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REVIEW: Octfest Brought Cheers and Beers to Governors Island

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It’s been a little over a week since Octfest descended on Governors Island, but we’re still feeling funky. Despite a truly rainy forecast, the grounds stayed firm and not too muddy during the international beer and music festival presented by Pitchfork and October. Over two days, several thousand guests enjoyed world class music all while […]

Octfest to Bring 90+ Breweries and BK’s Best Eats to Governors Island

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For the second year, Pitchfork and October will bring their international celebration of beer, food and music to The Big Apple. The 2017 inaugural event inhabited Brooklyn Hanger (Industry City), but this year the festival is heading outdoors for two full days of indulgence at its finest. Hop a short ferry ride on September 8th […]

August restaurant round-up: Momo Chicken Shack, Bar Beau, Ramen Mafia and more

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Bar Beau is now open in Williamsburg. It’s a cafe by day that serves fancy cocktails and small plates at night. Just Opened has more: Bar Beau is the latest project by Claire Chan (of West Village café The Elk), where cozy coffee shop vibe meets trendy bistro-style bar…Moving away from a menu with small, […]

Roberta’s and LIC Beer Project release a Pizzagate beer

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If you can remember way back to December of 2016 — God, how time crawls during the Trump era of horrors — Roberta’s began receiving death threats related to Pizzagate. Of course it was all utter nonsense created by a bunch of dim-witted, right-wing trolls. But to commemorate the insanity, they’ve teamed up with LIC Beer […]

Roberta’s is getting Pizzagate threats: “you are going to bleed and be tortured”

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#PizzaGate🍕#Roberta Pizza ►”Eat Pizza, Not People” #HillaryClinton and Bill ate here all night long ?#Satanismhttps://t.co/bOPNQLGuXw pic.twitter.com/NnK7pyOgOO — Nardeep Pujji (@AWAKEALERT) December 2, 2016 If you haven’t been keeping up with the literally insane and baseless Pizzagate saga, it seems to be escalating. Now Roberta’s is the latest to get caught up in the madness: A […]

Cassette closes, Leuca is now open for lunch & breakfast, Michelins awarded

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  RIP #cassette #Greenpoint A photo posted by FREEwilliamsburg (@freedubya) on Nov 18, 2016 at 4:45pm PST Well that was quick. The Kickstarter-owned cafe never really got its footing and will now become an event space: After a magical year serving the greenpoint community, we are sadly closing our doors for regular service. thank you […]

Jennifer Aniston visits Bushwick and Mick Jagger spotted in Greenpoint

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v rare jennifer aniston spotting in bushwick pic.twitter.com/BqsOsYa0DM — jesse hoover (@jesse_hoover) June 21, 2016 Joining a long list of celebrities including Beyonce, Jay-Z and Bill Clinton, Jennifer Anniston had a meal at Roberta’s last night: A-lister Jennifer Aniston, the ultimate Friends star, the stripper/mother from Meet The Millers and an unforgettable sex-hungry boss from […]

Roberta's is taking over the kitchen at Williamsburg's Isa next week

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From Eater: The team behind Bushwick hit Roberta’s is taking over Taavo Somer’s Isa starting next week. From March 14 until the 20, the Roberta’s crew will be serving the restaurant’s wood-fired pizzas at 348 Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg. “After four and a half years we look forward to this shake up,” says Somer. “We […]

Roberta's is doing a "Kitchen Takeover" at Humboldt & Jackson this week

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John Stewart would be appalled, but the menu is focused on deep dish-style pizza: On Friday’s debut, the kitchen had sold out of the 150 pies they’d allocated for the evening by 6:30 p.m., just an hour and a half after the pop-up began at 5 p.m. It’s no surprise that anything by Roberta’s draws […]