Ditmas Park, assuming that the right spot can be found, is inching towards getting an old fashioned ice cream parlor.
Private chef Lisa Eisen and Prairie Rose Free, both Ditmas Park residents, have been diligently working on a business plan for an old-fashioned ice cream parlor, with an updated twist; offering small batch, hand-made ice cream and grown-up cocktails and sundaes, all under one sweet roof. It will be called The Old Fashioned, they email.
About a month ago Prairie applied for the Make Your Mark Contest with their shared business idea – and won one of the three grand prizes! Prairie and Lisa were granted $5,000 in seed money to start their business and the opportunity to have a very memorable photo shoot with the legendary photographer, Annie Leibowitz. We’ll link to the image when it’s up.
In the meantime – bookmark their site – the logo and splash page for The Old Fashioned is up (designed by John Shannon, also a Ditmas Parker), and we promise to keep you up to date on their progress.
Meredith sends over this image by Matthew Schuerman, and encourages everyone to stop by Kings Candy & Nuts on Newkirk Plaza (on the West side of the plaza, roughly halfway between Subway and Chase:
This store offers a number of interesting Turkish provisions (such as jars of our new favorite honey and nut condiment, perfect for yogurt, plus it looks like evil eye amulets in a jar!). They also sell simits, which are Turkish sesame seed studded bread rings, perfect breakfast on the go. They’ve also got the more obvious staples such as organic milk and yogurt, and of course the eponymous candy and nuts.
It’s a friendly small business and we, two Turkophiles, hope to see them to succeed!
Kumo Sushi on Cortelyou, which looks quite nice inside, tells us they may open as early as this weekend.
The full menu is here (.pdf) [Corrected], and it’s everything you’d want and expect from a moderately priced sushi joint: The “Sushi Regular” is $13, the Bendo Box and lunch special both start at $8.50. They have a large selection of rolls along with noodles, teriyaki, mochi, and more.
All in all, it doesn’t look to have the high-end culinary ambitions or novelty of some of its neighbors — Purple Yam, Cafe Tibet, Mimi’s, the Farm — but I think that’s OK: a solid, pleasant, moderately-priced sushi place sure would would be a great addition.
By day it’s a sweet flower shop, by night it’s an American whiskey bar with a Southern flavor. Ultimately, Sycamore has become the nexus of the new Ditmas Park, but it doesn’t take itself too seriously. It’s a family-friendly spot, but the cast of “Hair” recently did a nude photo shoot here — which keeps things interesting.
* DRINK: The Sycamore Julep, $8
* BYOF: On a recent Sunday, one group of intrepid urban picnickers bought a bottle of pinot grigio at the bar and then tucked into a cooler packed with turkey sandwiches, Kettle chips and crudités. A few feet away, a couple delved into a spread of Middle Eastern fare from Mimi’s Hummus, a tiny spot across Cortelyou Road that often has long waits for a table. “People come from around the block and bring their dinner — they don’t want to be cooped up at home. We’re not dictating what they bring. It’s really whatever makes them happy,” says co-owner Justin Israelson.
Carmen emails that Urban Martial Arts will be offering a FREE women’s self-defense class next Friday 5/21 at 7 pm, “partly as a response to some of the crime that’s been happening in our neighborhood lately. It’s time our community felt safer.”
You can read more about the workshop on their blog , and all they are asking is that people register by calling them at 718-287-5500 since space is limited.
URBAN MARTIAL ARTS www.urbandojo.com
965 Coney Island Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11230
School: 718-287-5500
A branch of Park Slope’s wonderful Toy Space will open on Cortelyou, filling a gap left by the late, and much lamented Belle & Maxie, which stocked high quality toys and beautiful kids clothes before it closed, Brooklyn Hearth’s Jan Rosenberg, emailed.
The owner of Toy Space, which is on 7th Avenue between 14th and 15th, has signed plans to open a new Toy Space at 1410 Cortelyou Road between Marlborough and Rugby, and hopes to be open in early June, she says.
If you haven’t been there, it’s really a great store, tilted toward quality and engaging toys, but also packed with a wide range and interesting selection of stuff.
Starting bright and early this Thursday morning, Market will offer cappuccinos, lattes, macchiatos and hot tea, to accompany their decadent pastries from Balthazar.
The teas include:
Chai Spice Black Tea
Earl Grey Black Tea
Fusion Green & White Tea
Mango Passionfruit Herbal Tea
Balthazar Bakery delivers pain au chocolate, plain and almond croissants and buttery scones every morning.
As a reminder, our store hours are 7:30 am to 10:00 pm, seven days a week.
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