Recently in Brooklyn Heights Category

One of Olafur Eliasson's three New York City waterfalls, this one visible from the Promenade. On display through October 13, 2008. I haven't gotten super close to any of Eliasson's three waterfalls, but any thoughts on this public art project? I want to be able to get closer. I suppose I could always hop on a Circle Line boat. Is it worth it?

Get your Os on Friday 6/6 as Bethany, Adam, Dennis and Kenny spin all your favorite techno, electro, disco, italo and house.

Suspiria is our bi-weekly DJ night at Club Deity on Atlantic Ave. Don't leave Brooklyn to get your kicks, stay in the 'hood!

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy sent me this nice note about free yoga by the Floating Pool.

The Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy and Equinox Fitness, Brooklyn Heights are pleased to announce WAKE UP AND WIND DOWN BEACH YOGA at Brooklyn Bridge Park Beach. The free yoga classes will be held Tuesdays at 9:00 am, Wednesdays at 7:00 pm, and Thursdays at 9:00am through August 30. Mats will be provided, and no reservations are necessary.

Check out the website for info on yoga, the pool, soccer and how to get there.

On Saturday from 11am to 7pm, Design Just Out of Reach is having a sale (10-50% off), that may just put the store's furniture within reach. People who love floor samples take note.

Design Within Reach
76 Montague Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201-3305

Who knew Design Just Out of Reach curated photo shows? Apparently the Brooklyn Heights one does. Thursday, the Montague Street location is holding a reception for the street and urban photographer Mo Riza (work above), which you'll need to RSVP by tomorrow for. Which reminds me, I believe that photographer Daniel Krieger's work is still showing at MiniBar (photo below).

And our friend Neda has started posting a shot a day on Flickr. I particularly like this shot:

And check out all the great Brooklyn photobloggers on the ABL sidebar.

One of the best things about spring is the crop of new restaurants that pop up. First, an update on one we've waiting for awhile: Time Out says Italian restaturant Po is set to open next week and that it'll have the same $50 six-course prix fixe. Further west, Chowhounders have word on a new Cuban place, the rather lamely titled Mucho Gusto, over on Columbia by the BQE entrance (exact address anyone?). Finally, those same folks seem to be buzzing over the three-month old Brooklyn Heights spot, Petite Marche, though admittedly, that neighborhood's lack of great, enduring restaurants tends to stir up a whole lot of extra optimism.

Brooklyn Record already posted about the Carroll Gardens CSA and asked other Brooklynites what their experience with Garden of Eve farm had been. According to the Just Food website, that same farm services CSAs in Brooklyn Heights, Kensington/Windsor Terrace and Williamsburg. No one on Brooklyn Record really addressed whether or not they thought the veggie and fruit shares were good. I did find one naysayer blog, WilliamsburgCSA, but oddly that blog also promotes this year's CSA from the farm, so I guess they got over the bad delivery. Does anyone have any info to provide?

Last year we did the Cobble Hill CSA, which we found to be moderate in bounty but overachieving in freshness. Added bonus: A guy comes by the church drop-off every week and sells farm-fresh eggs and meat. Previously, we spent two years with the West Village CSA, which was organized by some of the nicest people in New York, and while the food was slightly less fresh feeling, the bounty was overwhelming, even for three big eaters.

If anyone reading is on the fence about signing up for a CSA, I highly recommend reading the Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollen. It's one of the most competent, compelling cognitive arguments for supporting CSAs and local farmers markets out there. I will add this: One of the most compelling gut-level arguments for supporting CSAs and local farmers markets is how amazing the food tastes and how good you feel about supporting a local farmer instead of an industrial cog in our current petroleum-fueled food chain.

Another episode of Dine in Brooklyn, brought to you by Marty and friends, where all participating restaurants offer three courses for just $21.12. Please hop back to our posts for reader comments from Dine in Brooklyn, March 2006 edition. My top 10 for this year (L=lunch, D=dinner):

Applewood, 501 11th Street, (718) 768-2044, D
Blue Ribbon, 280 5th Ave, (718) 840-0404, D
Bocca Lupo, 391 Henry Street, (718) 243-2522, L/D
Bouillabaise 126 Union Street, (718) 855-4405, L/D
Brooklyn Fish Camp, 162 5th Ave, (718) 783-3264, L/D
Chestnut, 271 Smith Street, (718) 243-0049, D
Crave, 570 Henry Street, (718) 643-0361, D
Lunetta, 116 Smith Street, (718) 488-6269, D
River Cafe, 1 Water Street, (718) 522-5200, L
Stone Park Cafe, 324 5th Ave, (718) 369-0082, L

And for the two people for $21.12 deal:
Chip Shop,  383 5th Avenue, (718) 832-7701, or 129 Atlantic, (718) 855-7775, L/D
Smoke Joint, 87 S Elliot Place, (718) 797-1011, L/D
Zip1 Zape,  152 Metropolitan Avenue, (718) 599-3027, D

See the complete list of restaurants at the Brooklyn Tourism's website. You can check out photos of some sample dishes over at Brooklyn Record. And please leave your experiences at past Dine in Brooklyn restaurants below.

Update: For Dine in Brooklyn, Zagat has made all of its ratings and reviews free for participating Brooklyn restaurants.

The flier tacked to the tree on Clinton Street was promising: Free class at Dahn Yoga. As one who shamelessly exploits the various community classes offered throughout this great neighborhood, I was in.

First things first: This is no ordinary yoga. There are no "ohms" to begin class, no downward dogs. Apparently derived from (or in some way related to) the Korean practices of Qigong and Tai Chi, Dahn Yoga is all about energy ("dahn" meaning energy) and specifically about the little ball of it that resides just below the belly-button in the 2nd chakra. After some intense and almost violent stretching exercises (lots of bouncing up and down in various poses), we settled into Jung Choong breathing--which is basically breathing through your mouth in a series of poses that become progressively more awkward. There is not a whole of lot of room for the lungs to expand when one is gripping one's toes in plow pose. How long did we do this?

Is there anything more frustrating than when your trusted hair-cutter disappears? About six months ago, I stumbled onto Peter at Life Styles on Atlantic, who gave a really good cut for $25.  I was so happy not to have to schlep into the East Village to get my hair cut anymore. And then...Peter up and left, with no word about where he'd gone. So I decided to take a risk. I'd seen Monte Grosso in Brooklyn Heights on the way to the subway, but hadn't heard anything about it, and the exterior doesn't exactly scream "high fashion." However, the price was right--$18--and the cut I like isn't rocket science, so I decided to give it a go.

I'm not sure if Ross cuts there all the time, but I would highly recommend going when he's there. Not only was the cut spot-on, but it was a real education in the neighborhood's old-school vibe. With his thick Italian accent and nearly poetic use of the word "fucking," Ross delivered the most entertaining haircut I've ever had, peppered with stories about how he's been cutting hair since he was 12, how hair transplants can make guys look like "fucking Frankenstein," and how to describe the cut I was after--a "fucking layer cut!" Bottom line: I'll be back, and not just for the great layer cut.

What are some other great places for cheap cuts in the neighborhood?