Ethiopian.... Silk... Chicken.... $1 Off all Lattes and Cappucinos- The Latest from Vox Pop

As pointed out by Ben and Lien over at Ditmas Park blog, here, and and e-mail from Kristen there is something new brewing over at Vox Pop:

- Ethiopian Organic (Thats Coffee)
- Black Silk Espresso
- New Chicken, Brie, and Cranberry sandwich
- Most importantly $1 off Lattes and Cappuccinos

So, if you didn't hear it there or from Vox Pop directly -- you know now. Also, be sure to bookmark there food page for the upcoming revamped menu, here.

Ditmas Park Local Links - Your doing a heck of a job Brownie Edition

Path of Brooklyn Tornado [McBrooklyn]
While Bay Ridge Captured Attention, Flatbush Areas Also Suffered from Brooklyn Tornado [Brooklyn Eagle]
2007 Brooklyn Tornado [Wikipedia]

City of Gold [NY Times]
Freakonomics Quorum: Is It Time to Believe in the Housing Bubble? [Freakonomics]
Just Sold in Brooklyn [Brownstoner]
Is the Times Sugarcoating Local Sales Statistics? [Brownstoner]
Can a single woman reno an old house (not a brownstone)? [Forum: Brownstoner]
Arts & Entertainment: August 9 Performance Review: Celebrate Brooklyn Celebrates Whitman’s Timeless Vision [Brooklyn Eagle]
Wines from the Wolffer Estate, Tuesday August 21st, 7PM Five Courses & Five Wines $65/person [Events: The Farm on Adderly]
Flatbush Frolic [Flatbush Development Corp.]
Connecticut Muffin, Not from CT [Ditmas Park Blog]
Parade Ground Playground [Ditmas Park Blog]

Ditmas Park Local Links

PropertyShark Maps

Brownstoner 2.0 Coming At You Today [Brownstoner]
Brownstoner's First Annual Salvage Fest [Brownstoner]
Health-Food War Brews in Ditmas Park [Grub Street]
Living large on the Gowanus Canal - Many look to build big on one of the hottest pieces of land in the city [Flatbush Life]
Left-Wing Café Introduces Centrist Grilling Menu [Grub Street]
Fighting Words [Ditmas Park Blog]
Ditmas Park [Flickr]

Monday Morning News

The Farm on Adderly gets some well deserved pop in The New Yorker this morning-

At the Farm on Adderley, in Ditmas Park, this means a relaxed, friendly atmosphere; it’s the kind of place where you can bring your yoga mat to dinner and not feel awkward. One Sunday evening, big tables held families with jostling children; nearby, two silver-haired women sipped glasses of scarlet-tinged rosé. The food is precise and unpretentious, served on mismatched china: a chilled cucumber-and-avocado soup, sea-foam green and laced with olive oil, had a tangy sweetness that was juxtaposed with a salty dollop of crab salad; the buffalo-mozzarella salad was a pleasing variation on the standard caprese, pairing green apple and arugula with soft, fresh cheese. The striped bass was laid over a pile of crisp vegetables—asparagus, radish, fava beans—and mussels, with pickled fennel offering a piquant jolt.

Tables for Two: Flatbush Farm & the Farm on Adderley [The New Yorker]

Metro also features Kensington Blog author Jennifer Gannon talking about the changing demographics of the area.

Who’s moving in?

Basically it’s a lot of young couples and a lot of families. When we moved into my building it was like a nursing home but in just four years it has become full of young couples. At least five of the couples in the building are either pregnant or have just had a baby.

Blogarithms: The next Park Slope? [Metro]

Update - Just when you thought you had heard enough about the Farm for the day the good reviews keep on coming. New York Magazine listed the Farm on it's Cheap Eats list for 2007.

The Farm on Adderley
1108 Cortelyou Rd., nr. Stratford Rd., Ditmas Park, Brooklyn; 718-287-3101
Some restaurants are instantly embraced by their famished neighborhoods, and so it was when this casually rustic spot opened last summer in Ditmas Park, a corner of Brooklyn where the Victorian fixer-uppers attract the sort of Manhattan expats who expect to find Cowgirl Creamery’s Mt. Tam on the cheese plate and crispy tofu with sweet corn on the kids’ menu. And so they do at the Farm, where seasonal ingredients are duly worshipped in preparations like housemade fettuccine with peas and pea shoots, and bluefish with corn and okra. To the place’s credit, there is also a serene little garden, a nice long bar where the “local and organic” motto extends to some of the beer and wine, and a respectable English-muffin burger that’s overshadowed by its world-class fries.

Cheap Eats 2007 [New York Magazine]
The Farm on Adderly Keeps Getting The Raves [OTBKB]

Flatbush Family Network - Shopping Newkirk - What's Your Favorite

Subject: FW: [SPAM] Re: [FlatbushFamilyNetwork] Shopping Newkirk - What's Your Favorite?
On 4/16/07, fdcmarketing phillipkellogg@mac.com wrote:

Where do you shop at Newkirk Plaza?
And, what do you like to buy?

I'm new in the area and I have had a great time discovering all that
is new here - and on Cortelyou Road. One project in my new job at the
Flatbush Development Corporation is to find out what kind of shopping
and eating people do at Newkirk. I've been going into the stores and
restaurants and discovered so many great things. But it is the regular
customers who really know where to find the best of everything.

- Is it the stewed chicken at Fisherman's Cove?
- The earrings at Royal Market?
- The bargain designer eyewear at Veyana?

- The spinach pie at Cha's?
- Or, is it the fact that you can get a newspaper, fill a
prescription, buy fresh fish and pick out a good bottle of wine all at
a subway stop?

It would be great if you took a minute to respond with 2-3 of your
favorites shops and restaurants and what you like to buy there. Keep
it short if you like... just write whatever comes to mind. It'll be
interesting to see what everyone has to say.

I know many of you may want to respond with what new things you'd like
to see, and that's ok too. But the first thing I'm hoping to find out
and to let others know about, is all the great things already here -
right under our noses.

Thank you,
Phillip

On Behalf Of Tonia Gustafson
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 7:23 PM
To: fdcmarketing
Cc: FlatbushFamilyNetwork@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [SPAM]
Re: [FlatbushFamilyNetwork] Shopping Newkirk - What's Your Favorite?

I just moved here 2 months ago and was pleasantly surprised to find so much
so close to our house. I still don't know all the store names yet but I am
in the place next to Almac, with the fruit & veggies out front, 4 times a
week. They get fresh cannoli from Bay Ridge daily and let me tell you they
are way too good! They also have organic milk about $1 cheaper per half
gallon than the C-Town (?) on E 16th. Almac is a godsend. Period. The
bagels on Newkirk are, in my families opinion, not great but we were spoiled
living a block from Bagel World on Court St. We love Loduca Pizza, have
decided that Chinese place across the st from the big laundry place on
Newkirk rocks and can't stand that Duncan Donuts won't let customers use the
bathroom. Pisses me off to no end yet I still go there for coffee & ice
cream. It's also amazing that there are Two banks right there in the plaza.
The jerk chicken at Fisherman's Cove is phenomenal though not as good as
mine of course ;) I just wish they jerked chicken breasts; it's just legs
there. The deli at the corner where Almac is makes the most amazing warm
turkey sandwich; he chops up the turkey slices on the grill, on wheat with
swiss - yum. So that's it for now, still exploring! I need to find fresh
mozzarella closer than PPW, a really great place to get my shoes/boots
re-soled, shined etc. I'd also love to find a better butcher, with hanger
steak, more selection .. someone who will ask me how thick I want the steaks
cut.
~ Tonia

Dine in Brooklyn - Restaurant Week Begins

Brooklyn's Restaurant Week begins for the 4th year throughout the borough with more than 175 restaurants serving three course dinners for only $21.12. Dine in Brooklyn serves as a wonderful opportunity for restaurant-lovers to experience Brooklyn's many outstanding restaurants.

Here in Ditmas Park, be sure to make your reservations at Picket Fence, which was chosen this year by The Post as one of the Top 10 Tables to try.

"Brooklyn is the borough that caters to tots, and Picket Fence aims to please parents and kids alike with family-friendly service and an open toy basket. Surrounded by the gorgeous Victorian homes that dominate the beautiful small-town setting of Ditmas Park, the bright yellow Picket Fence serves home-style favorites like smoked Gouda mac and cheese and buttermilk chicken."

Complete list of Restaurants [VisitBrooklyn.org]
Welcome to Cooklyn [NY Post]
Dine In Brooklyn- any sleepers? [Chowhound]
Picket Fence

2nd Annual Good Neighbors Holiday Wine Dinner December 13th at Picket Fence

Fresh out of the oven from Picket Fence -

As promised, I wanted to send everybody the menu for the Second Annual Good
Neighbor Wine Dinner at Picket Fence. This is a great opportunity to escape
your hectic holiday schedule and spend an evening relaxing with your
neighbors while enjoying a fabulous meal and incredible wines. Remember
that space is very limited, so make sure to reserve your space soon. If you
have questions or want to make a reservation, please call Picket Fence at
718-282-6661.

Amuse - Beet and potato pancake with salmon caviar

1st course - Tuna tartar, Miso vinaigrette and sushi rice
2004 Bründlmayer, Sekt Brut

2nd course - Chanterelle mushroom tarte tatin, Goat cheese cream
2004 Cline, Sonoma County Viognier

3rd course - Pan roasted scallops, Baby Brussels sprouts, bacon and blood orange vinaigrette
2004 Capiaux Cellars, Chimera Pinot Noir

4th course - Rack of lamb, Dijon spaetzle
2004 75 Wine Company, Amber Knolls Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Blood orange

Granite

Dessert - Banana white chocolate bread pudding/ toasted marshmallows
Brooklyn Brewery Black Chocolate Stout

$60 per person including wine (excludes tax and tip)
6:00 and 8:30 seating available
RSVP required

Upcoming Events at the Farm on Adderley

Beer and Cheese - Wednesday, November 8th at 7pm
Topic: Belgium Beers Bierkraft specialist speaks about Belgium Beers and how they pair with cheeses.
$25/person

Next Beer & Cheese event: Nov 29th and Dec 13th

Wine Dinner - Tuesday, November 14th, 8pm
"Old World vs. New World", The Wines of the Rhone Valley and Australia. Meet our Chef Tom Kearney and Eliot Rennert from Cortelyou's new wine store T.B. Ackerson Wine.
5 wines, 5 course. $65/person

Thanksgiving Prix Fixe Dinner -
The Farm on Adderley's First Annual T-Day Feast.
Bring the whole family.
$30/adult $15/child

All events have Limited Space and Reservations required

The Farm on Adderly
1108 Cortelyou Road
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 287-3101

Ditmas Park: New Center of the Food Universe?

Picket Fence 1310 Cortelyou Rd

From Daily Food Coverage on Grub Street in New York Magazine 9/29:

Brooklyn's Ditmas Park, known primarily for its immense Victorian houses, may never be as hip as Red Hook. But, in a sea change reminiscent of Red Hook's Van Brunt Street, a cluster of new food ventures are springing up there along Courtelyou Road. The strip began its upswing last year with Picket Fence, whose kitchen we've praised as "disarmingly daring." This past summer, the Farm on Adderley, an equally ambitious restaurant with a first-class bar, opened. (They just began serving inventive brunch items on Sundays.)

Now comes word that TB Ackerson Fine Wine Merchant will open a store, on November 1, specializing in organic and biodynamic wines at 1205 Cortelyou Road and that Park Slope candy shop–ice-cream parlor Rapper's Delight will move to Ditmas Park. There's no equivalent of Sunny's or Fairway in the neighborhood, but who's to say what the next year might bring?

Ditmas Park: New Center of the Food Universe? [New York Magazine]
The Price is Right: Ditmas Park [New York Magazine]

Picket Fence

Phone: 718.282.6661

Website: http://www.picketfencebrooklyn.com

open tuesday through sunday

lunch (daily)
brunch (saturday & sunday)
11am - 3pm

dinner & dessert
5pm - 10pm

we accept Visa and MasterCard

ample street parking available

reservations accepted for parties of 6 or more and for special events

Menus

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