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Author: The Brokavore

Home-smoking tips for cheap meat

For my adventure in backyard smoking, I figured some advice was in order. So I turned to a man who…

Tim Hortons vs. Dunkin’ Donuts

Your devoted scribe once spent two weeks driving through Canada with a singer-songwriter on an acoustic-duo tour, and if there’s…

The Brokavore: Steak sale alert at Fairway

Prime shell steaks are going for a dirt-cheap $7.99 a pound at the Red Hook Fairway. That's less than half…

The Brokavore: Fette Sau has the best links in Williamsburg

There are a bunch of reasons to appreciate Fette Sau, the Williamsburg barbecue spot housed in a former auto shop…

Brokavore quick tip: the perfect perch for hummus

Walking down Atlantic Ave. yesterday I was reminded of a small pleasure I regularly indulged in when I lived in Carroll…

The Brokavore: Best meal deal in Sunset Pork

Famed for its roast pork, El Bohio Lechonera in the Bronx has been a porcine powerhouse since David Chang was…

The Brokavore: Why I’m not eating Fairway lobster rolls

I’d considered the $8 lobster rolls sold at the Red Hook Fairway’s cafe a great hidden deal, until I lined…

The Brokavore crowns the kielbasa king of NYC

Waiting for the bus after leaving Jubilat Provisions last week, I stuck my face in my shopping bag and inhaled.…

The Brokavore tests the food aisles at Target

It’s getting harder and harder for Manhattanites to cling to the pretense that they reside in the Chosen Borough. Still,…

The Brokavore’s Sunset Park road map

Where legendary intersections are concerned, the corner of Eighth Avenue and 58th Street in Sunset Park doesn’t exactly rank up…