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NOTICED: By the Bucket

3 weeks ago | andreastrong.substack.com | Andrea Strong

That fried chicken has become something of a culinary starlet is nothing all that new. Since Dave Chang zhuzhed up the humble breast and turned it into the poultry equivalent of a dance rave at Fuku, and COQODAQ hijacked the pedestrian KFC bucket, pairing it with caviar and TikTokers, the fried bird has become something of a sensation; poultry’s Pedro Pascal if you will.
Pickles (and Pickelball), a Brunch debut, and Pizza for a Cause.

Mar 27, 2025 | andreastrong.substack.com | Andrea Strong

Good morning friends,Happy Thursday. Today’s weekend calls for some rain, but we’ve got plenty of fabulous ways to while away the weekend while staying cozy. One of my favorite Greenpoint restaurants is debuting weekend lunch, there’s a pickle festival, and a cool pizza collab for a cause. The Weekend Buzz is for paid subscribers so if you’re not on the list, I hope you’ll consider joining.
Brunch Debuts and Super Bowl Parties

Feb 6, 2025 | andreastrong.substack.com | Andrea Strong

Hi friends, Hope you are holding up okay with the continued torrent of horrors from the White House. Turning to things you can control…for today’s Weekend Buzz I’ve got two amazing restaurants debuting brunch (one in Queens and another in Brooklyn) and some unique places to watch the Super Bowl (and the Puppy Bowl) — one with beer, one with champagne, and another with cocktails and a fireplace! Have a great one. See you Monday.
Porchetta on the Plaza, and Brisket (with me!)

Apr 15, 2024 | andreastrong.substack.com | Andrea Strong

Happy Monday my friends, Some good stuff to report for this week. First up, the Jupiter trio - Jess Shadbolt, Annie Shi and Clare de Boer - have launched a new food truck on the Plaza at Rockefeller Center. It’s totally cute, a black and white van-meets-airstream that looks like something you and your best college friends might use to meander around Europe over one long hot summer.
Food for Thought

Mar 4, 2024 | andreastrong.substack.com | Andrea Strong

I’ve long had a dream – to open a book store that’s also a cafe, not exactly the most unique idea to be sure, but it speaks to two of my passions—reading and eating. I’ve been a reader since I was small, a library kid, and still am now that I am, well, not small. I loved The Vulnerables, by Sigrid Nunez, a memoir-styled novel that’s essential reading if you’re a writer. Wellness, by Nathan Hill, who wrote The Nix, was also excellent.
Why not make cassoulet today?

Feb 8, 2024 | andreastrong.substack.com | Andrea Strong

I think most of you know I am an avid reader; I just finished The Vulnerables by Sigred Nunez and Wellness by Nathan Hill, both of which I LOVED. Maybe it’s because I like to write, maybe it’s because I love the beauty of words in the hands of people who can build entire worlds from sentences, but there’s not really a time when I don’t have a book open on my bedside table, or a stack waiting for me at the library.
A Block Party, Skin Contact, Cooking on the Subway, and more.

Aug 17, 2023 | andreastrong.substack.com | Andrea Strong

I feel like weekends are all about baked goods, or at least they should be? Just put down your green juice and avocado toast and get yourself some croissants. Here’s one way to do it without leaving your house. ALF Bakery is now taking online pre-orders for pick-up and delivery. Owner and head baker Amadou Ly is baking up a wide selection of his signature items for delivery from laminated baguettes and croissants to an assorted box of viennoiserie.
Memories of meals past.

Jul 19, 2023 | andreastrong.substack.com | Andrea Strong

When I was six years old, my parents got divorced. They sat David and I down in the living room, a classic 70s set up: shag carpet, chocolate brown “suede” sectional sofa, back-lit wall unit with built-in bar, and told us that our dad would be moving out. I see this scene like some sort of Noah Baumbach movie playing in my head: I remember something along the lines of “it’s not you, it’s us.” After the talk on the couch, he walked out through the front door. He left.