Closing Bell: The Backlash of the Brooklyn Hype
Is the mystique of Brooklyn finally getting squelched? Not long after Brian Williams poked fun at the New York Time’s obsession with Brooklyn, food writer Mimi Sheraton shares these choice words with Capital New York: I’m from Brooklyn, but it would take a lot to get me there for dinner. When Lundy’s was Lundy’s, I’d…
Is the mystique of Brooklyn finally getting squelched? Not long after Brian Williams poked fun at the New York Time’s obsession with Brooklyn, food writer Mimi Sheraton shares these choice words with Capital New York:
I’m from Brooklyn, but it would take a lot to get me there for dinner. When Lundy’s was Lundy’s, I’d be there. When Gargiulo’s was Gargiulo’s, I went. I certainly went to Gage and Tollner. There were one-of-a-kind things there, but so far anywhere I’ve been to there has not been worth the trip from Manhattan. I haven’t been to Al di la, because you have to wait on line, and I’m not going to Brooklyn to wait on line. Not when there are 10 good Italian restaurants in Greenwich Village. The Times has certainly been very exaggerated in its Brooklyn coverage, because most of them live there. They begin to see it as being better than it is because it’s so close to them. I would go to Brooklyn if it were exceptional.
Chow Time: Mimi Sheraton on What’s Changed Since Lutece [Capital via Eater NY]
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Another snotty, shiteous, sour cow writer that does not know anything about Brooklyn or good Italian restaurants. As far I am concerned, she can stay on her well manicured pied-de-tierre and pretend to enjoy her ‘good’ Italian food!
DH, I think I just ordered to wrong dish. I think it’s worth checking out if you can wait for the reservation and then pay tons of money.
like i said, I’m simple-minded. I grew up eating fish and tofu and not bone marrow. I never got into that organs, bones and guts sort of thing.
oh and for full disclosure I didn’t go to those places on my own. it was a result of business lunches and dinners. so it’s not like im a foodie or anything.
LFW – so Marea is a no-go?
Mimi Sheraton: “I would go to Brooklyn if it were exceptional”
What makes Brooklyn exceptional is the fact that we don’t need to deal with the stuck up attitudes of those who make comments like that. There are exceptional restaurants in Manhattan and exceptional restaurants in Brooklyn. The difference is you are far less likely to be sitting next to obnoxious stuck up patrons when dining in Brooklyn, which leads to a far more pleasurable dining experience.
I hate crowded restaurants period. Don’t care how good the food is. Good food is not that hard to find.
Rh, yea I agree, at times it does seemed hyped up. but then again lots of restaurants do. like when i went to marea…sure ambiance was nice but aside from the astice, the main course I chose (risotto) was ok. I wasn’t jumping over the moon for it.
and i was just at babbo the other day and while the truffle pappardelle was amazing, and so was the pumpkin ravioli, I thought the liguini with clam sauce was way too salty.
but i’m more simple minded. i’ll take bonnie’s grill over marea any day.
“Are we supposed to love these places because everyone tells us we should? I don’t get it.”
That I agree with, but what annoys me is the attitude of “Here in famous Manhattan neighborhood X I live nearby so many wonderful places, I eat there all the time, but Brooklyn has nothing like that.” I know quite a few pople who go to these new, hyped restaurants a lot, like “Where should we go? Let’s just go back to Y” kind of a thing.
Still many, many people who refuse to believe Brooklyn can suck you in and make you not want to leave and keep you happy with its offerings. Mimi’s point is another representation of that sad fact.
Hmm, I’ve kind of been feeling like “Brooklyn ain’t Manhattan” lately. When I was growing up here, we HAD TO go into Manhattan for a decent meal and some culture. It’s a hip, new Brooklyn now (for the last 15 years or so) but I’m sorry…I still need to go into the city sometime.
Al Di La: It’s ok.
Man, I finally tried Buttermilk Channel after being told the wait was at least 90 minutes three different times. You know what I thought? Ok.
Are we supposed to love these places because everyone tells us we should? I don’t get it.