Forget hipsters, let’s all hate on twee for a while
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Forget hipsters, let’s all hate on twee for a while

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I was going to try to summarize this whole article in New York Magazine this week called “The Twee Party,” asking if […]

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What exactly is the giant new Baked in Brooklyn? Some FAQs
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What exactly is the giant new Baked in Brooklyn? Some FAQs

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It’s a gigantaur new bakery at Fifth Avenue and 26th Street, where you can get a whole lot of bread for a buck.

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Brooklyn food gets claymationed
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Brooklyn food gets claymationed

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The Great Googamooga had time to make this claymation promo video featuring dancing lobsters, a weiner mobile, swimming beers and all. But […]

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Reader question: Where can I buy a cheap but halfway decent bday cake?
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Reader question: Where can I buy a cheap but halfway decent bday cake?

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Buying a nice birthday cake can get pricey, especially when you want to eschew the 90-percent-frosting, 10-percent-yellow-carpet that passes for a pre-made […]

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Mysteries of NYC liquor laws, revealed!
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Mysteries of NYC liquor laws, revealed!

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Liquor laws are a strange and Byzantine system of regulations and stipulations that are written in blood, bound in leather, disguised as a horcrux […]

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OK, so now there’s a artisanal mayonnaise shop in Brooklyn
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OK, so now there’s a artisanal mayonnaise shop in Brooklyn

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Have you ever looked at that boring ol’ jar of Hellman’s and thought it was just too cheap to possibly be any […]

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How to spot the best ethnic restaurants (and what’s your pick?)
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How to spot the best ethnic restaurants (and what’s your pick?)

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In his new book “An Economist Gets Lunch,” wonky Marginal Revolution blogger Tyler Cowen applies the laws of the market to restaurants. Do they pass the Brooklyn test?

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Should Barclay’s Center sell booze? (You guuuys…)
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Should Barclay’s Center sell booze? (You guuuys…)

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Having lost nearly every other fight in the battle against Atlantic Yards development, opponents are now turning their hopes on stopping everyone […]

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Let’s dish: Does a restaurant grade matter to you?
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Let’s dish: Does a restaurant grade matter to you?

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When you see that ominous ‘C’ brooding in the window of your favorite grungy taqueria, does it make you turn and walk […]

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Reminder: Get your free cone of overrated ice cream Tuesday
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Reminder: Get your free cone of overrated ice cream Tuesday

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Ben & Jerry’s is doing their annual free cone day thing Tuesday, which means you can line up and get a single […]

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