Streetlevel: Locavore Restaurant to Replace Cafe on Clinton
A month ago, we wondered aloud what the heck was going on with Cafe on Clinton, the formerly-beloved-but-now-forsaken neighborhood spot at 268 Clinton Street in Cobble Hill. The restaurant had sat, ghost-town-like, since the New Year with tables set but doors locked. Now we have the full story: A new restaurant under new ownership is…
A month ago, we wondered aloud what the heck was going on with Cafe on Clinton, the formerly-beloved-but-now-forsaken neighborhood spot at 268 Clinton Street in Cobble Hill. The restaurant had sat, ghost-town-like, since the New Year with tables set but doors locked. Now we have the full story: A new restaurant under new ownership is taking over. To be called Breuckelen, the new spot will be a locavore “field to fork” experience. According to the owner, the menu will most likely have a Roman’s-esque three-course approach (apps, small pastas, mains) and include ingredients from the garden that will soon be planted out back and on the roof of the one-story building. Weekdays there will be lunch geared toward the stroller set plus dinner, and on the weekends the standard brunch-and-dinner combo. Seems to us this should be a great fit and much-welcomed addition to the neighborhood. GMAP
Hmmm, locovores in Brooklyn sounds tricky. I recently visited friends in westchester who are rabid locovores–there’s evidently a big movement up there. They only eat things from a 15 miles radius–but they’re close to a cattle farm, a dairy, and lots of fresh produce and foods so it isn’t so tough.
“It really isn’t sited near offices so if you do lunch during the week it has to be geared to the stay-at-homes mommies and daddies.”
and there’s plenty of that in cobble hill. in days i’ve had off, i’ve noticed the park is full all afternoon and every restaurant and cafe in the area is getting a good amount of business. don’t forget about the nannies, either.
“one question about growing food on site, just how much can they actually produce?”
a lot, surprisingly. and it depends on the vegetable too. you can get a radish from seed to full fruit in about a month, and they don’t take up much room. plus, if you have a smart garden designer, you can grow things vertically in containers — and choose plants that like shade for the lower containers.
not a big restaurant at all so don’t need to grow much.
Chef is Andrew Karasz- he worked at Bruno Jamais and Django
one question about growing food on site, just how much can they actually produce? i can’t imagine there’s a huge amount of space to grow stuff, but then again i have no clue just how fast vegetables and fruit grow..
*rob*
that’s awesome that they’re growing food on site. very impressive. wishing them the best.
“lunch geared toward the stroller set “: what exactly is that?
It really isn’t sited near offices so if you do lunch during the week it has to be geared to the stay-at-homes mommies and daddies.
email address on that site is aokarasz – perhaps it’s this chef: http://www.chefdb.com/nm/5158
Yay!