Brennan Carley

New York

Senior Editor, Entertainment at The Infatuation

Entertainment Writer at Freelance

Now: Senior Editor, Entertainment @infatuation Also: Service95, NYT, Vulture, Spotify, Esquire, Elle, Cosmo, Vogue, The Cut, & more Husband to @nolanfeeney

Articles

Where ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Star Helen J Shen Gets Brunch In NYC

1 month ago | theinfatuation.com | Brennan Carley

“It's really cozy. It feels homey. The menu is delicious. Whenever there's a combo with some kind of egg, some kind of potato—the big brunch—it’s the go-to. Theirs comes with an amazing breakfast sausage, my meat of choice. I'm not a big bacon girl, but sausage is always hit or miss. You wanna have an intentional sausage. It's mostly about the seasoning, [which can feel like an] afterthought. I would rather have no meat than an unseasoned, freezerburned option.
Where To Eat & Drink Before (& After) Seeing A Broadway Show, According To JoJo

Jan 16, 2025 | theinfatuation.com | Brennan Carley

“This place is absolutely magical and inspiring. It was just a very sensuous experience at Lincoln Center. We ate the egusi dumplings with a Nigerian red stew and Jonah crab. And, excuse me, the large plate of braised oxtails with a thumbelina carrot and a chayote squash. The short rib, the pastrami suya, and the Mom Duke’s shrimp—everything was off the chain. It's amazing. [Kwame] is so talented.”“They serve the best cookies I have ever had.
Saweetie’s Favorite Restaurants In LA

Dec 12, 2024 | theinfatuation.com | Brennan Carley

Saweetie might’ve got her start in the Bay Area, but for the past decade, the rapper has lived, worked, and found superstardom here in LA. After graduating from USC in 2016, the Icy Girl quickly made herself one of hip-hop’s most in-demand voices. She’s released hits on her own and collaborated with everyone from Sabrina Carpenter to LL Cool J.
The Best Desserts In London, According To Claire Ptak

Nov 26, 2024 | theinfatuation.com | Brennan Carley

“Kitty Travers is amazing. She started her ice cream company around the same time I started Violet. At that point, I was just a market stall and she was making it out of her home. Now she’s got this amazing space and sells it at delis, like Leila’s Shop and E5 Bakehouse. She's hyper-seasonal. She gets incredible produce and churns it into really interesting flavours, [and] she makes ice cream cakes, which I've ordered before for my birthday.
The Best Desserts In America, According To Christina Tosi

Nov 12, 2024 | theinfatuation.com | Brennan Carley

“Tartine does a lot really well. It feels like a bakery when you walk in— there's flour in the air. You see the hustle. You can feel it. Anywhere that you're gonna get a good bite of food, if you don't feel something when you walk in, chances are you're not gonna taste it, right? Tartine for me is the epicenter of amazing fermented dough, fermented pastries, and laminated pastries. They take the time.
The Best Upper West Side Bars & Restaurants According To Bridget Everett

Nov 4, 2024 | theinfatuation.com | Brennan Carley

“Modern Bread and Bagel is newer to the neighborhood. I think it's largely gluten-free, which is not like a thing for me, but they have these sick breakfast sandwiches. I have this one that’s goat cheese with pepper jelly and eggs and I get it on a parmesan roll. If you need a little hug from the inside after you've had a few too many the night before, that's the way to go. And sometimes if I'm really upset with what I've done to myself, I'll get their mushroom patty on an everything bagel.
Carla Hall’s Favorite DC Restaurants

Oct 10, 2024 | theinfatuation.com | Brennan Carley

As a self-described “professional eater,” Takoma Park resident, chef, and TV personality Carla Hall says she’s become way more choosy about restaurants recently. “I love eating out, but it can’t be an every night thing for me any more,” she says.
Giada De Laurentiis’s Favorite Restaurants In Los Angeles

Sep 27, 2024 | theinfatuation.com | Brennan Carley

Giada De Laurentiis moved to Los Angeles when she was 9, after her family immigrated from Italy and had a brief stint in New York. And like many in this town, she might not have been born here, but LA now runs deep in her veins. She was a hostess at The Ivy during its celeb-filled peak in the early ‘90s, graduated from UCLA, and, of course, has shot multiple seasons of her Food Network hit Everyday Italian in Malibu. In recent years, the Giadzy founder's love for her hometown has only grown deeper.
Giada De Laurentiis’s Favorite Restaurants In Los Angeles

Sep 27, 2024 | flipboard.com | Brennan Carley

2 days agoOne morning in December 2022, recipe developer Maxine Sharf was “completely shocked” to find out that she was laid off from her tech sales job. She was in the industry for 10 years, and at that company for four. “I was very dedicated, very dialed in. It's not like I was slacking off or anything,” …
Where To Spend A Big Night Out In NYC, According To Katherine Lewin

Sep 4, 2024 | theinfatuation.com | Brennan Carley

If you’re a longtime Infatuation reader, you don’t need an introduction to Katherine Lewin, our former Editorial Director. Katherine had her hands on just about everything we published from 2015 until 2021, when she left to start Big Night. Like The Infatuation, Big Night is all about good food and good times, but with a focus on eating at home instead of restaurants.