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The Bite: A Branzini To Savor At Istanbul Restaurant
THE BITE: A delicious meal must be eaten — every last bit. And the char-grilled Branzini at Istanbul Restaurant will have you picking through the bones to search for every little bite of buttery flesh....
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The Bite: Baku Bakery’s Triumphant Napoleon
THE BITE: The owner of the newly reopened Baku Bakery boasts that their Napoleon is the best in Brooklyn. Indeed, the golden puff pastry, filled with a mellow vanilla custard, comes from a family...
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The Bite: Unthaw With Hot Brew & Soup At Coffee Spot Cafe
THE BITE: Last week, damp weather and plunging temperatures abruptly replaced summer’s sunny comfort. (Thankfully, the sun returned). It was on one of those stormy days last week that I ducked into the...
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The Bite: Village Cafe’s Deliciously ‘Offal’ Food — Sheep Testicles, Liver,...
THE BITE: We were already into two bottles of wine and a fifth of vodka when I decided to go for the most adventurous dish on the Village Cafe’s menu: The Dzij-Biz, a hash made with roast kidneys,...
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The Bite: Cheap, Delicious Dim Sum Breakfast At The Good Family Bakery
THE BITE: Three dollars and eighty cents for a delicious dim sum breakfast? Yes, please! When I wandered into Good Family Bakery Sunday morning, the little store near the corner of Avenue U and East...
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The Bite: Fight The Winter Chills With El Mexicano’s Beefy Burrito
THE BITE: Sometimes, the best way to stay warm during a cold snap is to hunker down with a meaty sandwich. Neighbors in Sheepshead Bay already have a few favorites to fight the winter chills — the...
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The Bite: Hunker Down With Great Food & Company At Three Star Restaurant
THE BITE: One of Sheepshead Bay’s oldest diners is also one of the most difficult to spot. Many of the neighborhood’s other casual dining restaurants are housed in their own buildings — with banners...
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The Bite: Torta Cubana Is The Meaty Beast You’ve Always Craved
THE BITE: If you ever get the urge to satisfy your most primal carnivorous cravings, then the torta Cubana is for you. The sandwich is the house specialty of Taqueria El Buen Gusto, a Mexican deli at...
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The Bite: Could You Tackle This Monster Burger?
THE BITE: Gluttons rejoice! There’s a fearsomely beautiful burger in Brighton Beach that’s guaranteed to stamp out the most ravenous appetite. The Juicy Lucy ($14.75) at Cafe Max, formerly Kebeer Draft...
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The Bite: Savory Indian Food On Coney Island Avenue
THE BITE: More than a few of our readers have lamented the lack of Indian food in Sheepshead Bay. Some of us got excited when Tandoori Restaurant opened in the neighborhood earlier this year — but it...
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