Food and Drink: August 2006 Archives

Happened across the new quarterly magazine Edible Brooklyn this weekend. Chock full of long articles on eating in Coney Island, Latin fare in Red Hook, fresh mozzarella and more, it's well-written, smartly edited and has lots of pretty photos and sidebars. The most interesting article was on "grub dinners," dinner parties pulled together from free, scavenged food. Though exact details were not revealed, it was suggested that it all came from the trash. My favorite story was about Prospect Park Greenmarket couple Alex and Stephanie Villani, who run the Blue Moon Fishing stand.  It intrigued me, because I just stopped by their stall Saturday. You can subscribe to the magazine via the website or pick it up around the neighborhood (we found ours at Bubby's in DUMBO).

We also recently stumbled upon Block Magazine, which covers Williamsburg.

Dennis and I have this dream: It's opening a restaurant where everything is served on a stick. (I won't reveal all of our grand plans, but if anybody wants to fund this little project please let me know.) Like any good business prospect, ours involves extensive research and that research led us to Steve's Authentic Key Lime Pie-ery in Red Hook. Steve's done some of the work for us and devised a way  transform his lovely Key lime pies into mini Key lime pie covered in chocolate and skewered on a stick. I want to emphasize that this is a real live crust-and-all Key lime pie under the chocolate. Also, it's really sweet, and should probably be shared with a friend. I have to give Steve credit for his ingenuity, but I found that the chocolate, crust and pie filling combination is a touch too sweet. Still, it's worth a bike/bus ride over there to see for yourself. Plus, as everybody knows, food on a stick is just more fun.

Sometimes one of my favorite things in the neighborhood disappears, and I don't notice, and this makes me feel bad. Such is the case with Tabouleh at 136 Smith Street, which according to a correspondent closed a few months ago and is now a retail store (why did I not notice?). Tabouleh offered a really fab falafel, schwarma or gyro in a no-nonsense environment for cheap. While I like Zaytoons, it's more of a restaurant, less of a falafel take-out joint, and please do not say that you like Pita Grill. For a rehash on my thoughts of that friendly but misguided joint, go here.