Tag Archives: Food

Every third Sunday from June to October, the Prospect Park Alliance and the NYC Food Truck Association sponsor a Food Truck Rally in Grand Army Plaza. I finally checked it out today, sampling the best trucks before the event’s end next month. (The Atlantic Antic is in October and one can only handle so muchContinue reading “Grand Army Plaza’s Food Truck Rally”

After reading a bunch of glowing reviews about the burgers at Ditmas Park’s new restaurant, my roommate and I decided to head down to Newkirk Avenue and give Ox Cart Tavern a try. We were spurred into action after seeing an especially delicious burger during a bad date on The Millionaire Matchmaker; having watched The Cooking Channel all dayContinue reading “Ox Cart Tavern in Ditmas Park”

We went to the Smith Street Fair in Carroll Gardens, a scaled-down version of the Atlantic Antic because we originally wanted to catch the Stinkfest ’09 cheese-eating contest, but by the time we had walked around (and eaten our weight in festival food), we weren’t prepared to wait around. Plus, Mr. Softee was calling our names like the tempting devilContinue reading “Smith Street Fair”

A new bar has popped up just two blocks from our apartment. There goes the neighborhood!

I figured I should probably do my post about Grimaldi’s. The place always comes up in NYC pizza debates, and my step-mom was visiting so it was a good time to play tourist. (Turns out, it’s even one of Jonathan Safran Foer’s favorites!) But is there ever NOT a line?

I’ve written about my visits to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden before, but I just wanted to offer a refresher since the Sakura Matsuri festival is this weekend (May 2nd and 3rd). If you’re free and in the area (yes, Manhattan counts as “in the area”), you should check out the cherry blossoms in full bloom. Just look howContinue reading “Cherry Blossoms Are in Bloom at the Botanic Gardens”