#brooklyn eats

Ever wondered if there was a place where you could catch an older flick and enjoy a high quality meal without searching through the bowels of the internet or spending upwards of 10 dollars for a laptop viewing party?

Syndicated Bar Theater Kitchen has that and more. Tickets are a constant 4 dollars online, or 3 in house, and their selection changes every few nights. Nestled in the heart of the Bushwick area of Brooklyn, Syndicated fits well with the surrounding hipster culture. Around it are other local bars and coffee houses open until 10 or later to get caffeinated after hitting the many bars on the street

Below is one part of the menu, which caters to a wide variety of cravings. Other  hankering fixers include but are not limited to their adult milkshakes, buttermilk fried chicken, ice cream sandwiches, and smoked lamb ribs.

Below is one part of the menu, which caters to a wide variety of cravings. Other  hankering fixers include but are not limited to their adult milkshakes, buttermilk fried chicken, ice cream sandwiches, and smoked lamb ribs.

Below is one part of the menu, which caters to a wide variety of cravings. Other  hankering fixers include but are not limited to their adult milkshakes, buttermilk fried chicken, ice cream sandwiches, and smoked lamb ribs.

Below is one part of the menu, which caters to a wide variety of cravings. Other  hankering fixers include but are not limited to their adult milkshakes, buttermilk fried chicken, ice cream sandwiches, and smoked lamb ribs.

Below is one part of the menu, which caters to a wide variety of cravings. Other  hankering fixers include but are not limited to their adult milkshakes, buttermilk fried chicken, ice cream sandwiches, and smoked lamb ribs.

Throughout the film waiters stop by each row and table and patrons have the option of ordering food or drinks from the menu. Syndicated offers a wide variety of film themed drinks, from the “Black Pearl” a rum, allspice, and ginger beer mix with a hint of Jack Sparrow,  to “Cider House Rules”, a combination of homemade apple cider, vodka, and benedictine, to bring you back to the 20th century.

Fresh food that tastes like it was homemade by your friend's grandma. The chef here closed her Bronx restaurant of the same name and has started slinging her made-from-scratch blue corn tortillas to appreciative Brooklynites in Prospect Heights since December. The menu changes all the time with all kinds of hard to find Mexican dishes I've never heard of popping up, especially on the weekend when options are more expansive. 

We’ve had a nice sampling of what they offer after three visits but there's still so much I still want to sample, a sign of the beginning of a beautiful and fattening food friendship. Grab a negra modelo and, soon enough when they get their license, a smoky n' refreshing mezcal cocktail to wash this all down: 

Cheese Flautas 

Something about these made me think of mozzarella sticks but so much better. I guess it's the Mexican grilling cheese, similar to halloumi, and the way it's hugged ever so gently by the blue corn tortilla encasement that really did it for me. Tackle an order. Don't be scared. It’s already proven difficult not to order these every time I come here.

Chicken Mole Enchiladas 

Some people love mole and others can't get past the idea of savory, complexly spiced chocolate sauce. Personally, I wanna bathe in the stuff. Rich and spicy, this is what I'd been pining over before coming here and it's a must have.

Chorizo Taco 

This is the best bite of food I've had in a loooong time. Crispy charred bits of moist chorizo with the perfect amount of that red oily sausage grease dripping out the back as you take each bite... I've worked myself into a frenzy just writing about it.

Carnitas Taco 

Very tender chunks of pork with onion. A little fattier than I might prefer but it was what put the chef’s Bronx location on the map for good reason. Get into it.

Al Pastor Taco

That slightly charred pineapple and spit-roasted pork brings that sweet Mexican beach town vibe with every bite.

Pork Shoulder in Salsa Naka, aka crazy sauce 

I've never had a Mexican dish that I'd so comfortably describe as soul food. Slow cooked chunks of pork swimming in a dark and spicy gravy over rice and beans. Scuse me while I go happily hibernate.

On recent visits, I’ve gone with ribs, posole and cochinita pibil tacos. There’s always something unexpected to try on the menu and I truly have not met a single morsel I don’t crave to eat again.

My food adventures. Eat #NYC #marea #nyceats #lot2 #morethanafoodie #brooklyn

A week in NYC

Last April, yes April 2013. We went to New York City for a work conference, cousin visit, and foodie adventure. Here are the pictures I would like to share with you of our most recent adventures in the “Big Apple.”

Marea– Chef Michael…