Pork Slope Restaurant Review:
Chef Dale Talde's Pork Slope is a few blocks away from his eponymous restaurant in --- you guessed it --- Park Slope. This spot is meant to evoke a rural roadhouse in the South where gruff types might come to take a shot of whisky, gnaw on some barbecued meat, and then, perhaps, get in a fistfight. The only fights here might be over who gets the last chicken wing. Amidst Americana kitsch tacked...
National Ice Cream Day, Brunch at Pork Slope and More:
1) National Ice Cream Day
When: Today and Tomorrow, starting at 10 a.m.
Where: Il Laboratorio Del Gelato
What: To celebrate this Sunday's National Ice Cream day Il Laboratorio Del Gelato is adding on a new flavor: Ruffino Prosecco sorbetto with clementine and offering a buy one get one free special for it. This deal is available all weekend.
2) Bottomless Brunch
When: Today
Where: Pork Slope...
Jump the Shark Summer; Pork Slope's Bottomless Brunch:
BAY RIDGE — This weekend kicks off Robicelli's insane Jump the Shark Summer where the bakers will be turning out all sorts of crazy things like cakes made with duck fat that are deep fried and coated in "some sort of bacon Sriracha and locally-foraged mango glaze, or some equally intense stuff." This Saturday's dessert will be vafflecake: waffles slathered with sour cream custard, stacked into...
Humboldt & Jackson, Bill Reed's New Williamsburg Bar:
The aptly named Humboldt & Jackson opened at the intersection of Humboldt and Jackson Streets in Williamsburg on Friday. The newcomer, which doubles as an event space and bar, is headed up by Bill Reed of The Brooklyn Star. The space has a warm front room with a bar, plus a large (very patriotically themed) back room. Up front, the bar menu features an all-American wine and beer list that Reed...