually [...]

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Ovenly

By on March 28, 2013 in Greenpoint, Shops

Ovenly is one of those bakeries I wish I had in my own neighborhood. Sure, you can find Ovenly cookies and snacks at gourmet shops and cafés around the city, but there’s something about making the trip all the way to Greenpoint’s waterfront that makes those sweets you bring back extra special. (And the bakery [...]

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Vendome Patisserie

By on March 20, 2013 in Boerum Hill, Shops

I first tried macarons from Vendôme Patisserie last spring. My friend Barb and I were meeting up with her husband Max after a morning at Dekalb Market, and he had somehow taken a very long detour somewhere in Boerum Hill. When he finally showed up, it turned out he had stumbled into a macaron shop and had spent [...]

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Swedish Dream Sea Salt Soap

By on March 5, 2013 in Boerum Hill, Shops

Growing up, I loved visiting Vermont. Not so much for the skiing, but for all the general stores. Every time I went on a road trip with friends or family, we’d always stop at a roadside general store that sold an assortment of nice things: candy in glass jars, flannel shirts of all colors, tools [...]

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Phin and Phebes Vietnamese Iced Coffee Ice Cream

By on March 1, 2013 in Made in Brooklyn, Park Slope, Shops

Last week, in need of a mid-afternoon jolt, I wandered over to Union Market to get a cup of coffee. But when walking by the frozen dessert section, I spotted something way better: Vietnamese coffee ice cream. Phin and Phebes is a small-batch ice cream company that originated in Brooklyn. Jess Eddy and Crista Freeman started [...]

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Lush English Toffee

By on February 20, 2013 in Park Slope, Shops

For most of my life, I’ve been a toffee-holic. Whereas many people are content to limit their toffee eating to the holiday season, I would happily indulge in it year-round. It might have something to do with the fact that Chinese families love gifting tins of Almond Roca for any and every holiday, including birthdays, graduations, [...]

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Cheerwine

By on February 23, 2012 in Park Slope, Shops

Have you ever tried Cheerwine? I look my first sip a few weeks ago, after spying it at Blue Apron Foods in Park Slope. Despite the name, there’s no alcohol here, just a bright (one could also say, cheerful) burgundy color reminiscent of cherries. This extra-fizzy, cherry-flavored soda from North Carolina, has a long history; the same [...]

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