Zahra Tabatabai, the founder of Back Home Beer, discusses bringing Persian-inspired brews to the borough.

Talea opened a year into the pandemic, offering a refreshing alternative to the borough’s danker and darker beerhalls.

How this nonprofit leaned into indigenous cuisine and a cooperative model to supply 40 organizations across the city with meals.

The lineup includes rookies Nene’s tacos, Fedoroff’s cheesesteaks and Destination Dumplings—plus the ultra-opulent Crown Club.

Chiliheads descended on Greenpoint for eating contests and oceans of fiery sauce to marked the return of the annual celebration.

The takeout window at Santa Fe BK is now open for breakfast and lunch, with indoor dinner coming soon.

Breads, pastries, and endless amounts of tea take center stage at Nasim Alikhani and Ali Saboor’s new cafe offshoot.

A roving Westport-based bagel spot took home top prize, but the real winners were the borough’s bagel lovers.

America’s original pizzeria picks neighborhood soul over a sauce beloved by celebrities as it expands into Brooklyn.

New Williamsburg slice joint from the folks behind Olmstead and Craft doubles as a coffee shop (and triples as general store).

After a month of experimenting, the Mexico City-style taqueria officially opened last week.

How a tea from the South Pacific that elicits mild psychoactive effects has taken root in the borough.

There’s no better way to explore the city than on ferry. Here’s an itinerary for every stop along the South Brooklyn and East River lines.

The new business, which the former staffers hope to open at the end of the year, will offer a more expansive menu.

Summer (and the world) may be coming to an end. Might as well try one of these excellent spots while the weather still permits.

El Manjar Dominicano serves up staples including pernil, chicharron, mondongo, flan and more.

Whisk and Whiskey, Espresso Paloma and Drip Coffee are welcome (and caffeinated) additions to their respective neighborhoods.

Dog Day Afternoon serves excellent, loaded-up hot dogs, fries, floats, and shakes.

Grab your White Claw, it’s basically the weekend.

Employees at all four butcher locations stage a walkout after millionaire owner Rob Rosania orders CEO to take down signage.

Restaurant workers and trainers almost universally support the new program, which starts Aug. 16: ‘A huge win.’

After less than two years—including a pandemic—comes a new eatery-with-a-view on the sixth floor of the Wythe Hotel.

Ari Lennox kicks off the delayed summer concert series at the Prospect Park bandshell this Saturday, and more.

With lines extending down the block and a ribbon-cutting by Sen. Chuck Schumer, the Social scooped its way into existence Sunday.

The current seven-chef roster represents countries including Sri Lanka, Senegal and Venezuela, through August 6.

Running from July 19 to August 22, Restaurant Week will offer discount dining—and a boost to a hobbled local industry.

The philanthropist, author and co-owner of Leyenda joins ‘Brooklyn Magazine: The Podcast’ to distill her intrepid, boozy career for us.

A conversation with the greatest competitive eater of all time, who discusses his training, technique and the terrors of cow brain tacos.

Seltzer Land will be coming to the Brooklyn Expo Center on August 7.

An innovative film tells the a decades-spanning true story of a forbidden romance that begins in Mexico and endures in New York today.

Luigi Lanzo, of the Fifth Ave. pizza place Luigi’s, has died, leaving behind a hole in the community—and an iconic New York slice.

Pride events abound throughout the weekend. There’s also tai chi, comedy, the Brooklyn Flea and more.

A popular pandemic policy will end suddenly as New York exits its state of emergency—and the borough’s hospitality industry is outraged.

Soft-launched during the pandemic, the new S. Portland restaurant Dinner Party is currently offering California-inspired picnic boxes.

St. John Frizell, Gage & Tollner co-owner, talks about the rebirth of the legendary chop house—plus the evolution of his own Fort Defiance.

The open-air food market returns to the Prospect Park this weekend and to Marsha P. Johnson State Park on June 26.

The local ice cream chain’s creative director discusses the new shop, new owners and what comes next.

A visit to a beloved local joint on the brink after a year from hell.

Vaccination numbers are up and the pandemic is ebbing, but you still need to be a good customer.

Julian Cavin, half the team behind Bed-Stuy bagel hotspot Greenberg’s, shares his go-to sandwiches and discusses his upcoming pizzeria.

For 2021, the borough has eight Michelin starred spots—including Francie, which joins the list for the first time—and 37 Bib Gourmands.

Full reopening of Brooklyn’s bars, restaurants, and other businesses announced by a mayor who doesn’t actually have that authority.

Red Hook’s Fort Defiance and Guevara’s in Clinton Hill are among a wave of innovative spots that may hint at a post-Covid trend.

Brooklyn’s indie rock darling—and author—finds comfort, community and a little comedy in food.

The legendary Coney Island coal-fired staple has been around since 1924 and has no intention of shutting down yet.

The beloved Bed-Stuy tiki-themed bar was given 30 days to shutter as the building is sold to a developer.

Beloved doughnut shop shut down its Bed-Stuy location when co-founder Fany Gerson split and opened Fan-Fan there.

The pioneering publican looks back on a woozy year, a boozy career and discusses her new line of canned cocktails called the Social Hour.

The ice cream brand’s founders crumbled under their own expansion. Now they’re building on what they’ve learned—and adding doughnuts.

Is that … a kiss of Spring in the air? Here are nine great spots with cozy sidewalk dining options. Pull up a chair.

Vaccine stories from industry pros who’ve managed to get appointments range from ‘easy-peasy’ to ‘total shitshow.’

As bars and restaurants prepare to re-re-open, this time at 25 percent capacity, we ask the people who work in them how they’re feeling.

Edy’s has been a rare feel-good pandemic success story. It’s also a parable about immigration and gentrification in Brooklyn.

Surprised to find himself the first Black person in America with a license to distill, Jackie Summers leaned into an even higher calling.

A list of safe local ways to celebrate affordably this year, whether you’re coupled up or not.

Other Half Brewing’s new Arts Hero IPA is raising funds for arts and culture workers affected by the pandemic.

The pandemic has hit the service industry hard. A few Brooklyn bartenders are fighting back—through podcasts and pin-ups.

Chicken-and-waffle staple Sweet Chick pivoted from urban chic to Covid sleek, and provided needful New Yorkers with 10,000 meals.

Cremini’s Aperitivo & Kitchen had just opened when the pandemic hit, but through ingenuity and improvisation, they’re surviving.

Esquire’s list of 100 essential eateries includes 12 New York establishments, including these four Brooklyn staples.

Visiting the Grain de Sail schooner, fresh off a wind-powered trip from Brittany to Brooklyn.

On ‘Brooklyn Magazine: The Podcast,’ the Brooklyn Brewery founder charts his unlikely career and challenging year.

Honoring the history and legacy of Brooklyn’s small businesses at the end of an especially challenging year.

7 Grain Army picks up where the beloved Bed-Stuy bakery left off five years ago.

‘As far as I know, I’m only one of two Latina brewers in America,’ says Breeze Galindo.

“It’s hard to believe how much we’ve come full circle,” says Niki Russ Federman, a fourth generation Russ.

Why Lucali took a flier on a novice pizza chef whose main claim to fame is slinging pies from her Rockaway kitchen.

A simultaneous slice at two of the pizzeria’s locations—in Midwood and in Las Vegas—results in an existentially confusing lunch date.

Today we are introducing a new Brooklyn Magazine, under new ownership and new management, with a new sensibility—and during a pandemic.

Embattled but not defeated, Flea founder Eric Demby still aims to provide a modest ‘spark of joy’

A picture, they say, is worth a thousand words, although it’s clear that “they” haven’t read some of the words I’ve read describing food in breathtaking, drool-inducing detail. The only thing nicer than reading about food in a book is reading about food whilst snacking. As a girl I’d arrive at meals with my nose…

New York City is famously known as the city that never sleeps. Adding that it’s because everyone’s caffeinated AF would erobably rob the saying of its charm. Coffee is synonymous with New York— so is the subway being delayed due to train traffic ahead. Luckily Abbotsford Road coffee is here to help make the former…

I have long followed the work of Chen & Kai, the unstoppable design studio based out of Brooklyn. From designing paperweights for the Whitney Museum to ready-made art ashtrays for Bushwick’s Fisher Parrish gallery, Chen & Kai are well-beloved in the design world. But what interested me most over the years is their consistent and…

Photos by DP Jolly A few coworkers and I were sitting in my office discussing passion projects and things that we do outside of work. As I was talking about people I interviewed for Brooklyn Magazine, one of my coworkers said, “You should meet my friend Thi.” “We went to USC [University of South Carolina] together,…

Ask any vegan you know, and if they’re honest they’ll tell you that a lot of vegan food sucks. Not because plant-based food is naturally bland, but because most restaurants don’t care about vegans. As I’ve played with transitioning animal-based foods out of my diet, I’ve gotten a small taste of how bitter the struggle…

PHOTOGRAPHY Alexandria Taveras Regardless of where you find yourself on the love-hate continuum of Valentine’s Day, we might all be able to agree that love in its simplest and most genuine forms is one of the most beautiful things to admire when we get a chance to see it. I recently had the pleasure to do…

Age: 27 Pronouns: He/Him Neighborhood: Bushwick Most Likely to: Start my own venture capital firm Favorite Quote: “It’s great to be here. It’s great to be anywhere.” – Keith Richards  Nate Cotanch grew up with New Mexican roots, where Hatch Chile was a staple in local cuisine. Entrepreneurial in nature, Nate noticed a hole in…

Name: Jenny Treantafilos Age: 26 Pronouns: She/Her Neighborhood: Bushwick Most likely to: Give a hug when you need it most Favorite Quote: It’s more of a mantra “Trust the process.” But recently have randomly using, “Be the change you wish to see in the world,” to rally the cooks. It’s just motivating/corny enough to set…

Age: 22 Pronouns: She/her Neighborhood: Bed-Stuy Most Likely to: Have a dollhouse in their adult home Favorite Quote: “If you go home with somebody, and they don’t have books, don’t fuck ’em!” – John Waters Food isn’t generally a medium associated with art, but that hasn’t stopped Emma Orlow. After studying “Food Art as Body Politics”…

Sign up for a free 5 day pass to Crunch to start your New Year on the right foot! New Year’s resolutions are easy to make and hard to keep. Every year, losing weight and staying fit are two major resolutions people strive for, but 80% have already broken their resolution by February. How can…

PHOTOGRAPHY Ira Yousey  Bodegas in Brooklyn are everywhere you look. They have anything one could possible need in a hurry, from chips and sandwiches for a quick snack fix, to household cleaning and personal hygiene products—and if you stumble upon the right one, you can run into the elusive Bodega Cat. Kept by bodega owners to…

On the corner of Graham and McKibbin is Eastwick, a fusion restaurant, that combines Middle Eastern and Mediterranean dishes with New American cuisine. At first glance, Eastwick reminded me of lots of other restaurants that I’ve seen pop up since I moved to Brooklyn from Washington Heights five years ago. The large windows, distressed wooden…

In case you heard the collective cries of “OH NO!!!!” coming from the Brooklyn Magazine offices a few minutes ago and were wondering what the bad news could possibly be, well, brace yourself: SCRATCHbread is closing next week. Yeah, that’s right, everyone’s favorite Bed-Stuy bakery is shutting down permanently on October 11, meaning you have ten more…

Photo Greg Miller I’ve always been baffled by people who “are still full from the night before.” It’s a phenomenon I’ve never experienced — no matter how much I stuff in my gullet in the hours leading up to bedtime, I nevertheless greet each morning with my stomach effectively reset, recharged, and raring to go…