Taylor's Ham

where food and music and Taylor Swift collide

Brooklyn

  • MDP and I bought tickets for the Old 97’s show at Brooklyn Bowl about a month ago. So, when the day came, I was pretty excited to get there. Although the doors weren’t slated to open until 8 pm for the show, we knew we could grab a bite at the bowling alley beforehand. I took Read more

  • Blue Collar

    The only motivational thing about Blue Collar in Williamsburg is the presence of the phrase “Good job” all over the restaurant. I spotted it on the spare menu board and on one of the condiments containers, I believe. The rest of Blue Collar requires an acquired taste, most notably their poor overhead lighting and sparse… Read more

  • Campo de Fiori

    Finally, we settled on other Italian food from Campo de Fiori. I was intrigued by their pizza offerings, as the reviews posted in the window discussed their perfect dough. In fact, Campo de Fiori leavens their dough for 24 hours–a long time for pizza dough. Very interesting, so we tried it. The food was delicious;… Read more

  • ALEX BATTLES &THE WHISKY REBELLION Any band that sings a song called “Jesus Wore Flip Flops” is my kind of band. So when I first experienced Alex Battles and the Whisky Rebellion on July 4 at the Brooklyn Museum, I knew it was love at first listen. Self-described as “roof-shaking joyful hodgepodge of honky-tonk, jump Read more