The Downtown Brooklyn Thread

A girl at my law school told me she was disappointed when she showed up at an event at the Gowanus Yacht Club and realized it wasn't actually a yacht club.

So was I.

every day im disappointed by that

we should litigate

tho actually ive never been there since i was hipped to the fact that it wasnt a yacht club in advance

I'm becoming very fond of Rice in Dumbo. I was skeptical of the unlikely mix of cuisines at first, but the food is all really good and cheap and the atmosphere is nice for a place as cheap as it is.

I sort of understand...but it's also gruel that you could make in large batches yourself. i know this isn't the pleasure of eating out, but at the same time...anyone that can cook a little bit might feel a little weird about paying for simple slop?

Rice in Ft. Greene is one of my favorites. wonderful food, nice variety of flavors/options. good for takeout, and i love the atmosphere there.

there's a lot of places that make things you could make at home in large batches...

(that's not exactly the point of restaurants... and it's not really "simple slop")

well, like i say. sort of is. if you have pulses, spices, basic veges, takes 10 mins.

SOME of the dishes, this applies to. but you can't really make special rices like that at home very easily.

also it's just a silly reason not to eat somewhere. some of my favorite meals out, i could easily make at home. that's just not really the function of going out.

i mean, just because it's a stew of sorts doesn't make it slop. a lot of cultures rely heavily on rice dishes and stews, and i wouldn't call that slop.

Yeah, I don't want to get pedantic: some meals you eat out with friends cos it's fun, or easy or whatever, but - just saying - that for some people (maybe not you - fine) the idea of paying for a restaurant's costs (overheads, staff etc) when they make *somewhat simple* slop is...dim.

xp[ost. that would be fine. but other cultures don't position rice as the center and create dishes around it. rice is an accompaniment, and one that is less often used than you'd think with the dishes they present.

i just feel like if i didn't pay for things i could easily make myself, i'd never eat out.

well i can't speak for other cultures, but rice is kind of the centerpiece of the lebanese culture -- it's not realllly an accompaniment. and i grew up with a lot of similar dishes, so i guess i just don't feel comfortable with the idea of calling that kind of thing slop.

but i get what you're saying -- i mean that's why i hesitate ordering simple pasta dishes or like, chicken.

I don't think paying $7 for ratattouille or banana curry is more ridiculous than paying $35 for a steak or grilled fish.

right!

I'm a big booster of cheap slop cuisine though, and I usually find the marginal added value in all but the best expensive restaurants to be too small compared to what you pay.

rice is horrible - def on my permanent shit list - will not set foot in that place

omg you hate ALL of my favorite places, but i still love you

we went to OLEA last night, it was so nice

lol ;)

when am i gonna meet surmounter

soon let's make a plan. btw my delivery guy's not answering today and i'm not excited about it :(

my guys are in Japan but i know the dude watching their place, it's just harder to schedule. e-mail me tho if things is tough.

is steve shasta your guy

denim delivery

good luck ian, i've been trying to meet Surmounter for two years, and I missed a perfect opportunity to tackle him on Lafayette last week (and blow a raspberry into his navel).

i have met this guy and hes nice

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the rain falls on the just and the unjust

saw five fire trucks blaze past our brunch spot this morning--wondered what was happening.

Dumb question: anywhere in the immediate vicinity of bk heights/cobble hill/carroll gardens that would sell hanging lights for a party? I assume I could go to Target or Party City but don't feel like going that far if I can avoid.

BROOKLYN tell me abt the hood around DEAN and NOSTRAND

Healthcare rally info from MoveOn.org:

The event is on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009, at 12:45 PM in Brooklyn. The location of our event is: Borough Hall.
Here's the event description:

We're gathering at Borough Hall to go into Manhattan together for the big Unity Rally for Health Care Reform at Times Square at 2 p.m. MoveOn is co-sponsoring this rally with a bunch of other groups. Health reform is finally within grasp. Opponents are spending millions every day to destroy it. We cannot let this happen. We voted for change in '08 and we must see it through. On Saturday, August 29, 2009, New Yorkers will walk from all parts of the city for the first ever United We Walk for Reform Rally in support of the historic health reform legislation before Congress. It's our health care. It's our time. Save the date to make your voice heard.

We'll meet near the entrance to the Joralemon and Court Street subway station, and then take the R train to Times Square. Bring your own homemade signs (but no sticks -- the police department is very strict about this!)

I will unfortunately be across the street (from Borough Hall) furiously struggling to get a topic proposal together by 5pm. GL though.

In unrelated news -- Checkers: meh.

Why are they rallying in Brooklyn if they're just taking the train into Manhattan for the actual rally?

should swim to manhattan imo is what id do

Beginning of this has some interesting stuff about the Heights back in the late 70s: http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=12&id=30649

There were two shooting incidents last night, one on Fulton Street in which two teenagers were shot, neither life threatening, and one incident on Flatbush and Fulton Street, also non-life-threatening. There was also a stabbing in the vicinity of the Atlantic Center Mall. All incidents, although not directly related, were the result of a promotion for all high school kids from several schools throughout the borough to meet at Buffalo Wild Wings for a 40-cent wing promotion. (No school today.) Although there was a huge police presence at the mall to address the condition and turn the thousands of students away and send them back home, apparently a few rogue groups managed to cause trouble while heading home. None of the involved individuals were from Clinton Hill, Fort Greene.

right across from my house.

when are these fast food chicken restaurants going to learn

wow.

i heard the gunshots from my window!

didn't see the chicken wings tho

i went to buffalo wind wings and shot a guy after - how can u not the beers are 24oz

buffalo wind

buffalo western winds

the buffalo wind in my heart
the buffalo wind in my heart
the dust in my head
the dust in my head