
Brooklyn’s Lithuanian families keep culture alive with an annual beet soup festival
Brooklyn’s Lithuanian community celebrated culture and heritage at the annual Pink Soup Fest featuring traditional cold beet soup.

Brooklyn’s Lithuanian community celebrated culture and heritage at the annual Pink Soup Fest featuring traditional cold beet soup.

The new 40,000-square-foot Red Hook Barrel Yard brings a trifecta of a winery, cidery and soon-to-open distillery under one roof.

Bay Ridge resident Nikki Apostolou wins best weeknight meal on Food Network’s ‘100 Cooks’ and highlights Indigenous heritage.

Peter Hong, who operated the cafe for 42 years with his brother David Hong, told the Brooklyn Eagle he is retiring.

Bay Ridge lawyer Danielle Caminiti competes on Food Network’s ‘100 Cooks,’ a new 100-home-cook competition series.

Once known as “The Waldorf-Astoria of Brooklyn,” the Hotel Bossert is a leftover from Brooklyn’s grander era.

Some speculated that the former site of Bentley’s on Montague Street, where a for-rent sign recently came down, could fit the bill.

A key component of one shop’s thin-crust pies, bromated flour, contained a suspected carcinogen already banned in much of the world.

Ginger’s Bar in Park Slope scales back Pride Month events after noise complaints, sparking debate over gentrification and queer spaces.

Available starting Thursday, the four soon-to-be-famous new beers crafted through this collaboration span a variety of styles.

Bay Ridge’s Pizza Wars drew nearly 300 attendees, celebrating local pizzerias in a community tasting competition.

Current owner James Caputo did not offer a reason for the abrupt closure in his goodbye letter posted on the store’s window.

Ashleigh F., 13, an eighth-grader, last year claimed the crown with 2,528 boxes, and this year upped her total to 3,013.

Straddling the Cobble Hill-Carroll Gardens border, the Smith Street location represents the pizzeria’s first NYC expansion since its debut.

Management in a statement thanked customers and staff and said they were proud to have had “a front-row seat to an incredible neighborhood.”
The monthlong concept centers on Itameshi cuisine, which fuses Japanese technique with Italian ingredients.

Hunter’s Steak & Ale House closed after 30 years in Bay Ridge as owners retire, marking the loss of a longtime community gathering spot.

OYSTER HARVESTS OFF of Long Island and along New York’s waterways could be historically poor this year after an unusually harsh winter.
The Pollak family’s separate catering business inside Gourmet Glatt in Cedarhurst, Long Island, remains open.

The restaurant has drawn praise from the New York Times, Bon Appétit and New York Magazine over the past two decades.

The pies launched at ShopRite and Kroger locations in early 2025 before expanding to 1,800 Target stores this year.

A longtime Bay Ridge restaurant is preparing to reopen at a new location after delays, bringing renewed dining options to the neighborhood.

The menu spans breakfast through dinner, featuring house-baked pastries, handcrafted espresso drinks and made-to-order sandwiches.

Council Speaker Julie Menin and Mayor Zohran Mamdani have both backed legislation to restore year-round roadway dining and lower fees.

The James Beard Awards, which recognize America’s best restaurants and food industry professionals, released their 2026 nominees on Tuesday.

Restaurant Depot was founded in Brooklyn in 1976. The family run business was then known as Jetro Restaurant Depot.

Brooklyn SeltzerFest drew over 1,000 attendees for tastings, performances and an egg cream competition celebrating seltzer culture.

The Manhattan Avenue Harlem Shake sits near McCarren Park and multiple transit lines and is expected to open in late summer 2026.

Monshe’s cookies are sugar-free, gluten-free and keto-friendly, and come in a variety of flavors, including the best-selling coffee cake.

The casual American eatery was known for organic, hormone-free ingredients and a menu spanning waffles to grass-fed beef

Owner Ruben Santana leased an 8,000-square-foot space at 25 Thames St., where the restaurant is expected to open later this year.

The new bar will serve aperitifs, amaro-based cocktails and espresso drinks alongside dishes inspired by the original restaurant.

Dirty Precious closed in August 2025 after nearly a decade in operation. The new venture is led by Robin Daily and Mike Brown

CB10 members reviewed Urban’s application for removal of the liquor license at its old location, 7319 Fifth Ave., to its new one.

Upscale Chinese American restaurants, from San Francisco to New York City, have sprung up in recent years with their refined tasting menus.

The Noble, opened in late 2023 by Itir Aloba and Rick Curi, briefly closed in 2024 to restructure before reopening with a revised menu.