Kara Zuaro

Kara Zuaro is a freelance writer, cookbook author, and mother of two based in Carroll Gardens. Follow her adventures in the Catskills and read more of her writing at KaraZuaro.com.

First Bites

The Vietnamese tasting menu you didn’t know you needed
Summer of sorbet: Taste the juicier, brighter side of Brooklyn’s international ice cream scene
First Bites

Ras in Crown Heights is the ideal spot to celebrate Brooklyn’s rebirth
First Bites

In the pink at Victor, a candy-colored Mediterranean spot that just opened in Gowanus
Gowanus Mutual Aid taps into a long tradition of neighbors helping neighbors
Screen Test

Three Zoom birthday ideas that won’t make you want to stab yourself
Sustainable style

Furniture Rebirth: Double R Design brings old pieces back to life
Coffee Talk

Mug shots: Brooklyn’s cafe owners on how they’re staying afloat (and how to help)
Review

Burgie’s, Roberta’s burger joint in Bushwick, is finally open!
Q & A

Chef Greg Baxtrom of Olmsted on pandemic dining, Maison Yaki, and cooking with purpose
Best of 2020

Our favorite albums of 2020
Buying out of Brooklyn

Life beyond Brooklyn: A guide to buying a house in the Hudson Valley