Photo by Jeremy Liebman

Margaret Palca’s New Bakery
210 Court Street (at Warren Street), Cobble Hill; 718-858-2429
“Palca has just opened a new café on Court, where she’s supplementing her cookies and muffins with a salad bar and pressing panini made with her puffy, focaccialike homemade rolls.” [NY Mag]

Closing: Maggie Moo’s
183 7th Avenue, Park Slope; (718) 788-3900
“Park Slope Maggie Moo’s has gone to the big frozen dairy treats factory in the sky… If Maggie Moo’s can’t survive in this storefront of death that has now swallowed up three establishments in the last five years, what can?” [Gowanus Lounge]

Franny’s Gets Two Stars
295 Flatbush Avenue (Prospect Place), Prospect Heights; (718) 230-0221
“Artisanal pizza may be all the rage, but it’s the rare pizzaiolo who spreads dough thin enough and gets a brick oven hot enough to produce the gorgeous blisters like those on Franny’s best pies. And the restaurant’s soppressata has a suppleness that would make Armandino Batali blush.” [NY Times]

After the jump: Reviews of Black Mountain Wine House and Sheep Station

Review: Black Mountain Wine House
Corner of Hoyt St. and Union St., Carroll Gardens
“The various wines I tried were excellent, and well served. The bartender was thoughtful, welcoming, and able to recommend with authority and without condescension. The extensive wine list features a variety of mostly European wines, bottles in the $30 range, the cheapest at $24, and most glasses at $7 or so… Black Mountain serves several delicious small plates, such as white bean crostini, grilled eggplant salad, and daily specials like gravlax with cucumber salad, as well as desserts and a nice selection of cheeses and cured meats, all $4 to $12.” [The L Magazine]

Review: Sheep Station
149 Fourth Avenue (Douglass Street), Park Slope; (718) 857-4337
“There’s a scrumptious minced-meat pie, very satisfying fish and chips, and an unlikely concoction called ‘poutine,’ which is a kind of Australian chili-cheese fries and, I’m glad to report, shockingly delicious. [Actually, I think poutine is a Canadian specialty —KZ] There’s also an admirable selection of beers served in real 20-oz pints (a rarity these days).” [Clean Plate Club]