Announcements
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the Windsor Terrace Food Co-op’s first all-members meeting [/blog/food/new-food-co-op-slated-open-825-caton-avenue-march-members-meeting-monday] , which was scheduled for Monday night, has been canceled because of the weather. The meeting will be rescheduled. During the first all-members gathering, neighbors will discuss what they’d
Business
The new Two Boots [http://www.twoboots.com/] is holding its grand opening next week, and it’s bringing with it two of the best words in the English language: FREE PIZZA. The pizza and po’ boy outlet is coming to 284 5th Avenue on the corner of 1st Street,
Food & Drink
Erv’s on Beekman [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ervs/1469269146662506?fref=nf] (2122 Beekman Place in Prospect Lefferts Gardens) celebrated its soft opening this Saturday, inviting neighbors in to try everything from its cortados to iced cappuccinos and lattes – and the new space that’ll be a café by
Food & Drink
One of our favorite, most straightforward restaurant names in the neighborhood has to be Dumplings & Things [http://www.dumplingsandthings.com/]. On a 5th Avenue block with bars and one of many sushi restaurants in the area, going into it you know exactly what they’ve got: dumplings and some
Food & Drink
We love a tasty taco [/blog/food/taste-test-who-makes-the-best-neighborhood-taco] here at South Slope News, but sometimes it’s a good idea to shake things up a bit. Upon the realization that tacos were the only thing we’ve tried at 9th Street’s Fatty Daddy Taco [https://www.facebook.com/pages/
Food & Drink
For the abundance of different cultural foods we have around our area (Mexican, Filipino, West Indian, Italian, Israeli, Pakistani, Indian, Tibetan, French, Thai, and beyond), it seems like we don’t actually have a ton of Latin options in the area. Flatbush Latin Grill [http://flatbushlatingrill.com] is one of
Food & Drink
Sushi Katsuei, the new Japanese restaurant that moved into the former Casa Ventura space [/blog/food/sushi-restaurant-coming-to-former-casa-ventura-space] at 210 7th Avenue, quietly opened earlier this week. When we passed by today, it wasn’t open for the day yet, but it’s all set up for dining inside. And according
Food & Drink
If you stopped by the Cortelyou Greenmarket [http://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket-site/brooklyn/cortelyou-greenmarket] this past Sunday to learn a thing or two about canning [/blog/greenmarket/this-week-at-the-cortelyou-greenmarket-70], you may have come away with a lot of tomatoes and some inspiration — or, maybe you just grabbed a couple of bright
Business
In case you can’t make it to tonight’s soft opening of Milk & Honey [/blog/business/join-us-for-the-soft-opening-of-milk-honey-tomorrow-night], the new cafe [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Milk-Honey-Cafe-LLC/131322883735888] on the corner of Westminster and Newkirk, Max invited us inside this afternoon to check out the space and share some
Food & Drink
Dare we say that it’s starting to feel a bit like spring outside? Take advantage of the beautiful weather tonight, head over to Greenwood Park [http://greenwoodparkbk.com/blog/home/], sit outside, and enjoy their Wednesday night Burger + Berger special. You’ll get a beef or veggie burger and
Food & Drink
THE BITE [/tag/the-bite/]: Twenty-twelve has to be the year the Mexican restaurant established itself in Sheepshead Bay. We’ve seen the opening of El Mexicano Restaurant [/el-mexicano-restaurante-chicken-pork-tacos-the-bite/], and the soon to be open Jumpin’ Bean [/jumpin-bean-new-mexican-restaurant-slated-for-emmons-avenue/] on Emmons Avenue, as they join La Villita as part of the smattering
Food & Drink
Paper just announced its Nightlife Awards nominees [http://www.papermag.com/2012/10/paper_nightlife_awards_nominees.php], and Greenwood Park [http://www.greenwoodparkbk.com/] is on the ballot for best beer garden. Looks like this is the first time they’ve had such a category, and the other nominees