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                                Is This the World’s Largest Bagel and Lox Sandwich?
                                                                    After serving Brooklyn (and beyond) for decades, Acme Smoked Fish made a bid for a tasty distinction. Here's the play by play
                                                                    By Kara Cutruzzula
                             
                        
                                                
                            
                                                                
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                                How This Brooklyn Craft Brewery Built a Cult Following
                                                                    With 100,000 Instagram fans, Other Half Brewing is a social-media star. PLUS: our exclusive ranking of the borough's 20 breweries
                                                                    By Stephen Koepp
                             
                        
                                                
                            
                                                                
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                                Why This Could Be Brooklyn’s New Favorite Store
                                                                    Inside Whole Foods 365 on opening day, we found spiffy produce, healthy choices, decent prices and spacious aisles
                                                                    By Kara Cutruzzula
                             
                        
                                                
                            
                                                                
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                                Who’s Afraid of Starbucks? Not This Brooklyn Coffee Tycoon
                                                                    How a Turkish immigrant built a budding cafe brand, Hungry Ghost, based on a conviction he could deliver a better product
                                                                    By Michael Stahl
                             
                        
                                                
                            
                                                                
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                                The College Where Students Get to Taste Their Work
                                                                    The chef of your next trendy meal may be a graduate of Brooklyn's City Tech, where Hospitality Management is a thriving career choice
                                                                    By Arden Phillips
                             
                        
                                                
                            
                                                                
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                                Where Mushrooms Grow Just a Few Feet from the Table
                                                                    A Brooklyn food-tech startup, Smallhold, puts its "minifarms" right in the restaurant where they'll be served
                                                                    By Dan Callahan
                             
                        
                                                
                            
                                                                
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                                What Made That Café Fail? Lessons from a Tough Business
                                                                    Despite love from the neighborhood, a Carroll Gardens newbie closed before making it a year. Here’s how to help your Brooklyn favorites thrive
                                                                    By Kara Cutruzzula
                             
                        
                                                
                            
                                                                
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                                Hard Cider, Enjoying a Boom, Bubbles up in Brooklyn
                                                                    A new Bushwick cidery and restaurant reflects a joyful obsession with Basque cuisine
                                                                    By Angelica Frey
                             
                        
                                                
                            
                                                                
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                                Cocktail Hour: Brooklyn’s New Bars Stir With Style
                                                                    As mixed drinks get crafty and swank lounges proliferate, we explore the secrets of a successful mixology business
                                                                    By Arden Phillips
                             
                        
                                                
                            
                                                                
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                                When Food Meets Tech: 12 Cool Ideas With Good Taste
                                                                    At a Brooklyn expo, innovators brought out their latest ideas for making what we eat more sustainable, nutritious and delicious
                                                                    By Stephen Koepp