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This is one of NY’s best kept secrets and I’m a little hesitant to publicly reveal it, but it is a real gem. My friends and I have been really invested in canned fish as of recently and this is the best place to buy quality caviar at a discounted price. It’s deep in Brooklyn on Ave X near Sheepshead Bay, but well worth the trip. If you make it out there, be sure to stop off at Lucia Pizza a block away and get the clam pie on Fridays.
Jun 23, 2023
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🍽Sheepshead Bay is known for its terrible fishing boats, Russian espresso, money laundering and of course Randazzo’s - A 90 Year old Family Seafood institution that offers a uniquely inelegant dining experience. The walls are lined floor to ceiling with fishing relics, family portraits, gifts from regulars and Sheepshead Bay ephemera. If it came from the sea, it’s on the menu. The wait staff is made up of Sheepshead locals that aren’t there for small talk. They serve you a tiny plastic cup with your Corona and yell orders across the room to each other. Great for people watching and a great stop on your bike ride to the Rockaways. Stay away from the Scungilli and order the “Calamah”.
May 6, 2021
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🛒- Eataly (this is touristy but I’ve found the most exceptional bread and crema di pistachio!)
- Agata and Valentina
- Marché Madison
- Butterfield Market
- Murrays Cheese Shop (more for cheese but so divine)
- Katagiri: exceptional onigiri, sushi, and so much more
- Kalustyans (still on my list)
In the Bronx: - Teitel Brothers - Casa Della Mozzarella - Calabria Pork Store - Arthur Avenue Retail Market - Tinos
- Agata and Valentina
- Marché Madison
- Butterfield Market
- Murrays Cheese Shop (more for cheese but so divine)
- Katagiri: exceptional onigiri, sushi, and so much more
- Kalustyans (still on my list)
In the Bronx: - Teitel Brothers - Casa Della Mozzarella - Calabria Pork Store - Arthur Avenue Retail Market - Tinos
Mar 23, 2024
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🥃A store in Greenpoint that feels like a Nora Ephron column. It sells “dinner and party essentials,” which means: caviar, tinned fish, various prosciuttos and cheeses, kooky drinkware, these gluten free crackers I love that don’t taste gluten free. Also: Big Night is the title of a very good Stanley Tucci movie.
Feb 15, 2022
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🪐I recently finished this amazing Chinese sci-fi novel. It’s about a contemporary world in which scientists learn, through trial and error, that physics no longer exists (and may have never existed). I won’t spoil too much, but it is being made into a Netflix series slated for release later this year.
Jun 23, 2023
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🍶This Japanese sake speakeasy hidden behind a sushi bar off of St. Marks is easily my favorite bar in NYC. It’s covered from floor to ceiling in graffiti and is always playing the best music. Perfect for an intimate night out with old and new friends. Their sake selection can’t be beat.
Jun 23, 2023
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🧳I have to travel every other week for work and having a reliable bag that can hold everything I need is a must. I recently bought a Rimowa Cabin Classic in Paris and my life abroad has gotten significantly easier. The classic aluminum design is not only light and structurally sound but looks really cool and rugged. I go everywhere with it!
Jun 23, 2023