Kinski Cafe

This charming cafe on Rivington creates authentic Austrian delicacies as well as cafe faves in it's charming, comfortable space. I popped in the try the bread knodel or semmelknodel which are bread dumplings in a mushroom sauce with a side salad for $8. This is more of a cold weather dish though none less delish as these dumplings were terrific and well paired with the hearty mushroom sauce. The greens were all perfectly coated with a lemony dressing and were the perfect compliment to the dumplings. Can't wait to try the sweet dumplings.
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South Brooklyn Pizza

The pizza wagon has brought a new player to the slice wars. Only a few blocks from the acclaimed Artichoke Basil, South Brooklyn Pizza offers fresh, high quality thinner, crispier pizzas than Arichoke. The big draw is the add-on bar with roasted garlic, hot cherry peppers and grated parmiganno all at no extra cost. Slices are $4 and are super tasty, with fresh basil to boot. I was also offered freshly made garlic knots(gratis) with some red pepper flakes that gave it an extra kick. Very friendly service.
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Wechslers Currywurst and Bratwurst

Teeny, skinny, bar cum restaurant, the food here is great and cheap. Lots of brews to accompany the made to order wursts and fabulous fries. This stretch of 1st Avenue is fast becoming quite a CHEAP FOODcentric destination with Little Piggy, Weschslers, and South Brooklyn Pizza all within blocks of each other. A brat and fries is $8 which is pretty cheap for the fresh made quality. My brat was fresh made served with a soft roll and lots of winey mustard. The fries here are perfectly darkly fried, thinly sliced and well salted. Absolute mad flavor and served with mayo or ketchup.
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Rosa Mexicano

A healthy and organic Mexican cooking demo at this famed Mexican eatery. Chefs David Suarez and James Cawley guided through doable dishes with a healthy spin.
Starting with organic housemade juices with fruit and agave as well as excellent coffee.
The menu:
Roasted tomato salsa
Fava bean and mint soup
Wild Grouper steamed in banana leaf
Grapefruit gratin with fresh fruit sorbet
Mexican granola

The dishes were light, flavorful and some just a little spiced- all delicious.
The recipes were included and I gained a new respect for the culinary traditions of the region and the chefs wonderful interpretations of them.
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