
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.

RESTAURANT CLOSURES mounted across Brooklyn in January as longtime neighborhood fixtures and newer concepts shut their doors.

Wing Wars, a wing-tasting competition and fundraiser featuring wings from 15 local Bay Ridge eateries and bars, took place on Saturday.

Winner, winner chicken wing dinner: The first ever Bay Ridge Wings Fest was a big hit, but it wasn’t just about the great food.

COCKTAIL BAR DIAMOND LIL at 179 Nassau Avenue has rolled out an upgraded food menu under new chef Alfredo Miller.

Nathan’s Famous was started in 1916 by Nathan Handwerker. He started his nickel hot dog stand with a $300 loan and his wife’s secret recipe.

NEW YORK CITY’S annual Restaurant Week kicks off on Tuesday, running from Jan. 20 to Feb. 12. More than 850 restaurants participate.

A longtime Greek-American restaurant in Bay Ridge closed after more than two decades, marking the end of a familiar gathering place for the community.

The bar, founded by Joseph and Pilar Montero almost 90 years ago and now run by their son Pepe, was once a favorite hangout of sailors.

“After 21 wonderful years, it is with great sadness to announce that the Emphasis Diner will be closing its doors for good.”

EAST FLATBUSH — BOJANGLES OPENED ITS first New York location, debuting a 24-hour restaurant at 5910 Church Ave.

The Grand Street Business Improvement District in Williamsburg has kicked off its annual Winter Restaurant Week, running now through Jan. 18.

Brooklyn Cured is expanding its pork-free offerings in 2026 with beef-forward sausages.

PARK SLOPE — CASA AZUL, a longtime Oaxacan-style Mexican restaurant on 7th Avenue, will remain open.

The NYC Hospitality Alliance, representing thousands of restaurants, bars and nightclubs across the five boroughs, submits this testimony.

Changes are coming to the restaurant scene in Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO, with some old favorites closing and new spots opening up.

Part of a new discussion series, Laura Trevelyan and Adam Penenberg explore AI and misinformation, followed by seasonal food and wine.

On Oct. 20, the Brooklyn Dining Club will host a dinner at The Watermark, 21 Clark St., in the heart of Brooklyn Heights.

Beloved bartender Roy DeLorenzo worked his final shift at the age of 73 at Chadwick’s restaurant, a neighborhood staple.

“So many people came to cry, to hug, to say goodbye. I feel like I broke the world’s heart,” said owner Dimitri Likourentzos.

Holy cannoli! The Santa Rosalia Feast hosted the third annual Cannoli Eating Contest outside Villabate Alba Bakery.

Thursday will be the last day of operation for Park Plaza Restaurant at 220 Cadman Plaza West in Brooklyn Heights.

Spoiler — the ice cream isn’t actually made with human breast milk, but traditional cow’s milk, flavored with bovine colostrum.

It’s not common these days that a restaurant gets to celebrate half a century of being in business, but that’s exactly what happened.

The annual eat-a-thon has been held outside the original Nathan’s Famous restaurant in Coney Island, Brooklyn, since 1972.

Chestnut said he been prepping for the big event and has a couple practice sessions left before the July Fourth holiday.

Owner Kyriaki Vitale made the announcement on the eatery’s Facebook page that it will be closing after over eight years.

In its 175 years in Carroll Gardens, the stained glass of St. Paul’s has seen many things. Now, it has also seen a pie contest.

Farmer Jeremy Brown calls cows the queens of the barn at Twin Birch Dairy, where he cares for 3,200 — especially the pink-nosed ones.

Excitement was in the air Thursday morning, April 17 as students faced off to be crowned “Battle of the Basket Champion”