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Become a CUP-aholic, Cup Coffee in Greenpoint

February 8, 2012 By AP Smith Leave a Comment

Barista Orion Jenkins prepares a Brazilian blend coffee to go. Photo by Benjamin Lozovsky

As hard as we work, as much as we run around, as fast as the world turns these days, that first coffee in the morning can be a calm in the storm, an almost pious way to begin the day. For many people, our first interaction of the day is with a local barista. You’re just barely awake, maybe even a little late, it’s cold and the sun is bright and you enter Cup, closing the door behind you. As your eyes adjust to the light the barista says, “Hey, Andy.”

That’s Cup, a friendly, welcoming coffee shop no bigger than a Brooklyn bedroom, or a single-car garage, which was the location’s previous incarnation. Co-owners and husband and wife Bianca LeRoux (30) and Jeremy LeRoux (37) converted the pair of single-car garages on Norman Avenue nearly three years ago, first founding Cup, and then Brooklyn Mac next door.

Eating Around: Osteria il Paiolo

December 10, 2011 By Mary W. Yeung Leave a Comment

Ossobuco alla Milanese (veal shank with saffron risotto) Photos By Benjamin Lozovsky

Osteria il Paiolo
106 North 6th St. (Berry & Wythe)
(718) 218-7080
Open 7 days a week

By Mary Yeung

Recipe—Landhaus Bacon

December 9, 2011 By WG News + Arts Leave a Comment

Landhaus bacon. Photos by Benjamin Lozovsky

Landhaus is a partnership between Matthew Lief, a chef, and Jakob Cirell, a butcher from Arcadian Pastures farm. They launched their farm to sandwich business this summer at the Smorgasburg in Williamsburg. Thick slabs of grilled bacon, on a stick or in a BLT, quickly became a Landhaus signature specialty.

You can find Landhaus selling sandwiches and other treats at the Brooklyn Flea and Smorgasburg.

Days of Blueberry Wine & Lobster Rolls

December 6, 2011 By Mary W. Yeung Leave a Comment

Classic New England style lobster, crab, mussel and clam rolls. Photos by Benjamin Lozovsky

How do you recapture a summer’s day? Try lobster rolls and blueberry wine. They’ll bring it all back—the brilliant sunset, the salty air, the sea, and the sand.

And that’s what owner Tommy Chabrowski wanted when he opened the Lobster Joint in Greenpoint over the summer—to be reminded of the sea. An avid surfer, he loves the water. When he was 14, he bought a used surfboard and went surfing in Far Rockaway, and later in Montauk and Costa Rica. By the mid 90’s, he was living a surfer’s life in Puerto Rico, tending bar by the ocean. One day, he noticed an unused kitchen behind the bar. He asked the boss if he could do something with it and soon found himself flipping burgers, grilling chicken, and owning a piece of the action. When he had his fill of Island life, he came back to Greenpoint and opened the Mark Bar, and later, The Lunch Box.

Memories of Summers by Masten Lake

September 21, 2011 By Mary W. Yeung Leave a Comment

The Masten Lake menu abounds with seasonal foods. The plate (above) features cucumber, purslane, straciatella with shards of smoked trout. (At right) Marisa Mendez Marthaller is the wine director and general manager. She is known for curating a wide selection of wines by women winemakers. PHOTOS BY BENJAMIN LOZOVSKY

Marisa Mendez Marthaller is the wine director and general manager at the new restaurant Masten Lake. She is known for curating a wide selection of wines by women vintners. Photos by Benjamin Lozovsky

Mention of a lake can conjure up so many evocative images—a watery moon, a forlorn pair of Adirondack chairs, morning mist, leaping frogs, echoes of children’s laughter. When David Rosen decided to close Savalas, his neighborhood bar of six years on Bedford Avenue, and reopen it as a restaurant and bar six months later with two other partners, he decided to call it Masten Lake, after a captivating spot in the Catskill Mountains where he and his family spent many lazy summers. The lake holds cherished boyhood memories for him: fishing, swimming, rock climbing, lakeside barbecuing, and making new and lasting friends. He says the idea behind the restaurant is his memory of the lake, a place for friends and family to come together, have a drink, enjoy a good meal, and just relax.

David has been a bar owner in Williamsburg for 11 years and is also part owner of the bustling dance bar, The Woods, on S. 4th Street. But he was looking for a new challenge. “Now that I’m father of a two-year-old, I’m thinking about a place where families can enjoy eating a meal together. Masten Lake is where you can bring your kids for brunch, your parents or your friends for a nice dinner, or come alone for a glass of wine or cocktail at the bar,” he says.