24 Food & Drink Culinary Travel Taste of Brooklyn


Serving everything from fi sh in banana leaf to a Cantonese take on the McRib, Brooklyn is New York’s tastiest borough. Words: David Farley


Pecking House Chilli-fried chicken Having spent time in some of New York’s most esteemed kitchens, including Café Boulud and Eleven Madison Park, chef Eric Huang opened a spicy fried chicken pop-up in his parents’ Chinese restaurant in Queens during the pandemic. Word spread of its deliciousness like wildfi re and, in 2022, he moved the operation to Park Slope. Now Brooklynites are lining up for tender, juicy chicken slathered in a scorchingly hot sauce made from Sichuan peppercorns, Tianjin chillies, MSG and sugar. peckinghouse.com


Laser Wolf Grilled aubergine Israeli chef Michael Solomonov made a splash on the Philadelphia dining scene with his restaurant Zahav, and in May 2022, he opened a New York outpost atop T e Hoxton hotel in Williamsburg. With its charred exterior, the spiced and grilled aubergine has a deep smokiness to it, sitting in a shallow pool of tahini. On top is a salad of grilled cherry tomatoes, fried garlic, pickled peppers and a sprinkling of dill. laserwolfbrooklyn.com


Eyval Gheymeh nesar Persian cuisine has been booming in New York — particularly in Brooklyn, where Eyval opened its doors last spring in industrial-hip Bushwick. T e kitchen is manned by Ali Saboor, and the menu includes gheymeh nesar, a dish made from beef and various nuts, which strikes a balance between tangy tomatoes and pomegranate sauce, and earthy pistachios. eyvalnyc.com


Bonnie’s Cha siu McRib T e McDonald’s McRib sandwich has become the stuff of legend since the chain removed it from the menu, fi rstly in 1985 (although it periodically makes a reappearance). At Bonnie’s, in Williamsburg, Cantonese American chef Calvin Eng recreates it. T e fi lling of deboned baby back ribs is glazed with cha siu sauce and fl avoured with honey, garlic and fi ve-spice powder. T e result: a sandwich that treads the line between tang and sweetness. bonniesbrooklyn.com


First published in the Spring 2023 issue of Food by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Read the feature in full at nationalgeographic.com/travel


The National Geographic Traveller Bonnie’s McRib PHOTOGRAPH: ADAM FRIEDLANDER


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