Brooklyn Food & Drink Round-Up
Totonno’s: Officially Reopened 1524 Neptune Avenue, Coney Island; (718) 372-8606 “After 11 months of being out of commission, and many promises to open next week, next month, soon, etc., Totonnos Pizzeria of Coney Island has finally reopened,” says Lost City. Adam Kuban from Slice already paid them a visit and shares some videos from opening…
Totonno’s: Officially Reopened
1524 Neptune Avenue, Coney Island; (718) 372-8606
“After 11 months of being out of commission, and many promises to open next week, next month, soon, etc., Totonnos Pizzeria of Coney Island has finally reopened,” says Lost City. Adam Kuban from Slice already paid them a visit and shares some videos from opening day. Photo by Nick Sherman.
Motorino: The City’s Best Pizza?
319 Graham Avenue (Devoe Street), Williamsburg; (718) 599-8899
“Motorino is having a moment. That seems fair. It serves the city’s best pizza,” writes Sam Sifton for the New York Times. He gives the place one star and a rave review: “Multiple visits to the restaurants confirm: Motorino pies are great hot out of the oven, 5 minutes later, 10. You can order too much, watch a pie go cool on the plate, eat it anyway and discover: terrific.” Anybody else think that this pizzeria, with locations in Williamsburg and the East Village, is the best in town?
Openings in Greenpoint and Williamsburg
The Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream truck has announced its first “nonrolling location,” says The Feed. It’ll be located at 632 Manhattan Avenue (between Bedford and Nassau) in Greenpoint: “10-seat café will serve Intelligentsia coffee (espresso and drip), and a rotating selection of pastries, including scones and a hazelnutbrown-butter cake.” … The Feed also reports that The Counting Room, a “multilevel wine bar in a converted quinine factory,” is opening at 44 Berry St (at North 11th) in Williamsburg.
After the jump: Radegast is growing, a review for Roman’s, and Sixpoint’s 5th birthday parties…
Radegast Expands
113 N. 3rd Street, Williamsburg; (718) 963-3973
Eater reports: “Williamsburg’s giant, ever-crowded, baby-friendly beer garden, is going to get even bigger. Two weeks ago, construction began on the large space adjacent to the restaurant on North 3rd between Berry and Wythe, and a Radegast staff member confirms it’s theirs. The expansion will be complete in two to three months, just in time for the nice weather.”
Recently Reviewed: Roman’s
243 DeKalb Avenue (Vanderbilt Avenue), Fort Greene; (718) 622-5300
Pete Wells for the New York Times finds it difficult to order at Roman’s. He finds the menu too small and portion sizes too varied, but he has some advice for fixing this situation: “It might be easier for everyone if it just went with a set menu: three fixed courses, take it or leave it. Freed from Roman’s most maddening aspect, diners could focus on its most rewarding: the clean, almost monastically pure cooking.”
Happy Birthday, Sixpoint!
Sixpoint Craft Ales is celebrating their 5th birthday, and Time Out New York‘s The Feed has the details on their three Brooklyn parties. Tonight’s all-you-can-eat pizza bash at Roberta’s is already sold-out, but this coming Tuesday, you can “sample more than ten varieties of suds ($5$7) at a first-come, first-served tasting at Bierkraft (191 Fifth Ave between Berkeley Pl and Union St, Park Slope; 718-230-7600; 79pm).” And on Wednesday next week, Sixpoint “brings 12 taps, cask ales and three quaffs from the brewery’s experimental program to Barcade (388 Union Ave between Ainslie and Powers Sts, Williamsburg; 718-302-6464; 6pm4am, free).“
I just wasted five minutes reading tese thread hijacks. Again, *rob* is the voice of reason.
You wanna talk about anit-immigration issues and all that jazz? Do it at some conservative think tank (yup; blanket statement).
Seriously folks—let’s get back to the food. Motorino is indeed quite good, and in my opinion the WB location is better than the East Village one. I had that special winter pie w/ the Brussels sprouts & pancetta—awesome.
was it Shirley Q. Liquor?
*rob*
Rob:
Remember that song “Funk Dat”? with like a weird dragqueen black guy singing it or something nuts over house music – who sang it?
the only difference ive ever noticed between park slope parents and williamsburg parents are their clothing choices. their high-pollutin’ ‘tudes and belief that there precious little snowflakes are the next Einstein, are generally in and of the same.
disclaimer: i dont mean any of you reading this who are parents in those areas. i dont a butterfly beatdown from anyone hahah
*rob*
“I just hope parents like winelover will still allow their kids to befriend our kids ;/”
Not if you’re still living in Park Slope, Gem! We’re dull, didn’t you hear? Hope it works out for you to leave the ‘hood and move into one of wine lover’s pre-approved hoods for the interesting and motivated! 😉
Biff:
hahaa – thanks! – I hope so. right – sleepovers are soo normal, and so is “play on your own by yourself kid” – right?
we are totally old school in how we will raise our kids. I just hope parents like winelover will still allow their kids to befriend our kids ;/
And btw, if it wasn’t for Mrs. C’s father illegally entering the US and then Canada way back in the day and working his ass off day and night to support himself, his wife and his kids (and being a model “citizen”), the Champs wouldn’t be here today.
G10, absolutely! We’ve done that a few times already. If anything, having other parents around often results in the kids behaving worse (as they have their security blanket around). We encourage them to go and have quiet time of their own. We’ve also hosted sleepovers with a group of kids and had ours go to sleepovers at their friends’ places.
I think you’re going to be an amazing mom!
As someone who has actually gone through all of the proper legal channels to obtain a visa, a green card and ultimately citizenship, I can understand as well as anyone that it can be somewhat frustrating to see others enter the country illegally and have authorities not only look the other way, but discuss granting them citizenship. Having said that, I also recognize the significant contributions such immigrants make to our society and the fact the vast majority, at least to me, appear to be doing nothing other than trying to earn a living and support their families back home in order to give them all a better life and I can never fault someone for that.