Brooklyn Food & Drink Round-Up

“Uber-Audible Ice Cream Truck” by amanda.mccreary

Ice Cream Truck Jingles: Hot or Not?
“One group of concerned citizens in Brooklyn is taking action against the incessant, insipid jingles reverberating on all sides of McCarren Park. They’ve put up signs decrying the noise pollution, and formed a Yahoo Group to share and document their noise complaint calls to 311 and the local precinct,” says Gothamist. But Miss Heather of New York Shitty says, “The 94th Precinct (understaffed as it is) has better things to do than chase ice cream trucks. Get over it.” Whose side are you on?

In related news: Grub Street reports, “This past weekend, aspiring Mister Softee Nick Morgenstern unveiled the cart he plans to station outside his Fort Greene restaurant, the General Greene, all summer.”

News from reBar and Kif
Gothamist also says that Lori D’Agostino (formerly of Loulou) is now cooking at reBar (147 Front Street, Dumbo), and her menu includes “whole-roasted Idaho Brook Trout, Prince Edward Island Mussels with Coconut Curry Sauce, and molasses-brined Pork Tenderloin.” Plus, Kif (219 DeKalb Avenue, Fort Greene) has expanded their garden to seat 40, and Grub Street shares photos of the casbah-inspired space.

Recently Reviewed: Brooklyn Public House and Vutera
Time Out New York gives Brooklyn Public House (247 DeKalb Avenue, Fort Greene) a thumbs down: “Like a starlet with beauty but no talent, Fort Greene’s latest drinking addition, a refined tavern with all the requisite old-timey trappings, offers lots of flash and little substance.” Ouch. Meanwhile, Restaurant Girl gives Vutera (345 Grand Street, Williamsburg) 3 out of 5 stars, recommending the “tender, red wine-braised lamb shank with baby carrots and polenta.”

After the jump: Locally harvested Brooklyn oysters, Red Hook lobster rolls, another award for Lucali, a Bay Ridge food tour, and a bartending academy for “the young and tragically hip”…

Brooklyn Oyster Experiment
The Brooklyn Paper reports on the untimely death of hundreds of oysters “that were deposited off Sunset Park last year in hopes that they would one-day clean the filthy waters.” However, the researchers are going back to the drawing board, hoping to “prove that oysters can again thrive in New York harbor, where they once played a critical environmental — and culinary — role before over-harvesting and over-pollution reduced their dominance.”

Red Hook Lobster Rolls?
284 Van Brunt Street (Visitation Street), accepts orders at (646) 326-7650 or redhooklobster@gmail.com
We’ve already told you about the new lobster distributor, Red Hook Lobster Pound, but the New York Times shares another tidbit about the place: The owners have applied for permits to serve not only steamed lobsters, but also lobster rolls. We wonder how they’ll compare price-wise to Fairway’s cheapskate lobster roll.

Quick Bites
GQ includes Lucali in their list of “the 25 best pizzas you’ll ever eat.”… The New York Times reports on Myra Alperson’s NoshWalk through Bay Ridge… Grub Street pokes fun at the Brooklyn Bartending academy, which (according to their press release) is “the only authentic one catering specifically to the young and tragically hip on the Brooklyn scene.”