5 Brooklyn Dishes For When It’s Too Hot To Think About Food
Oysters, Five Leaves
Oysters are maybe the best possible food to eat when you want to feel like you’re not actually eating anything at all. And a lot of places around Brooklyn serve good ones. It’s just that the oysters at Five Leaves, with their smoked chili aioli and cucumber relish, feel particularly warm weather appropriate. Wash them down with cold white wine, and think about how truly lucky we are to be living in an era in which air conditioning is widely available. Let’s not take that for granted this week.