Reed Turchi is a slide-guitarist from Swannanoa, North Carolina, who learned to play guitar in the famed blues territory of the North Mississippi Hill Country.
The Brooklyn Dining Club held its most recent event at Farina, a pizzeria and restaurant with roots in southern Italy and a storefront.
Tell me about yourself and the many things that you do. I’m a novelist and journalist as well as the Editor-in-Chief of two publications: Appetito:
Full slideshow below The Brooklyn Dining Club held a special event, “Designing Brooklyn Bridge Park: A Conversation with Michael Van Valkenburgh,” on Thursday at Sociale
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
You are certainly unique in being someone who has both a physical training business and a pizzeria. How did this happen? The dichotomy started during
How did you become involved in Cloudy Donut Co.? Cloud Donut was started by my partner, Derrick Faulcon, who is the CEO and founder of the company. After four years
Through a red door at 230 7th Ave. is a modern, narrow interior of stained pine floors with two and four-top tables of wood, their place settings illuminated by miniature
Full slideshow below On Jan. 25, Brooklyn Eagle food columnist and Editor-in-Chief of the “Good Food” newsletter, Andrew Cotto, presented his lecture “Italian Food as a Muse” at the Columbus
It’s a wintery night in Marine Park. The wind off Jamaica Bay rattles street signs and shakes the treetops of this low-slung neighborhood. But Mother Nature, even in a brutal
BAY RIDGE — It’s Saturday night in Bay Ridge. Third Avenue teems with an energy that emanates from the restaurants above and below 86th Street. On 88th Street, the corner
If Cremini’s Aperitivo & Kitchen were an American folktale, it would be called “The Little Restaurant That Could.” Opened by newlyweds from Le Marche, first-time restaurateurs and newbies to New
The upcoming gathering of the Brooklyn Dining Club at Shan, 191 Smith St., will feature the star attraction Chef Tang Yong, as well as remarks by the Brooklyn Eagle’s lead
PARK SLOPE — Park Slope is fast becoming Williamsburg for adults. Well, this is at least the case with regard to food, where stylish, impressive eateries are popping up and
WILLIAMSBURG — There is a tangible sense of kindness that emanates from the triangular storefront not far from the mouth of Willamsburg’s eponymous bridge. And true to the eatery’s name,
Chef Vincent Dardanello of Amunì in Bay Ridge grew up in the predominantly Italian American community of West Caldwell, New Jersey. His extended family of Sicilian descent was so large
PARK SLOPE — A narrow storefront on 5th Avenue in Park Slope is a portal to a dazzling past, of Jazz and candlelight, of deep colors and brick and wood,
COBBLE HILL — This reporter remembers when Smith Street was a no-no. There was one restaurant worth going to, and you went early and ate fast. It’s hard to imagine
It’s hard to imagine an elevated cocktail bar perched above the most Instagrammable intersection in all of New York being inspired by the inventor of something as banal as the
It’s early evening in mid-March, and a sharp breeze comes off the river as darkness sifts down on Greenpoint. The industrial atmosphere of this low-slung, working-class neighborhood in late winter
CARROLL GARDENS — Things have changed at Emma’s Torch. There are new developments, a new menu, new hours, and even a refurbished interior. But what hasn’t changed is their style
BENSONHURST — The conventional strategy among food seekers is to find places favored by locals. This is particularly true in ethnic neighborhoods where the best eateries are often best kept
RED HOOK — “That pork chop was a revelation!” High praise for a piece of typically unheralded meat, especially when said praise comes from Victoria Granof, renowned food creative and
One of the things I love most about travel, after exploring the food and drink of the area, are hotels. It’s an imperative part of the experience, and I put
PARK SLOPE — “I started this business with a dollar and a dream and that dollar ran out a long time ago,” jokes Bonbon Lakay owner Edgina (Eddie) Desormeau. The
PARK SLOPE — Context: “Tutt’appost” is Neapolitan dialect for “Tutto a posto” – the Italian expression that “all is in place.” All was not in place at Tutt’Appost. Three 30-something
WINDSOR TERRACE — On a mild January afternoon, a couple enjoys lunch street-side in Windsor Terrace. They are seated at a table on Windsor Place in the front of a
PROSPECT HEIGHTS — Apparently, breakfast tacos are everywhere in Texas. The pockets of tortilla-wrapped protein are as ubiquitous in the Lone Star state as pizza and bagels, hot dogs and
A recent autumn evening marked the one-year anniversary of Brooklyn Roots in Bay Ridge. The crowded room on 3rd Avenue and 87th Street was full of goodwill, from the happy-go-lucky
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
In the heart of hipster Williamsburg is an Italian eatery glowing with the ageless ambiance of the Eternal City. Adjacent to the decorated dining pavilion curbside at 115 Berry St.
Brooklyn author Andrew Cotto will have his seventh work of fiction published this week. “Pasta Mike: A Story of Friendship & Loss” is a novella heavily based on the experiences
The VIP/Press Event for Cremini’s restaurant in Carroll Gardens was in full swing on a mild evening in late February. Within the well-lit and warm space, among the cozy-industrial bistro
The Brooklyn Book Festival isn’t labeled the largest free literary event in New York City for nothing. The annual gathering boasts 100 programs featuring 300 authors across 13 locations. With
