Brooklyn
Here are some random snaps I took in April and May. A nice break from all the food photos eh? Everyone should really take a moment and just take in all the great scenes and architecture NYC has to offer. Try not to walk too fast or you'll miss some things like the beautiful reflected lights on the library or the intense shadows during sunset or a group of women dancing at night.
Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
No matter if you hate NYC or love NYC, you have to admit the skyline is pretty incredible. If you can, hop into a car, after sun down, turn on some jazz and drive down the FDR. This happened to me few years ago and it was one of those "wow I'm in NYC" moment. Something about the beat of jazz music, the lights and the buildings zooming by really got me inspired.
Fried chicken sandwich with hot pepper jelly and goat cheese. Potlikker in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. My journey of discovering restaurants serving fried chicken sandwiches had led me to Potlikker in South Williamsburg. Williamsburg is becoming THE destination for all things fried chicken (Allswell, Sweet Chick, The Commodore, Pies 'N' Thighs).
Last week I trekked out to Bushwick to have brunch with few friends. We went to Mama Joy's, close to the Jefferson stop on the L. Brunch. The concept of brunch is pretty new to me. Well new like 6 years new. When I used to live in LA, we go to dim sum on the weekends and that technically is brunch. But dim sum, for some reason, didn't equal to me having brunch. Even when I moved to New York in 2003 for grad school. I mostly spent my weekends at school, doing work. Brunch was a sandwich at the local deli.
I didn't really get into brunch until I moved to Brooklyn in 2006. I can see why some would hate brunch. French toasts, pancakes, eggs Benedict, mimosa, 2 hour long waits...etc. Though for me brunch isn't so much about finding the best places for French toasts and wait 2 hours for it. Brunch for me is, alright, I had a long work week and it's time spent with friends, catching up and all. I will stay away from popular places, crowded places. Mama Joy's was good. Local spot, causal and it's sort of a place where you linger a bit. It helps that their house mimosa is PBR and oj ($2)!
