Streetlevel: Greene Grape Behind New Gourmet Market
The cat’s out of the bag. While word of a gourmet market replacing South Portland Antiques has been out for a few weeks, details have been scarce. Until now. A reader forwarded us a job listing for an assistant manager at the new store that just popped up on Craigslist. It reveals that the owner…
The cat’s out of the bag. While word of a gourmet market replacing South Portland Antiques has been out for a few weeks, details have been scarce. Until now. A reader forwarded us a job listing for an assistant manager at the new store that just popped up on Craigslist. It reveals that the owner of the spot is Greene Grape, the wine store down the street. From the ad: “The Greene Grape is opening a full service specialty foods store with butcher, fishmonger, cheese and charcuterie.” The focus will be on “local, small production and sustainably produced products.” We’re particularly psyched for the butcher and fishmonger that will be onsite. We’re hearing an opening is targeted for January 1, but expect to see an awning go up in the next few days.
Streetlevel: South Portland Antiques Out, Gourmet Deli In [Brownstoner] GMAP
I would suggest to most people of the neighbourhood to avoid either establishments, the owners are assholes, really not the kind you should keep in business, I know for a fact they tried to stop the wine shop on Dekalb & Myrtle ave, greedy rats, Union market is opening on Fulton in the summer, shove the Balthazar firmly up your tight asses & fuck off back to wherever it is you are from, probably the midwest is my guess.
showtime 3:49, It’s one thing is to defend greene grape, it’s quite another to support and perpetuate wrongful and defamatory allegations which sadly, along with overpriced selections and surly service, is rapidly becoming their legacy. Fortunately justice prevailed and Fort Greene residents now have wonderful alternatives.
Are the shelves made in China?
Are the shelves made in China?
Well, the woman 4:50 is refering to hasn’t worked there for 10 or 11 months and 5:16, i’m assuming, has some affiliation with the wine store who’s openning was delayed because they were caught selling wine illegally at restaurant tastings.
As for 6:09, only one employee has tattoos and i’m still trying to figure out the correlation between someone having tattoos and their ability to describe and sell wine. Are you somehow commenting from 1951?
Also, i am on their email list and i recieve about 2 emails a month so, in my opion, “flooded” is a word you must use quite loosely.
So how did that mediocre wine place on Dekalb and Carlton get to open? (yeah, it looks good and they’re so nice, but the wines . . .eh) I guess his blocking skills are wanting.
Speaking of the dollar store, it’s going to become a Union Market this spring, according to the manager of the Union Market on Union and 6th ave in Park Slope. Which will be a great addition to the neighborhood in my opinion.
The new restaurant is next to the dollar store. We don’t really have a true soul food restaurant. All we have is so so west indian stuff. I’m hoping for a true american soul food place. When you live down here by fulton, you don’t get much delivery service. I’ll take it.
Green Grapes Owner (the brother) lives in Japan, or he did. He’s an attorney and he’s the one who tries to block all the other, better, friendlier, more interesting wine shops in the area. Stay Away.
get your fish at the markets on grand st in the LES.