Rogers Burgers

On a humid March evening, strolling down Rogers Avenue looking for a place to conduct our interview, Haiti-born couple Josue Pierre and Jonathan Pierre-Lafleur greet a gangly pre-teen. Josue recites the boy’s customary order from memory. “Two bacon cheeseburgers, a Burger Créole, and two Sprites,” the 43-year-old says without a moment’s pause. It’s a lot…

Smorgasburg, the largest open-air food market in the country, opens its 16th season here in Brooklyn on Saturday, April 4th, in Marsha P. Johnson State Park on the Williamsburg waterfront, and on Sunday, April 5th, at Breeze Hill in Prospect Park, where you’ll find nearly 75 different vendors though October across all locations (with a third…