The cuisine draws from worldly influences (Spanish, Cuban, Mediterranean), but its soul is Italian—rich, homey and beautiful in its simplicity.
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We
love Caracas Arepa Bar and their delicious Venezuelan arepas. We stopped by the Brooklyn location of Caracas and spent some time in the kitchen in order to witness the mysteries of arepa-making first hand and share them with you.
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There's a season for everything, and the first few months of each year are the season for warm chocolate desserts. From the silky hot fudge that tops ice cream sundaes and soft-serve filled eclairs, to molten chocolate cakes (and one with a molten green tea-white chocolate interior!), we've got you covered. Check out nine warm chocolate desserts we love this winter.
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I enjoyed the
Kale and Clementine ($6) at Radish on a recent visit.
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Sometimes the simplest vegetable dishes are the tastiest. And Williamsburg Japanese spot
Zenkichi does simple incredibly well.
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A
chicken tender sandwich ($8) isn't exactly what I expected to find when walking into
Radish in Williamsburg, a land of vegetable salads and such. But it's quite a good sandwich (and made with organic chicken, helping it fit in a little more with its surroundings).
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Snacky surprised me with the quality of its eclectic menu. There were many more intriguing items that we didn't get to sample—what could
smashed cucumbers be?—but that just means there are multiple reasons to go back. Asian Fusion can be tricky, but Snacky manages to pull it off quite well.
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There are many things I expect from a quality biergarten—super-sized servings of beer, good pretzels, great sausage. A vegetarian sandwich is usually not on my high list of things to try. But that all changed with the
grilled portobello sandwich ($11) at
Loreley Biergarten in Williamsburg.
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At
Bakeri Brooklyn in Williamsburg, the house-baked cookies are enormous, deep brown saucers. They're crisp at the outermost edges, and soft, gently chewy all the way though.
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I dig the urban ski chalet vibe of
Lodge; they have great natural light, excellent people watching, and a dependably stellar soundtrack (The Kinks, The Beatles, and Frank Sinatra all got airtime on my most recent visit). I also like their brunch dishes, which are classic enough to be comfort food but suggest a thoughtfulness in both selection and execution. Their
two-for-one bloody mary and mimosa special ($7) doesn't hurt either.
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