Brooklyn Bugle Book Club, “An Honourable Englishman: The Life of Hugh Trevor-Roper” by Adam Sisman
Readers of my vintage who did not major in history will likely remember Hugh Trevor-Roper as the English historian…
November 30, 2012-
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Theater 2020 Presents Two Holiday Events
They were a great success last year, so our Brooklyn Heights neighbors, David Fuller and Judith Jarosz of Theater 2020, are presenting holiday events on the next two weekends. Both will be happening at St. Charles Borromeo, 21 Sidney Place. The first, on this coming Sunday, December 2, starting at 3:00 p.m. will be A […]
November 26, 2012
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Divine Dvořák; Scintillating Shostakovich
Friday evening my wife and I went to a New York Philharmonic concert featuring guest conductor Andrey Boreyko. On the program were Felix Mendlessohn’s Overture to Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde (“Son and Stranger”), a sprightly piece that got th…
November 25, 2012
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Cocktail: Lola BKLYN’s Brooklyn Beauregard [VIDEO]
The recently re-invented Lola BKLYN in Fort Greene (387 Myrtle Avenue) contributes the latest cocktail recipe to the Brooklyn…
November 25, 2012 -
Thanksgiving Tip: Cranberry Apple Pie
You don’t love pumpkin pie? You’re like me. Looking for something different for Thanksgiving? Try this delicious cranberry apple pie, which my wife and her fellow members of the Grace Church cooking crew served at our Harvest Dinner, and which …
November 21, 2012
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Thanksgiving Cocktail: The Apple Pie Martini from MyMoon in Williamsburg
Folks, say what you will about the hipster scene in Williamsburg but you gotta give credit where credit is…
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Danish Fair is a Hit
This was the scene in Hilles Hall, Plymouth Church yesterday (Saturday) afternoon, as people kept coming in and lining up for the buffet of open faced sandwiches (as always, I particularly liked the briny little shrimp with mayonnaise and lettuce, although the country style pate with sweet pickled beets was also excellent). Carlsberg lager was […]
November 18, 2012
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Vampire Weekend, Real Estate Headline #OccupySandy Concert in Brooklyn Heights
Vampire Weekend (one member of the band Rostam Batmanglij lives in the nabe), Real Estate, Dirty Projectors and the Walkmen played a benefit show today at St. Ann’s the Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn Heights for Sandy Relief. The show was put together by the OccupySandy organization. The Brooklyn Bugle’s Tale of the Tweets after […]
November 18, 2012
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Noodle Pudding Hosts Autism Fundraiser [Video]
Karl Junkersfeld looks at the North Heights/DUMBO dining scene in his latest video – which also focuses on a recent fundraising event at his favorite haunt Noodle Pudding. Watch it after the jump.
November 18, 2012
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The Who at the Barclays Center: Not A Teenage Wasteland
When a friend asked me last summer if I wanted to see the Who at the Barclays Center in…
November 17, 2012