From the monthly archives:

October 2007

Boerum Hill Food Company (4/5)

I’ve only eaten here once—just tonight—but the meal was scrumptious. Flank steak, great fresh vegetables and fries in lieu of the mashed potatoes (they were …

Fountain Cafe (3/5)

Pleasant, efficient lunch service, very fresh hummuss and serviceable shawarma—I would recommend this place to anyone in Cobble Hill or Brooklyn Heights seeking decent Mideast …

Nick Denton: The long and illustrious history of bile

Nick Denton: The long and illustrious history of bile…

Bar Veloce (3/5)

A better than average wine bar. A really thoughtful, considered wine list heavy on Italian grapes, but I don’t know enough about the wines to …

The analogy I’ve been using recently is that content strategy is to copywriting as information architecture is to design. I find this analogy to be especially encouraging because six years ago, as the crest of the first wave of the web was about to break, people had no idea what “information architecture” meant either.

The analogy I’ve been using recently is that content strategy is to copywriting as information architecture is to design. I find this analogy to be …

Thrifty Beverage Center (4/5)

I defy the cognoscenti to tell me anywhere else in New York I can find a better range of Canadian beers. Forget Whole Foods: drag …

Good Enough To Eat (4/5)

To my mind, the definitive UWS brunch spot. There’s no endless mimosas special, no painful twosomes trying to piece together last night, no posing and …

Campbell Apartment (5/5)

I don’t consider myself a nightlife authority here in NY but if I wanted to impress folks with a sense of charm, history and subdued …

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