The Downtown Brooklyn Thread

omg so much awz

half a pound of tamari almonds what else? pint of lebonese olives what else?

FIGS. DATES.

and since it's so chilly and windy. you could stop at the middle eastern place on court right near atlantic for a bowl of lamb broth with foamy fenugreek stuff on top!

ooh yah. the B61 stops right in front of there too.

target is right down the street and its not thats bad in the middle of the day and i do need toothbrushes...

im not convinced they have them tho

I want Bedouin Tent NOW. Will settle for place on 44th St.

leg of lamb sandwich yuuuuuuum

that one falafel place off flatbush near yummy taco aint bad either

guys, tell me if Franny's is as amazing as it sounds. I want clam pizza.

tastes good - overpriced and annoying tho

serous case of the foodie over explainies going on there

this prosciutto is from an obscure carpegnaian producer who keeps his animals in a mahogany shack during the spring months the pig was named bill

yeah it's good but crazy expensive for pizza

Two for the Teapot or whatever it's called, UK style tea supplies and crisps and crap, on Clinton off of Atlantic.

hmmmm

i went to target on xmas eve last year -- it was like lord of the flies

yow that sounds terrible

fyi never wear a red shirt to the place

mook, did you oversleep til the 24th?

yeah, pretty much

hi. i love going to target at like 8:30 am. peaceful.

btw was anyone else upset about the Home and Garden place closing? It was in the mall next to where the Jewelery store is

just goto buffalo wild wings instead

^^ that place suxx

lol whaaaat

haha sanskrit did you go there omg i went there once omg

its like the death start of shitty chain restaurants

Fulton Mall redevelopment -- thoughts? It may be a mixed blessing, I feel.

according to this times article http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/23/nyregion/23fulton.html one of the reasons theres not more chains there is cause the mom n pops are actually willing to pay more

anyway i say leave it as it is!

which is amazing since rent ain't exactly cheap there...

the deli next door to sahadi's was the ONLY place i could find figs a few weeks back when i was making a tart (whole foods, dean and deluca, fairway and sahadi's itself turned up nothing). definitely going to damascus at some point next month

I got some great figs at that DNY natural land grocery on flatbush in early december (but kinda $$$)

target's figs are decent this time of year

target has fresh figs?
as opposed to, you know, dried ones?

lol no

JOSHIN

i was like WAHT U MAD but then i though "hey, i haven't been to target in ages.. mmmmmaaaaaybbbeee"

i can't remember the last time i had a fresh fig :(
wrap dem boys in prosciutto and a sliver of goat cheese nom nom nom

http://www.oswegotea.com/images/figskewers0001.jpg

that (obv) uses bacon instead and seems to slightly roast the figs. i want.

yeah, all the other places i mentioned in that post carried dried figs aplenty

xpost WANT

http://eternallycool.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/figs-marinated.jpg

WOW to the 1st pic

my parents just bought some fresh figs when i was visiting in st. louis. didn't have any, stupidly, but i did have some yummy fig preserves.

http://aic.stanford.edu/jaic/img/jaic42-01-006-ch6fg1.jpg

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/05/realestate/commercial/05bam.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1457/images/1457_MEDIUM.jpg

that's just cruel =P

http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/3667/1536/1600/449971/OFinnToilet.gif

^^ (sort of) back on topic?

Favorite Neighborhood, anyone?

Biased - but Fort Greene for me.

the 1 neighborhood accidentally left out from the originaly thread post!

yes. ft. greene. but i hear dumbo has the views.

i'm still not quite sure if my neighborhood qualifies as "downtown" or not. i live below prospect park tho so i say yes

What is that, Prospect Park South or Kensington or Windsor Terrace?