The Scrappy Brooklyn Restaurant That Forever Changed New York’s Food Scene

The shocking thing about Diner isn’t necessarily that it helped to usher in a whole new generation of restaurants across New York and the country that were serving grass-fed beef and local cabbage; it’s that Diner, despite the influx of condos and salad chains to its neighborhood, is still cool — and not just cool, but also nice about it.

Pizzapocalypse

Does two pizza joints = a trend? Hope not. But regardless, worth a link for the headline alone.

War on Brunch: First Blood

As ridiculous as the law (and it’s enforcement) is, one has to ask – who is eating brunch at 9:35 on a wet and windy Sunday morning?

The War on Brunch

It seems that many local restaurants are flouting laws prohibiting brunch operation of sidewalk cafes before noon on Sunday, and that has some people in the community calling for a crackdown.

This is bulls—, it’s not good,” said Lokal owner Gino Kutluca

What he said.