clinton street — Articles — Larissa Zimberoff

When people talk about Clinton Street Baking Company, they’re usually talking about two things: pancakes and waiting in line. Visitors and locals come for the restaurant’s blueberry pancakes, and for good reason: they’re crispy-edged and fluffy, made with teensy-tiny wild Maine blueberries. Other options include bananas and walnuts, and chocolate chunks. The restaurant goes through 250 pounds of those blueberries per week, or 13,000 pounds per year, plus 416 gallons of New York maple syrup. During pancake month, in February, they sell almost 2,000 orders a week.

Lucky PeachLarissa ZimberoffNovember 10, 2015Clinton Street Baking Company, brunch, clinton street, lucky peach, pancakes, queue, waiting in line

Farewell wd~50.

The lights are out across the street. For the past three years I have lived across the street from wd~50. For the past three years, before stepping into my doorway, I glanced over to see how things were going––busy, quiet, room at the bar? For the past three years I've felt connected to the restaurant, in some part like it was mine.

Larissa ZimberoffDecember 9, 2014Dufresne, WD-50, Wylie Dufresne, clinton street, dining in NYC, wd~50