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September 21, 2010 By cheryl

Red Hook Lobster Pound: Maine, Transported


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It's never easy for me to admit that summer's over.

Once 70-degree temperatures take hold, nostalgia for those seemingly endless sweltering days and salty breezes at the beach sets in. This tropical Singapore girl starts yearning for spring, which is just too many months away.

This year, however, the husband — looking out for his own mental well-being, no doubt — has a solution for the seasonal bitchiness moodiness. "The new seating area at the Red Hook Lobster Pound appears to be open," he says one day. 

Instantly, the air brightens. As soon as we can plan it, we're on a bus to Red Hook, racing toward a lunch of lobster rolls, plump and buttery…

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Filed Under: Brooklyn, New York, Restaurants, Seafood Tagged With: Blueberry soda, Brooklyn, Chips, Chocolate, Connecticut, Lobster roll, Lobster truck, Maine, Maine root, Marshmallow, Melted butter, New York, Red Hook, Red Hook Lobster Pound, Rootbeer, Soda, Washington, Whoopie pie

July 7, 2009 By cheryl

Calexico Carne Asada: Taco Truck Fare With A Wait


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You would think that when a bunch of guys running a street food cart in one of the busiest neighborhoods in Manhattan get around to opening a restaurant, there wouldn’t be much of a wait for your food.

And yet there we were at Calexico Carne Asada in Brooklyn, mid-afternoon on a recent Friday, waiting for 10 minutes … 15 minutes … more, before our tacos and burrito finally surfaced.

We’re talking carne asada/pulled pork piled onto or wrapped up in tortillas, folks.

Assuming the meats have been prepped ahead of time, shouldn’t these be fairly easy to put together?

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Filed Under: Brooklyn, Mexican, New York, Restaurants Tagged With: Bay Area, Beans, Brian Vendley, Brooklyn, Burrito, Carne Asada, David Vendley, Food Cart, Jesse Vendley, Manhattan, Martha Stewart, New York, New York Times, Pollo Asada, Pulled Pork, Quesadillas, Red Hook, Rice, Saveur, SoHo, Starbucks, Taco, Tofu Torta, Torta

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