If you happen to end up in Red Hook—whether by bus, bike, or long sketchy walk across the BQE from Carroll Gardens—Fort Defiance welcomes you with open arms, your journey rewarded with delicious cocktails and hearty food. Café by day, bar by night, Fort Defiance serves smart but simple fare befitting its artisanal-minded neighbors. More
The Red Hook ballfields might not be the first venue that pops into mind for weekend brunching. But hey, if you don't mind queuing up at a different truck for each course (and between elotes, huaraches, and pupusas, there will be multiple courses) and if you appreciate free entertainment courtesy of the ballfield matches, then it's a fun outing. More
There is no lack of entertainment in and around Rhinebeck, the pretty little town about an hour and forty-five minutes north of New York. Between grand estates, lovely hikes, welness centers, Gehri-designed art performance center, and even a very cool art film theater, New Yorkers will find plenty to do during a weekend or day trip. But who really needs entertainment when there is so much to eat in Rhinebeck, Red Hook and Tivoli? More
It's no secret that we at Serious Eats love Baked in Red Hook (they won our search for the best cupcake in NYC in 2011). Since Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito opened Baked in 2005, the duo has been churning out baked goods tasty enough for the trek out to Red Hook. More
If this were a competition, the pork, cheese, and jalapeno pupusa would definitely win. More
There are only four seats at The Good Fork's bar, but if you can score one of them, some of the best small plates in the city can be yours. On a recent Friday night, every table was booked for dinner, but I sidled up to the bar with three friends to try some appetizers and sides at this Red Hook New American-Korean joint. More
The Muffaletta ($10) at Fort Defiance defies normal sandwich proportions. More
One of our favorite filmmakers, Liza DeGuia of Food Curated, just dropped another great video today — this one on the food vendor scene in Brooklyn's Red Hood neighborhood. The vendors originally sprang up some 40 years ago to serve area Latinos who came out on weekends to play soccer and baseball on the numerous fields there. Through the years, the vendors have gained citywide renown and now folks from all over NYC's five boroughs make the trek on weekends to eat food from trucks representing various Latin-American nations. More
The Red Hook ballfield vendors are back for the summer, which only means one thing: we need to get our fill of huaraches, pupusas, tacos, ceviche, elote, and agua fresca. And we want you to join us! So let's... More
[Photo: Kathy YL Chan] It's not often that I make it out to Baked in Red Hook, but on the rare occasion I do, I always make sure to include a brownie with my order. A Sweet and Salty... More
