Williamsburg Eats

"I see the meal as a progression. Start with a shrimp salad, which is raw shrimp cured with lime..."

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:43:18 -0400

““I see the meal as a progression. Start with a shrimp salad, which is raw shrimp cured with lime juice, fish sauce, minced garlic, cilantro and chili sauce, tossed with warm pig trotter. Next, go with a little whipped lardo spread on bread with prosciutto, and then you move into the real meat [laughing], which is brisket, pork ribs with a palm sugar and chili glaze, and maybe goat brined in soy sauce finished with sesame oil, fresh cilantro and salted chiles. Finish the meal off with a rich bone broth, which is made from all the bones from butchering and finished with grated galangal root and Chinese celery.”

- Zak Pelaccio talking about his new williamsburg restaurant. *drools* (Link)

A fire has pretty much destroyed the kitchen over at Sweetwater...

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:52:44 -0400

A fire has pretty much destroyed the kitchen over at Sweetwater yesterday. Given the treatment we’ve gotten there the last 2 times I’ve gone, I think this is a good thing to wake their asses up. I’m glad no one was hurt though.

Restaurant inspections in 11211

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:06:38 -0400

Restaurant inspections in 11211: Just in case you’d like to keep track of the 116 violation points Planet Thai had last week. Or maybe you want to know that Mizu Sushi on Bedford had 40 violation points including spoiled food (very good for sushi), not vermin proof, and had flying insects. My favorite comment was “Personal cleanliness inadequate”. Take a shower chef…dirty hands is not kawaii.

"A cheap late-night Mexican spot called La Superior is opening on August 4 in the former Kate’s..."

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:11:30 -0400

“A cheap late-night Mexican spot called La Superior is opening on August 4 in the former Kate’s Brooklyn Joint space, on Berry and South 2nd streets.”

Williamsburger Is Open!

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:04:57 -0400

Williamsburger Is Open!

Thai Tai

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:30:54 -0400

For the second time this month Thai Tai is shuttered by the DOH. I recommend eating at any of the other 10000 Thai restaurants in the neighborhood.

Last night, CB1’s land use committee approved an...

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:48:51 -0400

Last night, CB1’s land use committee approved an application for a sidewalk cafe at the new Williamsburger restaurant, located at the corner of South 2nd and Wythe. According to the owner, the restaurant will be a burger and shake joint, and should be open with a week or two. Williamsburger still needs to visit CB1’s public safety committee for a liquor license (beer and wine only).

"New developments on the Williamsburg bar food scene: “Was at Union Pool this Saturday and saw..."

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:01:36 -0400

“New developments on the Williamsburg bar food scene: “Was at Union Pool this Saturday and saw they have a huge new taco truck parked in their backyard. It wasn’t there as recently as two weeks ago, so it’s a pretty new addition. They were selling pork, beef, chicken, and veggie tacos for $3 each and they were pretty decent, better than say the cheese puffs over at the Levee or the pizza at the Charleston.””

- Eater: Taco Truck Report

Word on the street is Williamsburger the spot set to open on South 2nd and Wythe. They will serve...

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:54:24 -0400

Word on the street is Williamsburger the spot set to open on South 2nd and Wythe. They will serve its first burger in two weeks, though by the looks of this signage, maybe it’s even sooner.

"COMING SOON First-generation Dominican-American Cynthia Diaz will open a tapas bar and cocktail..."

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:12:50 -0400

“COMING SOON First-generation Dominican-American Cynthia Diaz will open a tapas bar and cocktail lounge in Williamsburg named Bar Celona (98 S. 4th St., between Berry Street and Bedford Avenue) later this summer or in early fall. Ms. Diaz has a degree in fashion marketing and has worked in the fashion industry, but her family is involved in the supermarket and food-service businesses. Tapas, priced between $13 and $15, will feature imported Spanish olives and cheeses — and will be served until midnight. Cocktails are being developed by Tad Carducci and Paul Tanguay, the same team that did the beverage program at the new Mercadito Cantina.”

- The New York Sun

The new Kellogg Diner is scary as hell.

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:36:43 -0400

The new Kellogg Diner is scary as hell.

Slice reports on an August opening of a new Williamsburg pizza joint: “Nicola...

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:26:54 -0400

Slice reports on an August opening of a new Williamsburg pizza joint: “Nicola Bertolotti…will be opening his own place in Williamsburg in mid August…Fornaccio will make Neapolitan-style pizzas there, and the oven will be wood-fired…The space is on Havemeyer between North 6th and North 7th streets, not more than a pizza-brick’s throw away from Fornino, where Bertolotti once worked under chef-owner Michael Ayoub.”

"Also last week Marco Pierre White came into Diner for cheeseburger. He then canceled his order, torn..."

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:12:09 -0400

“Also last week Marco Pierre White came into Diner for cheeseburger. He then canceled his order, torn hundred dollar bill in half and threw half of it at the bartender and walked out. I guess he’s got a reputation to keep up for being crazier than a shithouse rat.”

- Tom Mylan

Taste of Williamsburg

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:41:03 -0400

The L Magazine has announced they are throwing their First Annual Block Party in the McCarren Park Pool on Tuesday July 8th. They’ll have music, beer, a Taste of Williamsburg from restaurants including Diner, Marlowe & Sons, and Fette Sau, and a screening of Wet Hot American Summer, introduced by Michael Showalter himself.

"TONY has the inside track on the opening of B&B. Here’s the lowdown: “The name conjures a..."

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:23:19 -0400

“TONY has the inside track on the opening of B&B. Here’s the lowdown: “The name conjures a country inn, but it’s a speakeasy vibe that pervades this Williamsburg eatery. Chef-owner Coby Farro (The Tasting Room, Spotted Pig) offers gastropub-inspired plates like mac and cheese tossed with crispy boar’s ear.” Status: Unknown. Phone number goes to blank message. 109 S. 6th Street, Williamsburg; 718-782-2333.”

- Eater

New Williamsburg Cafe

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:09:49 -0400

Sunny Bang is bringing his considerable pedigree to Williamsburg. The young chef, who cooked for years under Tom Colicchio at Craft, Sam DeMarco at Fireside, and Kerry Heffernan at South Gate, will open the New Williamsburg Café on Wythe Street in Williamsburg. Bang describes his culinary roots as “contemporary American fine dining,” and he plans to use many local ingredients while “trying to keep all the entrées under $25.”

The restaurant has two large wood-burning ovens leftover from its former life as Moishe’s bakery. One will be devoted to pastry, pies, and fresh baked breads (“I’m from Texas, so I’m thinking jalapeño cornbread”), and the other one will go for “Sunday dinner”–type proteins like whole chickens and piglets big primal cuts whose aroma will suffuse the restaurant. The New Williamsburg Café will open up July 4 weekend, but neighbors may want to drift by a few days prior to that. Bang says the atmosphere will be very cook-centric. “I want it to be a cooks’ forum,” he says.

The New Williamsburg Café, 170 Wythe St., at N. 7th St.; no phone yet.

Miss Favela now open

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:37:06 -0400

Miss Favela now open

"WILLIAMSBURG— One too many perverts have been groping the barstaff at Williamsburg’s Radegast..."

Wed, 14 May 2008 20:23:02 -0400

“WILLIAMSBURG— One too many perverts have been groping the barstaff at Williamsburg’s Radegast Beer Hall. According to TONY they are changing the uniforms so the cocktail waitresses don’t look like busty trollops: “We brought in professionals from Czechoslovakia to design something different—a compromise between what the uniform once was and what it is now. We’ll debut it in about four weeks.” [The Feed]”

RIP: Gribouille is dead I had a Huevos Rancheros there (yeah i...

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:46:00 -0400

RIP: Gribouille is dead

I had a Huevos Rancheros there (yeah i wondered why it was on a french menu so i ordered it). It was the worst thing i’ve ever eaten.

I just randomly came across this picture…that appears to...

Fri, 09 May 2008 14:19:32 -0400

I just randomly came across this picture…that appears to be at Williamsburg’s Bonita.