Greenpoint

It's all smiles at Cafe Grumpy

2013-03-23 08:00:00

NEW YORK — Until last year, Caf� Grumpy in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, was mostly known as a destination for the serious coffee drinker, the type of place where each modestly sized cup is individually brewed and goes for $4 a pop. Now, thanks to "Girls,...

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Annie Novak is founder and director of Growing Chefs, field-to-fork food education program; the Manager of the Edible Academy at the New York Botanical Garden, and co-founder and farmer of Eagle Street Rooftop Farm in Greenpoint, Brooklyn in partnership with Goode Green and Broadway Stages.

2013-05-23 13:21:37

Lena Dunham and her cohorts on HBO's "Girls" often discuss their plight of being a twentysomething at New York's Cafe Grumpy. Alex Karpovsky's character works there as a jilted-but-lovable barista, often commenting on the patrons. The cafe, itself, sits snugly in Brooklyn's Greenpoint neighborhood.

2013-03-22 00:31:42

Cafe Grumpy is the real-life coffee shop featured in the HBO show "Girls." The cafe is located in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, N.Y.

2013-03-22 00:00:00