There is a gathering only spoken about in whispers. Down on the banks of the mighty river, the greatest warriors from all around New York City come to do battle. And by “warriors,” we mean food trucks and chefs. And by “do battle,” we mean compete for the honor of having you stuff your face with their food. It is, by definition, the stuff of legend. It is Smorgasburg! This magnificent event happens every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Williamsburg, where …More

  Weekend brunch never quite gets its due as a versatile meal. Think about it. Brunch means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. For the parents among us, it is family time; a nice morning spent taking your sons and daughters to your favorite local eatery. For others, it is an important step towards recovering from the night before. You can easily pick out these folks every weekend morning in the great borough of Brooklyn. They are the ones sitting outside with their sunglasses on, waiting …More

Don’t get caught in the trap that is Little Italy. The neighborhood is about as authentic as an “I Love NY” t-shirt or that Prada bag you got for $25 in Times Square. It sure isn’t Martin Scorsese’s mean streets, anymore. Prices have been raised sky-high and the food quality has gone down, down, down. So instead of dining in Lower Manhattan, head over to Brooklyn and get some Italian food so authentic, you might just hear a Vespa going by outside. If that sounds good to you, then …More

Vegetarians, stop reading right here. What follows is a description of a meat eater’s paradise in the borough of Brooklyn. Cross over from Manhattan and get ready for ribs, brisket, hooves, and anything else that’s remotely edible that comes from a pig. If you’re health-conscious, you might want to stop reading here as well. The only thing vegetable-like coming near these meals is the delicious barbeque sauce.    If you fall into neither of those camps, or if you’re simply …More

Ah, Brooklyn. First the home of everyone’s grandmother; then, improbably, the site of hipsters and artisanal cheese shops. Happily, both Grandma Rose and Hipster Bob would find a meeting place at Jacques Torres Chocolate.  Although Mr. Chocolate, as he’s known (at least on his website), now boasts multiple locations around the city, this one, in DUMBO (Brooklyn) was the first. You can stand outside and gaze at the chocolate factory inside--and believe us, Willy Wonka had nothing on this. …More

Really, who doesn’t like an aquarium? There’s something simultaneously soothing and thrilling about watching fish, eels, sharks, and other deep-sea denizens drift through the water, safe in the knowledge that you’re on one side of the glass and they’re on the other. And if we’re talking aquariums—and we are—there’s nothing quite like the New York Aquarium in Coney Island, Brooklyn. For starters, it’s the oldest continuously operating aquarium in the United …More