williamsburg

Thankful for these great people we meet while living in BK

Brooklyn always has a way of pulling us back into its rhythm. On this trip, that rhythm led us to an easy, familiar night at The William Vale, tucked into their downstairs outdoor patio—cocktails in hand, city buzzing softly around us, and our puppy Dyson right by our side.

We were in town for a work event and finally stayed at a hotel we’ve long admired and hosted events at, but never actually experienced as guests. Being able to slow down and enjoy The William Vale as a home base made the trip feel different—less transactional, more like stepping back into a version of our Brooklyn life.

The night became even better once friends joined. I was sitting with Carmen and Dwayne, two people deeply woven into our everyday history here. Carmen has been Dyson’s long-time dog walker, his best friend, and even brought him to our wedding. Dwayne used to work at the coffee shop across from our old place on North 10th Street—someone we saw nearly every day, until daily hellos turned into real friendship.

After dinner, we regrouped for a casual cocktail, catching up, laughing, and letting the night unfold naturally. No agenda, no rush—just one of those Brooklyn evenings that reminds you why the city sticks with you long after you leave.

Moments like this aren’t about landmarks or hype. They’re about people, shared history, and returning to places that still feel like home. Every time we’re back, Brooklyn gives us exactly what it’s best at: connection, familiarity, and just enough surprise to keep us coming back.

My favorite = Biddle Brunch

There are meals that feel like they’re doing more than feeding you. They slow the day down. They make the table feel like a small, steady place in the middle of the city.

This one landed exactly like that: a marble tabletop crowded with a little cast-iron pan of baked eggs and greens, toast on the side, coffee poured dark and simple, and two stemmed drinks catching the light. Even the water looks deliberate—cold, clear, beaded with condensation—like the room itself is taking a slow breath.

I like brunch best when it isn’t trying too hard. When it’s warm and ordinary in the right ways, and the details feel lived-in: forks set down between sentences, glasses nudged closer, the quiet agreement that there’s nowhere else we need to be for a while.

Biddle has that kind of ease. It’s a gentle sort of indulgence—food that arrives sturdy and pretty, and a mood that makes you want to linger just a few minutes longer than you planned.

If you’re looking for a Williamsburg brunch that feels both celebratory and calm, this is the one I keep coming back to.

Weekend means Morning Coffee so Gimme

| ☕️?? | #coffee #boyfriendsWhoBrew #weekend @gimmecoffee
| Gimme that coffee please! Angel and I have been in our new apartment for several months now and we have been an a quest for a new coffee place.
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Book Boo in BK

There’s a particular kind of quiet you can find in Brooklyn when you’re near the water—busy, but softened. A long stretch of boardwalk, the river breathing beside it, and the skyline set back like a thought you can’t quite finish.

He sits with a book open in his hands, cap pulled low, knees folded in. The page has that steady pull that makes the rest of the world feel optional. Around him, the city keeps its own pace: distant footsteps, a few voices drifting past, the metal rails holding the edge between land and water.

It’s an ordinary scene, which is why it feels like a small miracle. The kind of moment you don’t plan for, but later you remember the light and the space and how simple it looked to be completely elsewhere without leaving.

I like the way places can live alongside us like that—how a walkway, a bench, a view of towers and clouds can become part of a memory without announcing itself. Brooklyn doesn’t always give you room to exhale, but sometimes it does, and you take it when it comes.

Book Boo in BK, paused mid-chapter, with the whole city behind him like background noise.

Sunday second brunch at The Richardson

| #boyfriendswhobrunch #brooklyn #brunch #richardson | ???
 
| Finally, I had the time and was in the right location to try the Richardson (@therichardsonnyc). I have to say the cocktails were pretty great and the sandwiches were better then I expected for bar food. The Richardson is your classic cocktail bar with a slight pub feel. They serve many drinks and have a larger selection of whiskey & bourbon; I had a vesper.
 
The layout of the bar is great to sit and people watch and the patio a a decent size. You can normally find a seat either inside or outside if you get there a bit early, but even at a peek time there is not much of a wait.
 
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Zenkichi Valentine’s Omakase with Bae

| #valentineday #dinner #bae @Zenkichi_NY | ???
| I have to start off by saying that I have never had a bad meal at Zenkichi in Williamsburg Brooklyn. This meal was a special Zenkichi Valentine’s day edition of their normal Japanese omakase coursed meal. The Valentine’s Menu was perfect an I was happy to share my first Valentine’s day with Angel here. <3

Zenkichi Valentine’s Day Menu

バレンタインのおまかせ
Valentine’s Week Omakase
8-Course Special Tasting Menu
$120
 
 
 
zenkichi valentines omakase menu detail
zenkichi valentines omakase menu
valentines omakase zenkichi soup

蛤のお味噌汁
Hamaguri Littleneck Clam Miso Soup

valentines omakase zenkichi sushi

前菜五種
Assorted Chilled Plates:

熊本オイスター
Kumamoto Oyster

ズワイ蟹の酢の物 蟹味噌添え
Hokkaido Zuwai Snow Crab Sunomono

鮟肝の旨煮
Ankimo Uma-ni

本鮪のタルタル キャビアと共に
Bluefin Tuna Tartar & Caviar

寒鯖の箱寿司
Kansaba Winter Mackerel Hako-zushi

valentines omakase zenkichi shashimi

シェフお薦めのお造り三点盛り
Three Kinds of Chef’s Premium Sashimi
Kanpachi Amberjack, Kagoshima, Japan
Kinmedai Bigeye Snapper, Shizuoka, Japan
Lightly Seared King Salmon, Alaska

valentines omakase zenkichi fried

雲丹と海苔の大葉包み天麩羅
Uni & Nori Seaweed Tempura

valentines omakase zenkichi fish 3

銀鱈西京焼
Saikyo Miso Cod

valentines omakase zenkichi beaf

神戸牛フィレミニョンステーキ
黒トリュフ添え
Kobe Beef Filet Mignon Steak & Truffle

ハドソンバレーフォアグラ丼
Hudson Valley Foie Gras Donburi

valentines omakase zenkichi dessert

黒ゴマのフローズンチョコレートムース
Frozen Black Sesame Mousse

The Book Boy

Inside the bookstore, the air feels a little warmer than the street, as if the shelves have been holding onto everyone’s winter all day. Paperbacks rise in uneven towers on the tables, their corners softened by hands that linger. The floor looks like it has seen thousands of careful steps—scuffed, honest, and still welcoming.

The Book Boy stands there in a cap and scarf, turned slightly inward the way people do when they’re trying to hear what a cover is whispering. He doesn’t look rushed. He looks paused, as if the rest of the city can keep moving for a minute while he weighs one story against another.

This is the kind of place that lives alongside you. It creaks in small ways—spines flexing, jackets sliding, a quiet shuffle in the aisle. The stacks don’t feel messy so much as lived-in, like the shop is letting time settle where it wants.

Outside, it might be snowing or it might only feel like it should be. Either way, the scene holds that same soft hush: the familiar comfort of browsing, the small mystery of what you’ll carry home, and the sense that the ordinary is never quite ordinary when it’s wrapped in pages.

Almost Winter Healthy with Sweetgreen

| @sweetgreen #salad #vegan #mushroom
| I am always able to find something I like at Sweetgreen. This night, it was a Sweetgreen date with my boyfriend Angel.
I ended up saving half the salad for the next day and using the bread for some homemade soup.
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D.A.N.C.E like it’s 2007

D.A.N.C.E like it’s 2007
| #dance #bk #hipster @NickyDigital @BabysAllRight
| A great night out dance to DJs playing the best clubbers of 2007.A Blog Haus Night at Baby’s All Right featuring Alex English, Viking, Flying Horse, Jake B. and more! ~ I had a blast and it was fun to dress up like I did a few years ago. The hangover the next morning was no joke though! HAHA Apologies on the nip-slip. I also thought I should go with surprised face this night… oh silly me.
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