There's a lot you can tell about a place from its doughnuts...
Doughnuts not withstanding, there's much you can learn about a place from its food. Cuisine is as connected to neighborhood and place as much as art walks, school board issues, and climate.
Take Portland, Oregon for example....where placebloggers can lead you to the best hamburgers on the highway or the chic-est wine bar downtown...
Out and about on Myrtle Avenue in Fort Greene/Clinton Hill.
Clinton Hill Foodie is focused on great food and wine in and around Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.
"I moved to Clinton Hill in April 2004. I was instantly thrilled with the amount of stuff to do and things to see, but became frustrated with the lack of updated information and resources available to find out what was going on in the area.
Rather than wait for someone else to do the work, I decided to do it myself. After one drunken, failed attempt in December 2005, I relaunched the blog in July 2006."