The Brooklyn food scene is full of hip and trendy restaurants, but it's rare that any of them offer more than one or two vegetarian options. That's why I was pleasantly surprised to discover that Buttermilk Channel has an entire menu devoted to vegetarian food. More
Plenty of restaurants these days do the rotating menu thing, changing up at least a good portion of their dishes every night. The downside, of course, is that you don't have much time to experiment to get something right. But at Battersby, that didn't seem to be a problem in the slightest. Chefs Joseph Ogrodnek and Walter Stern showed us, on our visit, exactly what we wanted to be eating this first week of April. And not only were they dead right, but they pulled everything off beautifully. More
A standout from Karloff's comfort food menu are their hand-shredded potato latkes, accompanied by eggs, grilled veggies, sausages, or lox. More
Bar impresario Ravi DeRossi (Death and Company, Mayahuel) comes to Carroll Gardens with Bourgeois Pig Brooklyn, the second outpost of the East Village original. The bordello chic trappings—think gilded ceilings and velvet throne chairs—complement an Old World-style drink menu inspired by spirits from Western Europe. More
Carroll Gardens has a rich Italian-American history. What better way to experience it than to snack your way down Court Street? More
It's that time of the year again: pumpkin season. We're seeing it in sweets around the city, from pumpkin whoopie pies filled with cream cheese frosting to pumpkin gelato and pumpkin ice cream; pumpkin cheesecake and pumpkin cupcakes and layered pumpkin brownies. More
Editor's note: We write about restaurants all over the city. But sometimes, you don't want to travel for food; you want the best eats right in your neighborhood. So we're having the Serious Eats staff share where they eat around their own 'hoods. Today? Serious Eats Main editor Erin Zimmer! More
The new smoked fish shop Shelsky's is making Carroll Gardens feel a little more Lower East Side-y. "No more schlepping," says their website. Owner Peter Shelsky, an Eleven Madison Park alum, is saving the neighborhood a trip over the bridge to Russ and Daughters for their dose of smoked, cured, and pickled fishies. More
I can't decide which I like more: the housemade spiced chips that accompany Seersucker's Catfish Po'boy or the sandwich itself. More
Tucked into a sleepy corner of Carroll Gardens is the storefront of Crave, a former restaurant-turned-catering company that reopened late last year as a wine bar. The intimate bar has carved out a niche as the neighborhood's perfect pre- or post-dinner spot, offering affordable snacks and wines from 6 p.m. until late. More
Opened back in November, Court Street Grocers is making some of the best sandwiches we've had recently (and we are sandwich crazies)—plus you can wash them down with tough-to-find-in-NYC regional sodas. Like Cheerwine, for which they drive down to North Carolina to pick up crates of the real cane-sugar version. The fridge also stocks cans of Vernors ginger ale, glass bottles of Bubble Up, and Kombucha. More
Not unlike a cheesesteak on different bread, it's got thin ribbons of steak cooked on a griddle with a mighty, mighty helping of onions, all covered with cheese and topped with a lid so everything steams and melts together in the heat. More
At Blue Marble in Brooklyn, Root Beer Ice Cream isn't always available, but if you're lucky enough to spot that flavor on your visit, don't pass it up. More
Sometimes, just a tiny tweak to a classic gives it a little boost. Chestnut, on Smith Street in Carroll Gardens, has long been a favorite of mine on the food front, with a reasonably priced menu featuring seasonal food primarily... More
