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    Devon Brown

    Devon has been a Bushwick resident for the past three years. Extensive travel throughout the globe sparked her interest in food and Bushwick’s diverse cultural make up allows her to continue to explore without venturing too far from home. Devon is committed to sharing her finds with her fellow Bushwick residents.

    • Olive Valley: Middle Eastern Fast Food

      April 23rd, 2009


      Olive Valley at 43 Bogart Street. — Photos by Devon Brown

      Five months ago, Middle Eastern eatery Olive Valley arrived on Bogart Street with big windows and bright lights. In the land of pizza and tacos, a…

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    • Giardino Segreto: A Secret Exposed

      April 16th, 2009


      Restaurateur Lisa St. James and her brother lock up after a day of hard work at soon-to-open Giardino Segreto on Wyckoff. — Photo by Devon Brown

      Ristorante Giardino Segreto has certainly lived up to its name, but with…

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    • Food Bazaar: A World of Flavor

      April 3rd, 2009


      Food Bazaar on Wyckoff Avenue caters to the needs of Bushwick’s many immigrant groups.

      Trader Joe’s isn’t moving to Bushwick anytime soon, but we do have a specialty market all our own. Food Bazaar, just off the Myrtle-Wyckoff…

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    • Hong Kong Express: Not Tso Bad

      March 26th, 2009


      Sparkling clean Hong Kong Express on Wyckoff Avenue. — Photos by Devon Brown

      Since I moved to Bushwick, I have been on a seemingly endless search for decent Chinese food in the neighborhood. All I wanted was…

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    • Long Lai: Bushwick’s Token Thai Place

      March 19th, 2009


      Panang curry at Long Lai on Knickerbocker. — Photos by Devon Brown.

      The day Long Do opened on Knickerbocker, you could almost hear the chants of Franciscan monks echoing through the streets — Thai food had come…

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    • Mr. BBQ Churrascaria, Delicious and Professional

      February 26th, 2009


      Mr. BBQ Churrascaria on Wyckoff Avenue

      Peter Luger is only 3 miles away, but steak for two costs 85 bucks and I don’t know many who have that kind of money these days. Fortunately, we carnivores have a…

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    • The Chinese Mexican Phenomenon

      February 19th, 2009

      After bruising the Chinese restaurant ego last week, it’s time to make amends and celebrate the strange and wonderful phenomenon that is the Chinese-run Mexican restaurant — because only the masters of all products pirated could repackage an…

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    • Seeking Decent Chinese Food in Bushwick

      February 12th, 2009


      Lee Garden topped the crummy choices for Chinese food in Bushwick.

      There are many tens of Chinese restaurants in Bushwick and for the past two years I wouldn’t step foot into a single one. The cornstarchy sauces and…

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    • Neighborhood Eats: Palma’s Restaurant

      February 5th, 2009


      Secret-recipe tacos at Palma’s Restaurant on Starr and Wyckoff.

      I knew that getting an interview at Palma’s restaurant wasn’t going to be easy. It took some serious convincing on the part of my boyfriend to get me to…

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    • Neighborhood Eats: Sicily’s Best

      January 29th, 2009


      Gaspar, owner of Sicily’s Best pizza on Cypress

      Last week I found the menu for Sicily’s Best in my building’s lobby and was completely psyched to have discovered a new restaurant in the area. Imagine my surprise when…

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