A few days ago, we finally made it to DuMont in Williamsburg.  Small menu, seasonal, local… sure, we all know the gimmick.  But in the case of DuMont, it is done to perfection.
They’ve put together a punchy, well curated, wine list to go with their traditional modern American menu.  We rarely drink South African wine but their 2004 Tantra had just the right balance of fruit and spice to match our rare hanger steak. Also, their scallops with bacon and wild mushroom were extraordinary.  Anecdotally, we had dinner at David …

After reading the New York Magazine review of Eat, our interest was piqued enough to trudge 15 minutes through the slush and melting snow on a frigid Thursday night, all the way to Meserole and Leonard in Greenpoint, Brooklyn to give it a try.
Seasonality is at the core of Eat… whatever is available at the local green market is what you’ll be eating.  So it’s difficult to say exactly what will be on the menu.  This poses a big challenge for us (and all wine lovers) because it is also …

Part of the excitement of moving into a new neighborhood is the exploration phase… that time where everything is new and finding your path to comfortable living is built brick by brick (aka “bar by bar”, “restaurant by restaurant”).  During this discovery phase, we recently had dinner at Greenpoint Coffee House.  We were so thoroughly impressed, we promptly returned the following night.
Originally, I had hoped to post something about how great the Greenpoint Coffee House was… particularly the deliciously crispy friend chicken with honey dipping sauce and buttermilk biscuit.  But …

If you’ve recently walked along Manhattan Ave in Greenpoint between about 7pm and 10pm on a weeknight, you might have noticed a small, understated place with steamy windows and an inordinate number of people crammed inside.  The place is called The Habitat and as a public service announcement, I’m going to have to warn you  all that this place can be habit forming.
The reason is simple: Pavlov’s dog-style conditioning through awesome daily food specials.  Here’s a high level rundown

Monday – $5 mac & cheese
Tuesday – $0.25 wings
Thursday – $8 burgers

There …