Joe’s tries formula for pie in Brooklyn
New to the scene...
A 40-year-old Manhattan slice joint wants its share of the pie in Brooklyn.
Joe’s Pizza has opened a third location in Williamsburg (216 Bedford Ave.). Recipes and prices are the same as at the Greenwich Village locations ($2.75 for plain cheese slice).
A 17-year-old got a sweet reward for doing his homework. LaGuardia High School senior Harrison Geller is making homemade gelato (r.) from recipes he created while studying in Umbria, Italy. Now the results are available at his new pop-up, Polpo Gelato (201 Allen St.). Flavors include ricotta stracciatella, with homemade cheese. The shop will be open through August.
Cheap Eats...
Japanese sushi restaurant Uma Temakeria in Chelsea has rolled out a $10 shrimp sushi burrito (l.), stuffed with shrimp, miso green curry sauce, snow peas, scallions, carrots, daikon pickle and tempura crunch.
On the horizon...
Former White House pastry chef Bill Yosses will teach a cooking series for youngsters. The five classes run on Saturdays, starting in September at the International
Culinary Center. Kids ages 8-11 will learn culinary science and basics like identifying the five “tastes” (sweet, sour, salt, umami and bitter). The five classes cost $995 total (two hours per class, with the cost including tuition and equipment). For more info, visit internationalculinarycenter.com.
The “Taste of Tennis” returns Aug. 26 with a Celebrity Chef Tennis Challenge ($100) at City View Racquet Club in Queens. Culinary aces including Landmarc’s Marc Murphy and Gotham Bar and Grill’s Alfred Portale will compete in the doubles tournament. Serena (r.) and Venus Williams will be on site for the Taste of Tennis gala event at the W Hotel in Midtown on Aug. 27. For more info, see tasteoftennisnyc.com.
Smorgasburg, the food and flea market with 100 local and regional food vendors, is moving out of Brooklyn Bridge Park to Breeze Hill near the Lincoln Road entrance of Prospect Park, open Sundays Aug. 30 to Oct. 11, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Visit smorgasburg.com.