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Lore, a fusion of cuisine and culture

March 7 | Andrew Cotto

Fusion is the term consistently used to describe the cuisine at Lore in South Slope. This makes sense. The menu, heavily inspired by the flavors of India, is also informed by ingredients and dishes of diverse cultural origins, including Korea, Switzerland, the UK, and America. The food, and inventive cocktail list, orchestrated by Executive Chef […]

Talking 7 Fishes with Brooklyn’s Daniel Paterna

December 23 | Andrew Cotto

Daniel Paterna is considered the “Pope of South Slope” (by me) due to his decades-long presence in the neighborhood in general and at local Italian eateries in particular. These days, his unofficial headquarters is Flora, a caffe/ristorante/alimentari on the corner of 11th Street and 8th Avenue. The young owners are from Campania, and Paterna, of […]

A taste of the Caribbean in the heart of Brooklyn

December 9 | Andrew Cotto

Editor’s note: Since the original publication of this article, Stella’s has moved to 321 9th Street. This is not another New York story about an enduring love affair between a petite Russian and a large Jamaican that began with a note stuck in a piece of mango cheesecake… Through a bright red door on 5th […]