A BHB tipster sent us this moldy display from a Henry Street eatery. We’re sure they’ve been freshened up by now and we do give kudos to them for not using icky plastic fruit as decoration. For the record, we prefer Moldy Peaches.
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Uncommon Grounds Getting Facelift
Uncommon Grounds at 50 Henry Street has announced it will undergo renovations including the addition of a “full kitchen”. The coffee shop, which opened earlier this year appears to be the most trafficked of the revamped “Corner of Cranberry” establishments. Its coffee and free wifi have received many kudos from neighbors.
Blue Pig Opening In Manhattan
According to the Midtown Lunch site (via Eater) Blue Pig Ice Cream is poised to open an outpost on East 43rd Street between Lexington and 3rd Avenues: 2. The sandwich place T.A.O.S. has closed, and will be replaced by a Blue Pig Ice Cream Parlor. They already have two locations, one in Brooklyn Heights, and […]
CoC Redux?
While it’s still unclear what the relationship between the new ventures at the spot formerly known as “Corner of Cranberry” is, Brooklyn Enthusiast reports that the “chef” of Busy Chef is providing baked goods for new coffeehouse/performance venue Uncommon Grounds. Recently, BHB reported that the other new restaurant opening at the former CoC, Oven, was […]
New Neighbor: Uncommon Grounds
A sign has been posted on the Henry Street site formerly known as Cranberry Place announcing that Uncommon Grounds is opening there soon. Update: The Uncommon Grounds web address, uncommonbrooklyn.com, is registered under Christopher Fehlinger’s name. Fehlinger is the force behind the bitterwaitress website (we love it) and we also believe he was manager of […]
Corner of Cranberry Replaces Website with Fortune Cookie Message
Yup, there it is — the new CornerofCranberry website. If we were normal and not the egocentric freaks that we are, we wouldn’t assume that this is directed at BHB. But we’re totally crackers and we’re convinced that the mysterious “partners” of CoC are taunting us. We think it’s cute in a kinda Bruce Willis […]
Food Maestro Done?
BHB reader “Mikey” posted this earlier today: As of this afternoon, the windows at “Food Maestro”* are papered over. The saga continues… what will fail next? *The worst restaurant name ever? Discuss. Yes friends, it seems that the crown jewel of the Corner of Cranberry, Food Maestro, has gone to the big kitchen in the […]
The “Partners” Titillate Nabe
The mysterious “partners” who own and operate Corner of Cranberry have fired their first salvo in the rebirth of the location formerly known as Spanish themed restaurant Aficionada. On Sunday, BHB spotted a small sign in the papered-up windows of the restaurant begging the question to passersby “curious, aren’t you?” Well if your definition of […]
More Cranberry Marketing Magic?
You gotta hand it to the folks behind “Corner of Cranberry” if not for anything else but sheer tenacity. Today we noticed what is either routine site maintainence or a repositioning of Food Maestro as “Maestro” and the absence (closing?) of Aficionada. Previously: At Least It’s Branded
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