Entries tagged with 'Brighton Beach'
Brighton Beach Revisited: Cafe Glechik and That Damn Tasty Carrot Cake
At Coney Island. After watching the great yearly American face-stuffing tradition that is Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4th at Coney Island, I met up with Veronica and her sister Kelly for a leisurely stroll down the boardwalk,...
Brighton Beach Photo Shoot, Cafe Kashkar, and a Few Sweets
This entry originally took place on May 23. Here's Part 1! Ain't nothing like a sunny day at the beach, hanging out with friends... They only look dead. Lying on the sand... Drag. Dragging bodies wrapped in black sheets across...
Brighton Beach and Beyond, Part 2: Carrot Cake, Durian, and Pupusas
FOOD OF MANY NATIONS! INTERNATIONAL! In my humble, food-obsessed, and possibly "deprived of conventional joys" opinion, few things are as fun as oogling at the aisles and shelves of ethnic grocery stores packed with unfamiliar items, sometimes laugh-inducing by way...
Brighton Beach, Part 1: Dumplings and Vodka
"I feel like I'm in Disneyland!" exclaimed Kathy as we stepped off the train onto the Brighton Beach subway platform. "Yeah...if everything were written in Russian." Brighton Beach is the Russian-saturated section way out on the southern-most tip of Brooklyn...
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