When the Westville team opened Concord Hill in Williamsburg a little while back in the Sel de Mer space on Graham Avenue, I simultaneously lamented the loss of the seafood spot while being excited that Brooklyn would be getting its own version of Westville. I lived nearby in Greenpoint at the time, you see. But…
Williamsburg, it’s been too long since I’ve seen you! But I went back last week on an unseasonably warm evening to try the burger at RIDER. Design-wise, RIDER is pretty much what you’d imagine from a part of the neighborhood (North of Grand, West of Bedford) that has gentrified the hardest. It is a very…
The Sequel to 2014’s Burger of the Year | Is there a bigger beneficiary of the digitization of the food scene than Emily and Emmy Squared? Through innovative takes on elemental menu items like burgers, pizza, and wings, engagement (and genuine friendliness) with digital media and social influencers, and straight up eye catching food, Matthew…
A New Burger Memory in a Neighborhood Full of Them | Old neighborhoods are like old girlfriends. As long as you keep your distance, you don’t really think about them. But when you end up near them again, you think about (or shudder at the thought of) what could have been. That’s what happened when…
Gordon Bennett is a very cool and very relaxed bar in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. The moment you walk in here you feel relaxed and at ease. The entire place has a great interior that isn’t overwhelmingly big, which lends to its very down to earth vibe. This is a bar where you meet awesome…