salmaland.com » BK:Williamsburg http://salmaland.com Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:38:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Brooklyn/Williamsburg: DuMont http://salmaland.com/2009/09/brooklynwilliamsburg-dumon/ http://salmaland.com/2009/09/brooklynwilliamsburg-dumon/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:41:29 +0000 http://salmaland.com/?p=957 Pic courtesy of DuMontHard to imagine how any restaurant could get the essence of comfort food better than DuMont. It's not just because of the squarely meat-and-potatoes-oriented menu (with a little pasta and seafood thrown in). It's also because eating here is, most of the time, a fairly low-maintenance, low-headache proposition. Sit inside or [...]]]> Pic courtesy of DuMont

Pic courtesy of DuMont

Hard to imagine how any restaurant could get the essence of comfort food better than DuMont. It’s not just because of the squarely meat-and-potatoes-oriented menu (with a little pasta and seafood thrown in). It’s also because eating here is, most of the time, a fairly low-maintenance, low-headache proposition. Sit inside or in the back garden, and dive into the healthy (well, hearty if not exactly healthy) mac and cheese, made with three cheeses and studded with bacon; or the roast chicken with garlic mashed potatoes; or the hanger steak with boulanger potatoes and bordelaise sauce. You get the picture. Even the sautéed skate comes with mashed potatoes, along with its roasted tomatoes and roasted garlic. The burgers here are classic; juicy and just right, with no-nonsense toppings like lettuce, tomato, and pickles (you can add cheese and bacon), and fries on the side, of course.The most imaginative menu in New York City? Hardly, but it’s not trying to be. For more burger options, head to the smaller spinoff Dumont Burger. And for a slightly dressier experience—similar locavore-American sensibility, but with more frills, not to mention more seafood—the owners also run Dressler nearby.

Dumont. 432 Union Ave. between Metropolitan Ave. and Devoe St., Williamsburg; (718) 486-7717.

Prices/Features: MOD  (See Welcome to Salmaland for key to letter abbreviations.)

]]> http://salmaland.com/2009/09/brooklynwilliamsburg-dumon/feed/ 0 Brooklyn/Williamsburg: Motorino http://salmaland.com/2009/09/brooklynwilliamsburg-motorino/ http://salmaland.com/2009/09/brooklynwilliamsburg-motorino/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:40:50 +0000 http://salmaland.com/wp/?p=228 MotorinoYes, there's lots and lots of pizza happening in New York all of a sudden. But cliché or not, bring it on—especially when it's as masterful as Motorino's. All you need to know: Thin, chewy-crusted, beautifully blistered pies with [...]]]> MotorinoYes, there’s lots and lots of pizza happening in New York all of a sudden. But cliché or not, bring it on—especially when it’s as masterful as Motorino’s. All you need to know: Thin, chewy-crusted, beautifully blistered pies with deliciously simple, not-trying-too-hard toppings like mozzarella di bufala, raw basil, tangy tomato, soppressata, or fresh chilies, all fired just long enough to come out of the oven bubbling-hot, melty, and glorious. More reasons to come here: It’s cheaper than Lucali (in Cobble Hill) and arguably just as fantastic. And although you’ll wait a bit at the door, you won’t wait nearly as long. When news broke that Una Pizza Napoletana in the East Village was closing, the only consolation was the announcement that a Motorino would open in its place (and did, in September 2009). No doubt this is even better news for Williamsburgers than it is for Manhattanites.

Motorino Brooklyn. 319 Graham Ave. at Devoe St., Williamsburg; (718) 599-8899.  Motorino East Village. 349 E. 12 St. at between First and Second Aves., Manhattan; (212) 777-2644.

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