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There are a ton of really great things about Food52’s Brooklyn office, and one really bad thing.

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Erika Ayers Badan
Feb 04, 2025
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Food52 is perched on the 13th floor of a big modern glass lego on the edge of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. I can’t tell if there are any other businesses here or not. I do sometimes see a bunch of agency people in the other elevator bank although that could just be millenials there to use the gym.

Anyway, besides the lack of lunch options and the fact that we’re in Narnia, it’s pretty great.

What makes it great? Our office is sunny and warm and well coiffed (in reverse order). Looking out at Manhattan is a luxury - the views are stunning.

The fact that half the office spends their days testing kitchen and home goods and the other half spends their day whipping up glorious things with butter, it’s a pretty sweet set up.

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