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“Dine In Brooklyn” – Brooklyn Restaurant Week 2011

If you have read this blog before you know I love eating…especially in Brooklyn. Well if you’re in the New York area March 21-31, be sure to stop by the best borough (that would be Brooklyn) when 200 different restaurants offer up some tasty deals as part of “Dine In Brooklyn” also known as Brooklyn…

Talking Brooklyn with the Amateur Traveler

Recently I was asked to come onto the very popular and equally entertaining Amateur Traveler podcast with the great Chris Christensen to talk about the great borough of Brooklyn. From history to culture and of course places to eat and drink, I discuss what makes Brooklyn such a fantastic place to visit. Click below to…

Reasons to Fall in Love with Brooklyn

Prospect Park

It’s been six months since I’ve moved to the biggest borough of New York City – Brooklyn. From the moment I settled in, I knew this was going to be the perfect home base for me. In the short amount of time I’ve lived in Brooklyn, I’ve walked through numerous pocket neighborhoods, taken advantage of…

Comprehensive Brooklyn, New York Travel Guide

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Planning a trip to New York? Think your only option is Manhattan? Think again! Few people travel over the famed Brooklyn Bridge and check out “that other borough” because they believe it is a step down from the glitz and glamor of NYC. Not true my friends. You need to check out my home town…

Guest Nomad: An Ode to Brooklyn

Flatbush Avenue Bodega in Brooklyn, New York

Ilan Baril, writer, is a contributor to many of Colorado’s premier publications.  He has a degree in journalism and a background in writing about travel, dining, charity and the arts. He’s worked as a server, a sommelier, a graphic designer, a copywriter and a landscaper.  He’s been traveling his entire life, most recently leaving the…

Five Borough Spotlight: Little Buddy Biscuit Company

Ice Cream Cookie Sandwiches at Little Buddy Biscuit Company

Summer is almost here and once the weather gets warmer around Brooklyn I tend to inhale a lot more ice cream.  (Honestly any excuse to eat ice cream works for me.) So when I heard that Little Buddy Biscuit Company, located in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn, was unveiling a new line of artisan…

Brooklyn Restaurant Week Recommendations

Starting today and running through March 25, over 175 restaurants will be participating in a delicious event called “Dine in Brooklyn.”  This is the borough’s annual restaurant week, and as great as it is, some might be a little overwhelmed by all the tasty options. For $20.10 at lunch or $25 at dinner, you will…

Take a Stroll Down Brooklyn’s Restaurant Row

Believe it or not there is more to New York than just the island of Manhattan. When you are in town be sure to hail a taxi or hop a train ride and check out one of the outer boroughs. One in particular that any visitor to the Big Apple should check out is Brooklyn….