Around Brooklyn: Professor writes books about video gaming
Professor writes books about video gaming
A local gamer and professor has already made his mark in the literary video game world with a successful book, according to the Brooklyn Reporter website. Patrick Hickey, who is the assistant director of the journalism program at Kingsborough Community College, released “The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews with Cult and Classic Video Games” and recently completed a sequel, “The Minds Behind Adventure Games.” “The adventure genre is essentially the father to every other genre except sports,” he told the Brooklyn Reporter, “and every genre in gaming has some adventure to it.”
Mexican restaurant has ‘El Chapo’ hot dog
Gordo’s Cantina, a new restaurant on the eastern border of Bushwick, offers authentic Mexican food without a high price tag, said the Bushwick Daily website. Co-owner J.R. Savage, who is of Italian heritage, became acquainted with Mexican food after high school, when he lived in the Cancun area for three years. Previously, Savage, along with partners Reyna Morales and Paulina Loyo-Grigoris, owned another Gordo’s in Long Island City. One of their offerings, a bacon-wrapped hot dog, is known as “El Chapo.” Other offerings include the Gobernador, shrimp and cheese on a taco; the Rajas Quesadilla, featuring edible cactus; and several items made with moles, not underground animals but a variety of Mexican sauces.