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October 27th, 2008 — Food, Neighborbee, New York
The following post originally appeared on Neighborbee on October 27, 2008.
When I was making plans with my friend Sarah this week, she sent me four Brooklyn restaurant choices, all with links and menus. Perhaps it’s because I looked at their website first, but Melt was the clear choice for our dinner date.
Situated in Park Slope just a few blocks away from the subways at the Atlantic Terminal, Melt was already winning points for being so conveniently located. For some reason I’d been expecting a bigger restaurant, possibly because their menu was so intriguing. The space was pleasantly small; with room enough for only about seventy people. With modern furniture and clean lines, Melt manages to be sleek and sophisticated without being pretentious.
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October 20th, 2008 — Food, Neighborbee, New York, Nightlife
I write about Brooklyn every week for NYC’s Neighborbee blog. The following post originally appeared on Neighborbee on October 20, 2008.
Hello Noo Yawkers, it’s Julie here, Neighborbee’s new Brooklyn blogger. I’m back in the city after year-long travels, and now I have one more good reason to go out and explore my new borough.
Unsure of what haunt to cover for my first post, I called my friend Hils, a long-time Brooklynite. She suggested Camp, a Smith Street bar that had always intrigued her. “Julie,” she said, “they have S’mores.” That was all it took for me to agree to a 3-train trip across Brooklyn. (Sidebar: why is it easier for me to go into Manhattan than to go to Smith Street? I really must look into buses.)
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