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Mini Update: Cafe Ghia

Sometimes I want to make mini updates to mention a particular new dish at a place I’ve all ready talked about, or to show case a small something. Not a full update, but a mini-update.

My staple brunch item at Ghia’s, was the daily scramble. For the spring, they had butternut [...]

Cafe Ghia

Cafe Ghia 24 Irving Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11237

The corner of Irving and Jefferson was left bare after a dark neighborhood bar shut down a few years ago. Ryan’s totally been hoping that something cute opens up there, since it’s a prime location, but we were sad that the building looked [...]

Weekend Brunch – Crepes

Few weekends ago Ryan tried to recreate his father’s crepes. The crepes themselves were adapted from various online recipes:

1 cup all-purpose flour 2 eggs 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup water 1/4 teaspoon salt

Or something like that. The real interesting things happen with the fillings and toppings. Next time, I want [...]

Three Angels by the Park – A Coffee Place

There is a new coffee place right near the corner of Troutman and Irving, right near Maria Hernandez Park. It’s a cute place with a LARGE seating area out back, both indoors and outside. It’s super laid back with good lattes and hot chocolate and just the usual fare of cookies and [...]

Handmade Croissant

I will say it here, these croissants were a fail. They tasted great, but I think I used yeast that was too old, and didn’t foam, and the batter didn’t rise. However, the whole thing is just SO high maintenance that I baked it anyway. It had enough butter than Ryan ate it [...]