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January 18, 2006

Foragers: Fancy Food Market for Dumbo-ites

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January 23, 2006, NY Magazine -- No matter what Brooklyn real-estate agents say, a neighborhood doesn’t officially happen until it gets its own top-notch fancy-food emporium: What was South Williamsburg, after all, before Marlow & Sons, Park Slope before Blue Apron, or Cobble Hill before Tuller Premium Foods? Now, with Foragers Market, a spacious new shop run by Anna Castellani, the owner of the Dumbo General Store, and her three artist partners, Dumbo has a food fetishist’s paradise to call its own. You’ll find everything from June Taylor jams to Benedetto Cavalieri pastas on the artfully stocked shelves, and there are eye-catching departments for meat and poultry, charcuterie, seafood, and prepared foods. Not to mention 150 cheeses. 56 Adams St., at Front St., Dumbo, Brooklyn; 718-801-8400.
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Posted by Brownstoner at 10:47 AM | Comments (11)
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Yeah, I walked by this place not long ago. Lots opf people with square glasses.

Posted by: Anonymous at January 18, 2006 11:03 AM

way too expensive, even for dumbo

Posted by: Anonymous at January 18, 2006 11:21 AM

Park Slope wasn't entirely deprived before Blue Apron. There was Beerkraft, and not to be forgotten, the lovely people who run Divine Taste.

Posted by: Anonymous at January 18, 2006 11:43 AM

I'll definitely give it a try. It might be a bit of a hike for me from Brooklyn Heights, but I'm always ready and willing to go out of my way for good charcuterie! Hams and sausages beware, I will find you and I will eat you!

Posted by: Whitbo at January 18, 2006 12:34 PM

Speaking of fancy foods... anyone have an update on the joint going in on Lafayette & Grand? Haven't walked by in a while.

Posted by: Mr. Minerva at January 18, 2006 1:11 PM

Terribly expensive! One scallion bunch for $2! Outrageous!!!

Posted by: Anonymous at January 18, 2006 1:20 PM

Wasn't this place supposed to be like an indoor farmers' market? Instead there's a little pile of rotting fruit up front, and the rest of the store looks half empty. Grocery shopping hasn't been this fancy since the siege of Vilnius.

Posted by: Anonymous at January 18, 2006 4:09 PM

Wasn't this place supposed to be like an indoor farmers' market? Instead there's a little pile of rotting fruit up front, and the rest of the store looks half empty. Grocery shopping hasn't been this fancy since the siege of Vilnius.

Posted by: Anonymous at January 18, 2006 4:10 PM

In Park Slope, I was never a fan of D'Vine Taste, although it is recently expanded and improved. And I love Bierkraft, but I agree that Blue Apron was really the tipping point for gourmet food shopping in Park Slope, in part because it's on Seventh Avenue. (I recently wrote up a summary about these and other places, including the new Union Market, on my blog -- though Gawker found it distasteful to say the least.)

Posted by: Park Sloper at January 18, 2006 5:50 PM

I still prefer Bierkraft to Blue Apron.

Posted by: Anonymous at January 19, 2006 9:09 AM

Cobble Hill was fine before Tuller. So overpriced! You can do well with Caputo's, Sahadi's, the French deli on the park, Esposito's, Mazzola Bakery, etc.

Posted by: Carol Gardens at January 19, 2006 5:43 PM

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