I make no bones about my love of Shake Shack—yes, the lines are long, but I will happily endure for their burgers. I even missed the first pitch thrown at Citi Field because I was waiting for a Shake Shack Burger. And I’d do it again. Especially because what have the Mets done for me […]
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Bloomie, Marty Attend Shake Shack Opening in Downtown Brooklyn [Video]
Shake Shack [409 Fulton Street] has arrived and not a moment too soon for this writer. Before locating on Fulton and Adams, I had to trek to Battery Park City to get my Double Burger with French Fries (100% free of artificial trans-fats and made from Yukon Gold potatoes, 25% less fat than average fries) […]
Shake Shack Opening This Week Sparks Chatter of Downtown Brooklyn Restaurant Row
BHB reader “Anna” writes: Looks like the Shake Shack on Fulton Mall opening is imminent. Just walked by a little while ago — the “art project wall” is down and the menu is up. Peaked through a tear in the brown paper covering the glass windows and it looks all shiny and 95% read to […]
New Neighbor: Waterfront Wines Opens at One Brooklyn Bridge Park
Waterfront Wines, which signed a lease at One Brooklyn Bridge Park last April, has opened for business at the corner of Furman St and Joralemon St. The wine shop is specializing in smaller-production domestic and international wineries, and has a regular schedule of wine tastings and events. Deliveries will be made both to One BBP […]
Promenade Gardeners Bake Sale Saturday
The Promenade Gardeners will have another of their popular bake sales at the Montague Street entrance to the Promenade this Saturday, December 10, from 10:30 a.m. until everything is sold (rain date Sunday the 11th). Your correspondent can attest to the quality of the goods offered at past sales, and the proceeds go to Promenade […]
Grimaldi’s Move Postponed
From our pals at DUMBONYC comes news regarding Grimaldi’s move to 1 Front Street: DUMBONYC: Grimaldi’s move to 1 Front Street is delayed due to an untimely death in the family and the Department of Buildings has issued a stop-work order at the 1 Front Street location. According to the BOD website, the stop work […]
What’s Up at Tutt Cafe?
This morning we received this dispatch from BHB reader “Ann” about Tutt Cafe [47 Hicks Street]: Any idea what’s up at Tutt Cafe? Walking my dog last evening I noticed that it was stripped almost bare! We vowed to check it out but BHB super-commenter Andrew Porter beat us to the punch with an investigation […]
Bleeech! Fortune House is the Worst Says Former NYT Food Critic
Former New York Times food critic Sam Sifton (@SamSifton) tweeted his opinion on the “new” Fortune House [82 Henry Street] earlier this week: Guess I have a new job, because I can now report Fortune House on Henry is officially in the running for worst Chinese restaurant in NYC. Heights native Sifton did wax nostalgic […]
Time Warp: New Patsy Grimaldi Pizzeria to Move into Grimaldi’s 19 Old Fulton Street Location
He tried to get out, but apparently Patsy Grimaldi is getting pulled back into the pizza business. As previously reported, the current tenant of 19 Old Fulton Street, Grimaldi’s Pizza, will be moving next door to 1 Front Street at the end of the month. They’re taking the name, but leaving the legendary coal oven. […]
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