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Treats Truck!

The Treats Truck is filled to the brim with boxes of your favorite freshly baked cookies, brownies and goodies galore.. Not too fancy, always delicious! In addition to the Treats Truck Standards, they have daily Specials, the Oatmeal Jammy and the Cran Almond Crispy are AWESOME. other good stuff? peanut butter sandwich cookies, caramel creme [...]

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Rickshaw Best Dumplings!

Rickshaw Dumpling Truck: Co-founder’s is Chef Anita Lo who was on Top Chef Masters this summer. Edamame Dumplings are AWESOME!
Twitter: RickshawTruck

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Vegan Cupcakes & Meatless Meatball hero! Whaaat??

Yup, you read that right …a meatless meatball hero which i happily SCARFED DOWN! ‘Twas TASTEY! and so S’nice! We hit the Brooklyn location of this cafe that serves up American classics and removes the meat! Tempeh Rueben, chicken free buffalo wings. CRAZY! and delicious. You do not need to be a vegetarian to [...]

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Organic & Sustainable Brooklyn Pioneer!

Fried Goat Cheese with Tangerines, Prosciutto, Balsamic and Honey blew my mind! Now if you are in Park Slope and you want an incredible dinner out, head right over to Rose Water and you will feel like you been transported to California wine country. The joint has that kind of vibe (which we are all [...]

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Stinky Cheese and Beer! Grab it!

Oh, my little cheese and beer lovers, I have found the perfect specialty food shop for you! Get out that metrocard and get over to GRAB on 7th ave in Windsor Terrace where Laura will hook you up! She will guide you through her dazzlingly delicious array of charcuterie, but it is the cheese and [...]

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Birdsall House
Great Spot in Peekskill

On Saturday evening, my friends and our 3 toddlers in toe, tried to get a bite at The Peekskill Brewery, but they didn’t have an opening until 8:15 (long after my boy is in bed!). So, instead, we checked out this new joint which opened on Main Street. It was great! 20 beers on tap [...]

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Ed’s Sweet & Tangy Grilled Wings

Serves 4
20 wings, tips removed
1 bottle red wine vinegar
4 fresh lemons, cut in half
2 onions, cut in eights
1 head of garlic, cut in half
1 Tbs. salt
1 Tsp. pepper
Dai Day duck sauce
2 mint sprigs
In a large sauce pot put red wine vinegar, lemons, onions, garlic, salt, pepper, and chicken wings and marinate for 1 hour. [...]

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Lobster Fra Diavolo
On the Grill!!!!

Grilled Lobster “Fra Diavolo”
Serves 4
1/8 cup + 1 tablespoon olive oil
15 vine-ripened tomatoes
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
¼ cup chopped parsley
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
salt and pepper to taste
4 lobsters (1¼ -1½ pounds each)
1 pound cooked pasta
Heat grill on high. Take the whole tomatoes with the skin on and put them in a medium-sized stainless steel bowl [...]

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Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory

If you want a side of history with your scoop, this is the place! Right near the pricey River Cafe, you will find this gem. Get a cone, and hang out overlooking the water to see where George Washington and his troops crossed during the revolutionary war. Originally built as a fire house for ships, [...]

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Patsy invents the slice!

That Pasquale (Patsy) Lancieri was one smart fellah. An immigrant from Naples, he realized during The Great Depression, it was easier to sell part of something than the whole thing. And he took it a step further by taking his slices from the store to the people…to construction sites in particular. He’d sell out, and [...]

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