Brooklyn Food & Drink Round-Up
Now Open: Der Schwarze Kölner 710 Fulton St., Fort Greene; (347) 841-4495 Eater shared this photo of Fort Greene’s new beer garden and says that “the sun drenched corner spot has plenty of space at its long bar and communal tables for serious drinking. They’re serving 18 German-only draft beers from $4-$16 along with bratwurst,…
Now Open: Der Schwarze Kölner
710 Fulton St., Fort Greene; (347) 841-4495
Eater shared this photo of Fort Greene’s new beer garden and says that “the sun drenched corner spot has plenty of space at its long bar and communal tables for serious drinking. They’re serving 18 German-only draft beers from $4-$16 along with bratwurst, pretzels, cheese platters, and pickles.”
No. 7: Brooklyn’s Best New Restaurant?
7 Greene Avenue, Fort Greene; (718) 522-6370
Bon Appétit named No. 7 one of their top 10 best new restaurants in America, citing the waitstaff, which (allegedly) looks “straight out of an American Apparel catalog” and the “risk-taking, slightly theatrical menu from chef Tyler Kord.” The magazine also shares the recipe for No. 7’s Pumpkin-Seed-Crusted Tofu with Lemongrass Broth, Rice Noodles, and Poached Eggs. Do you believe the hype about this place? Share your thoughts in our restaurants section.
Speakeasy to Open in Bed-Stuy… with a Dress Code
Eater says that SarahJames, a speakeasy-style restaurant, is set to open this Saturday on Pulaski and Throop: “The menu will include ‘classic American food, including steak & chops, seafood, and pastas.’ …and a dress code (‘no sneakers, baseball caps, droopy jeans or hoodies’) will be enforced.” Does this sound a little strange or strict to anybody else?
After the jump: Brooklyn Brewery reveals plans for their new bacon beer; Floridians attempt to recreate Brooklyn bagels, a video on illegal Brooklyn beekeeping, an interview with the man behind Buttermilk Channel, praise for Fort Defiance…
Brooklyn Brewery’s Bacon Beer
Broookyn’s brewmaster, Garrett Oliver, has been experimenting with bacon fat and brown ale, and then aging the experimental brew in bourbon barrels. He tells Pete Wells from the New York Times Diner’s Journal: Either this will be the most amazingly disgusting thing you’ve ever tasted in your life. Or I shall rule the earth.
Floridians Recreate Brooklyn Bagels
Gothamist says that “a south Florida company, The Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Co., has started selling bagels that owner Steve Fassberg claims taste just like our bagels—because they’re made with ‘Brooklyn water.’ The effect isn’t achieved by a tap water pipeline from Brooklyn, but by an elaborate water filtration system, enclosed behind a glass wall in the restaurant.” (Not sure if we buy into this technology, but we’ll definitely be telling our Grandma about this!)
Quick Bites
Jauntsetter chats with Buttermilk Channel owner Doug Crowell… A “passionate crew of illegal urban beekeepers in Brooklyn” post a video on Vimeo… And The L Magazine (with the help of yours truly) piles praises on Fort Defiance…
Der Schwarze Kölner looks like crap already.
If you’re going to tell me what I can wear to dinner – you better deliver some tasty sh*t
The only places I know of that have a dress code are very upscale (Per Se, Jean Georges etc – 21 club doesn’t even require a jacket anymore) – and I have no problem with it.
But a local neighborhood spot with unknown quality of food trying to control it’s non-existant clientele before opening? Not smart
Excluding customers based on a dress code is a 1000yo tradition and it works. Some places are fancier than others and that’s that. If they turn away some billionaire who’s pants are falling down to his knees or who just happened to leave his ascot at home – big whoop.
As to the accusations of bias – because some of us are or know of well-behaved people who dress like idiots doesn’t mean that 9 out of 10 times that someone dressed like an idiot is in fact an idiot.
Isn’t insinuating that most of the residents around Pulaski and Throop dress in droopy jeans, hoodies and baseball caps offensive?
The idea of excluding based on attire is a waste of time. Most places don’t enforce it, and it ends up being a case by case basis. Business owners who do this limit their potential profit. I don’t go into the previosly mentioned 95 South because of the rowdy crowd it attracts, not based on the attire. A similiarly dressed crowd hangs out around the corner @ Franklin Park, but is much better behaved.
You should see me when I’m “all thugged out” with my jeans below my ass, my Fifty Nine 50 cap on sideways and the big bling clock around my neck.
This place is too far for me to bother to travel to.
Last time I ate at Smith and Wollensky a group came in and one young man was dressed in a white tee shirt and shorts, with flipflops.
Having a dresscode, I’m ok with it. Men often have to wear jackets to dinner…why not be fancy?
Oops, posted too soon. People should be kicked out of casual bars and clubs based on *behavior*. If your clothes are all thugged out and you’re having a good time and not harassing/disturbing others, who cares?
Gotta agree with MM on this one.
omg soundz lounge i remember that place!
*rob*