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Wall of Shame: Chris’ Restaurant
So generally, our motto over here at NP is celebrate the positive … but sometimes … sometimes you gotta point out the bad apples, and hope they will try to change. So we received an email from a tipster about Chris’ Restaurant, which has recently opened in a new location on the corner...
CSA Pinch and Dash: Shrimp and Lemongrass Pasta, Anyone?
Dig in, there’s plenty of shrimp and lemongrass linguini and tzatziki with lamb kebabs for everyone.  Brooklyn’s finest CSA is sharing its fresh bounty and I am here to give you tasty ideas for your harvest. I have combined fruits, vegetables and herbs to create lemongrass shrimp linguini,...
New Sit In Restaurant Coming To Nostrand Ave
Lot’s of new dining/restaurant activity going on around Crown Heights.  We recently reported about the new steakhouse, coffee shop, and sandwich shop going up on Nostrand.  Even Super Wings and Joey’s have expanded their menu options.  Not to mention that the Franklin Avenue area will...
Syd’s Serious Sandwich Shop to Open on Nostrand!
Yes folks … the news just keeps on coming.  Just found out that a new sandwich shop will be opening on Nostrand soon.  Syd’s Serious Sandwich Shop. We met the dynamic owner, Sydney, and he is truly serious about his sandwiches.  As the 2005 champion of the Brooklyn Public Library’s...
6 MORE Recipe Ideas for Your CSA Harvest
Greetings, Seasonal Eaters. Brooklyn’s finest CSA is sharing its fresh bounty and I am here to give you tasty ideas for your harvest. I have combined fruits, vegetables and herbs to create lemongrass and wine steamed mussels, eggplant parmesan swiss, eggs in a bell pepper hole and more. You should...
Nostrand to get a Coffee Shop Soon!
Credit: Nostrandpark.com We’re so tickled by this news we couldn’t wait for our regular Monday, Wednesday, Friday blog cycle to discuss. Some may recall a previous post that we’ve done about the Pacific Street Cafe – a cafe project that was an extension of the Pacific Street...
Make room for “Joy and Snook”
Some may have noticed that Essentials Organic, which was a relatively new restaurant located on the corner of Sterling Place and Nostrand Avenue, has gone out of business.   They seemed to struggle with their menu, and unfortunately never seemed to have any products.  Well, a few weeks ago we noticed...
CANCELLED: Brooklyn Bodega Cooking Class with Big Names
Update 8/20/10: Sadly, folks, we just received word that this event has been cancelled.  :-( Bodega – a very familiar concept to the average Brooklynite – you know, the tiny, 24-hour, indie-stores usually located on corners, stocked full of 50-cent bags of Doritos and vintage candy.  ...
5 Recipe Ideas for Your CSA Harvest
Greetings, Seasonal Eaters. Brooklyn’s finest CSA is sharing its fresh bounty and I am here to give you tasty ideas for your harvest. I have combined the fruits, vegetables and herbs to create a sausage and leek frittata, refreshing cabbage salad, basil-dusted corn and fruit skewers with sweet spearmint...
Sweet and savory potato corn pie
Here’s my wife Laurie’s delicious recipe using a lot of the ingredients from our Central Brooklyn CSA share. I added some salsa to give it a little heat. Enjoy! Sweet And Savory Potato Corn Pie Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Use a leakproof non-stick 9×9 or 9×12 3 inch deep pan,...
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