The guys often credited with sparking the Carroll Gardens’ restaurant renaissance are being chased “through the streets with pitchforks,” according to Patois co-owner Alan Harding. The Times has a long profile on his team's 12-plus restaurants, and reports that some Brooklyn residents are officially fed up with all these places to eat. “If Brooklyn is a frontier, where a free-ranging chef can throw down his bag of knives, stake out a liquor license and fillet......

Gowanus Yacht Club is known for its simplicity, so we suppose that answering our questions with such brevity is just owner Alan Harding's way of keeping things consistent. The beloved Brooklyn hang only opens during the sunshine months, and this past weekend it unlocked its gate to the beer drinking, hot dog eating masses. How did the bar become named Gowanus Yacht Club? The canal is two blocks away and needs all the help it......