Food & Drink
Carroll Gardens/ Cobble Hill
This is the latest in our series on the venues featured in the Brokelyn Beer Book. Strong Place, Cobble Hill’s late-bloomer of the Beer Book bunch, is open for business (as of July 26). Two dozen tap beers and one savory menu await.
STRONG PLACE
270 Court St. at Kane St., Cobble Hill
What it is: A gastro-pub featuring 24 tap beers, new American fare and a raw bar.
Why we love it: From the chef and owner of Bocca Lupo. If it’s any bit as tasty, atmospheric, and dependable, we’ll soon be hooked. Also, expect an amazing back yard (which should open in September).
Who to bring: Your future in-laws, foodie dates.
What to order: Crispy Duck Leg Confit, Grilled Lamb Burger with Feta, Fried Ipswich Clams Oysters.
Strong Place fun fact: For many years, the space was a bookstore called Shakespeare’s Sister.
Sales & Deals
Carroll Gardens/ Cobble Hill
Certain do-gooders of businesses out there should just get a pass when it comes to the harsh realities of economics. Baltic Bazaar Thrift, long-time Brooklyn home to cheap fabric and jobs for the mentally-ill, is closing its doors at the end of the month in the face of high rent. As much as we hate to see the Atlantic Ave. staple go, this cloud happens to have an especially colorful patterned lining. While the Bazaar’s still around (until the end of July or thereabouts), all of their high-end fabric is on sale for at least 50 percent off. And we hear it’s being hauled off in arm-loads. 
Food & Drink
Carroll Gardens/ Cobble Hill
This is the latest in our series on the venues featured in the Brokelyn Beer Book. With its prodigious on-tap and bottled selection, Bar Great Harry in Carroll Gardens is about the beer, plain and simple.
BAR GREAT HARRY
www.bargreatharry.com
280 Smith St. between Sackett & Degraw, Carroll Gardens, 718-222-1103
What it is: Hops heaven
Why we love it: 20 constantly rotating craft taps, one rotating hand-pump cask and 30+ bottles
Who to bring: Beer snobs who know a Sly Fox from a Flying Dog.
What to order: We couldn’t presume to decide for you, but the dub pies are cooked fresh per order.
Bar Great Harry fun fact: Every other Tuesday is Brewery Night, with $4 beers from the brewery of the day.
THE RAFFLE OF THE CENTURY
Carroll Gardens/ Cobble Hill
Photo courtesy of A Brooklyn Life.
Think “comfort food” in Brooklyn, and the words “Buttermilk Channel” should be on the tip of your tongue. There are a number of restaurants around that try to get Southern right… and then there’s this Carroll Gardens spot where the pork chops are fried, the waffles come with cheddar and a $50 gift certificate will get you plenty full. A place that we love for oh-so-many reasons, Buttermilk Channel’s homey, yet classy menu and laid-back vibe make it what the RAFFLE OF THE CENTURY is all about: pure indulgence.
News
Carroll Gardens/ Cobble Hill
Last weekend, in every way. Photo by dennisandluba
Barely a week after its jam-packed season-opening weekend—replete with dance party, food-truck fest and pop-up swap—BKLYN Yard, the hipster hotspot on the Gowanus Riviera, is closed. According to a subscriber email blast from the good folks at MeanRed Productions, which runs the grassy space in Carroll Gardens, the group was handed its walking papers on Tuesday when their landlord renegged on their existing lease. In the note, MeanRed promised to keep fighting the good fight, reassuring its yardie fans that it will work to relocate and reschedule its summer programming. We sure hope so. Here’s the full email from MeanRed:
Sales & Deals
Carroll Gardens/ Cobble Hill
Hankering for a permanent reminder of your love affair with Brooklyn? Sunday’s your deeply-discounted chance, courtesy of the inking wizards at Brooklyn Tattoo. The Brooklyn Bridge turns 127 this month, and the Smith St. tattoo artists are honoring the edifice with $27 bridge tattoos. At least 15 designs will be available, and the one-day price is a steep drop-off from the usual $75-$130. The sale’s from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and it’s first-come, first-served.
Food & Drink,
free stuff
Carroll Gardens/ Cobble Hill
Local man likes beer, friends report.
The Onion: great for break-room reading at work, oddly prescient social commentary (”I mean, seriously, what is that night crew doing??”), Chomsky-based puns, the occasional cross-dressing advice column and good-time, all-around distractions. But did you know the satirical vegetable also wants to get you drunk, for free? We just heard about The Onion Society for Beer Enjoyment, an occasional beer-fest hosted by the newspaper, featuring free brewskis from breweries around the country. This week, Brooklyn’s the lucky locale.
Food & Drink
Carroll Gardens/ Cobble Hill
This is the latest in our series on the bars featured in the Brokelyn Beer Book. The Brazen Head on Atlantic Ave. is chock-full of food and drink specials. April 10 is their Spring Clam and Oyster Shuck.
THE BRAZEN HEAD
www.brazenheadbrooklyn.com
228 Atlantic Ave. between Court & Boerum Place, 718-488-0430
Shopping
Carroll Gardens/ Cobble Hill
A Timex digital watch is $60.
As you may have heard, Trader Joe’s and Urban Outfitters are getting a new neighbor, and his name is Barney. Come this September, Barneys Co-op will open up a new location on Atlantic and Court, solidifying Atlantic Avenue as Brooklyn’s upscale shopping destination. In case you’re wondering if this is a good thing or a bad thing for Brooklyn, and what, really, the difference is between Barneys New York and Barneys Co-op, let’s call the Co-op the artsy little sister.
Outings,
handmade
Carroll Gardens/ Cobble Hill
It’s happened again. Spring is here. April fools! No, just kidding. It’s here. How do we know? A) It’s sunny and warm, B) Outdoor flea markets are back! This weekend marks the return of Brooklyn Indie Market, after its three-cold-month hiatus. That big red and white tent on Smith St. will be back up for the season this Saturday and Sunday, Apr. 3 and 4. Look for cute, well-made clothes, accessories and housewares from I*M*Handmade; unique prints from kudu-lah; and the coolest, nature-meets-metal jewelry from HaKNiK. Buy some stuff to heat up your spring fever, and support some local artists while you’re at it.
Brooklyn Indie Market, Smith St. between President and Union, Carroll Gardens. Apr. 3, 11-7; Apr. 4, 11-6.
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