http://www.williamsburger.com/wb Restaurant Reviews & Recipes from Williamsburg, Brooklyn Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:11:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Scarf For Two (The Black Apple) After months of favorites-list marking and bemoaning the empty spaces on our white(ish) walls in our new(ish) high-ceilinged if not alll that large apartment, we spent most of this rainy Sunday shopping away on Etsy. I've bought a few things there before, a print and some ... http://www.williamsburger.com/wb/archives/etsy-shopping-spree On the end of North 8th lies the official entrance to Williamsburg's East River State Park, a small space of grass and concrete providing a much-needed green space along the East River. The last time I was here, a few years ago, I had to sneak in through a hole in ... http://www.williamsburger.com/wb/archives/east-river-state-park I think Le Barricou has the potential to be a very good bistro, and a solid brunch site. The hanger steak cheese steak is the highest-end cheese steak I've ever eaten, with all the trappings of a Philly-style cheese steak (onions, peppers, cheese) but with quality cheese, bread, and ... http://www.williamsburger.com/wb/archives/le-barricou 1 rack pork spare ribs (about 3 1/2 lbs) Some kind of basic store-bought BBQ sauce 3 tsp paprika 2 tsp sea salt 1 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp ground red pepper 1/2 tsp oregano 1/2 tsp basil 1/2 tsp thyme 1/2 tsp smoke salt 1/3 tsp cayenne Make spice rub with ingredients above. Preheat oven to 350. Take broiler pan out from ... http://www.williamsburger.com/wb/archives/bbq-pork-spare-ribs When my walking-only commute began in London about a year ago, I rediscovered the joy of using my iPod. More specifically, I finally got on board with the podcast phenomenon. After a period of oversubscription to many podcasts, I've winnowed through the mess, and come up with the ... http://www.williamsburger.com/wb/archives/podcast-commute La Vie Noir (Chris) Advantages: Doesn't waste much paper. La Mama's a decent, respectable space. I've seen some good stuff there. Disadvantages: "Are we in it or at it?" huh? Not a good tagline. Where is this building supposed to be? By the wide open nothingness surrounding its tall, boxy, style-less architecture, ... http://www.williamsburger.com/wb/archives/theatre-junkmail-wars-battle-4 Lincoln Center - The Tristan Project (Chris) Advantage: Has the name of both the show and the theatre on the front. Disadvantage: Are they in ice? Why so much blue? The Year Of Magical Thinking (Anni) Advantage: In focus. Disadvantages: Needed to open this to figure out what show it was, and I wouldn't even ... http://www.williamsburger.com/wb/archives/theatre-junkmail-wars-battle-3 First thought: Hmm, these kind of smell like sugar and feet. Second thought: What? These taste like weed. Like, not just a little, a whole lot. Third thought, a few seconds later: Oh my god! Dirt aftertaste! With the flavor accuracy you'd expect from Jelly-Belly! So, basically, if you've ... http://www.williamsburger.com/wb/archives/mini-munchie-rice-cakes-apple-cinnamon It looks like we don't get nearly as much theatre junkmail as I think we do. In the last week, we've only opened our mailbox to find the following two, and one of them is technically from a mailing list I legitimately signed up for about 5 years ago, ... http://www.williamsburger.com/wb/archives/theatre-junkmail-wars-battle-2 Holy crap! It's only been 4 years of near-constant disruption on weekends and nights, and the automatic message boards are finally working! It's like we're using any other major world city's transport system, except years ago! Oh, wait, never mind... They were also testing the automated robot-woman-voice announcements while we ... http://www.williamsburger.com/wb/archives/automatic-subway-info