Your correspondent was walking along Atlantic Avenue this afternoon and saw workers busy rearranging shelves and getting Sahadi’s ready for its grand re-opening. Then Charlie himself appeared at the door, where he said he’s eager for Monday to come so he can greet his customers at his bigger and even better store. We’ve previously reported […]
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Atlantic Avenue’s Catania Cafe Is Officially Kaput
Sicilian cafe Catania, which opened on Atlantic Avenue in May 2011, has apparently closed its doors for good. Located on the Brooklyn Heights border at 193 Atlantic, in space formerly occupied by Reginella Pizzeria, the establishment offered breakfast pastries & espresso service in the a.m., a “tavola calda” of prepared foods & sicilian pizza throughout […]
Montague Street’s ‘Summer Space’ 2012 Part II Is This Sunday, 9/23
Along with so many weekend goodies below, Sunday marks the Montague Street Business Improvement District’s second Summer Space event, following Part 1 on September 9. If the weather is as beautiful this weekend, enjoy activities from noon-5 p.m. that include: craft-making demos with Etsy New York; chess tables from New York Chess & Games (courtesy […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
There’s a lot going on this weekend. There’s the Brooklyn Heights Association’s Third Annual Dog Show Sunday, starting at 1:00 p.m., on Montague Street between Henry and Hicks. Then there’s the Brooklyn Book Festival, which is already underway, but continues through Sunday. It’s also a foodies’ delight, as The Brooklyn Local, an artisinal market to […]
Open Thread: The Best Burger In Brooklyn Heights
Here’s a juicy Open Thread for your consideration. As BHB continues its “Best of the Heights” weekly surveys, we fire up Post No. 6 with a hot one: “Best Burger.” What’s your favorite local joint for a satisfying patty? Oh so many choices… Jack the Horse Tavern or Siggy’s Salmon burger? Henry Street Ale? How […]
Adams Street’s American BBQ And Beer Beefs Up For March Opening
American BBQ and Beer Co., is prepping an April 2013 launch, alongside Panera Bread and Potbelly Sandwich Shop on the Downtown Brooklyn border in the Adams Street Municipal Building at 345 Adams and Willoughby. The high-end eatery will include a wood-burning oven, smoke pit, seafood station with live lobster tanks, deep-fried turkey station, full bakery […]
UPDATE: Bloomberg’s Sugar Soda Ban Sails Through NYC Board Of Health
As expected, the New York City Board of Health has approved a ban on the sale of sugar sodas in containers larger than 16 ounces at restaurants, street carts, movie theaters and arenas, the first such restriction in the nation. The measure was championed by NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg as a means to fight obesity. […]
Great Wall Chinese Reopens… For ‘Good’?
Following the Sept. 11 Department of Health shutdown of Great Wall Chinese at 60 Henry Street, in light of numerous health code violations, the restaurant had reopened for business as of Saturday, Sept. 15, with a “Pending” grade in the window, dated Sept. 13. As previously reported, the last NYC DOH inspection available online was […]
Atlantic Avenue’s Sahadi’s Preps For Wall-To-Wall (To Wall) Expansion
It was more than a year ago that BHB reported neighborhood institution Sahadi’s petition to expand the gourmet & Middle Eastern food market at 187 Atlantic Avenue. Good things come to those who wait: Sahadi’s will close from September 17-23, as it begins an expansion that will tie in three storefronts, while offering a new […]
Heights Gets Taste Of High-End ‘New York Natural Pudding Co.’
Cupcakes are apparently so yesterday: Long Island business partners David Smith, Christopher DeMark and Lonnie Fortuna are convinced that pudding is the next big culinary delight for New Yorkers, after investing hundreds of thousands of dollars in a high-end line called New York Natural Pudding Co. Launched in July, the adult-focused treat has found its […]
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