What’s gross?
A bag full of dead pigeons.
What’s grosser than gross?
A live kitten at the bottom.
What’s grosser than that?
It’s eating it’s way to the top.
What’s grosser than that?
It’s going back down for seconds.
Aliseo is Back
Ben writes in the Prospect Heights Message Boards: “For those of you who have not happened down Vanderbilt Avenue recently, Aliseo has finally reopened. As far as I can tell, the main difference is that they renovated the kitchen. It looks like they’re still working on a garden.”
“… ate there last night and it was delicious as always. The menu is slightly larger — there are some more pasta dishes … The amazing bread that comes before the meal is slightly different but still heavenly. As usual, Albano was disappointed that we didn’t want wine.”
“Service was not quite up to the usual high standards — the waitress (who was new to me, but apparently has been working in Albano’s other place across the street) brought oil but no vinegar for the salad and took the bread away (!) before we were done to make room for the salad.”
Read more: Prospect Heights Message Boards
Peralta's
The former Peralta’s supermarket, now home to a restaurant called Sorrel.
sje wrote this review in the Prospect Heights Message Boards: “We finally went there Tues. night, and it was delicious. I had the flank steak (well done, and I got no attitude for that), everything on my plate was fresh, beautifully cooked and just the right amount. My dinner companion also had an excellent meal, the giant pork chop. The only thing I wasn’t crazy about was the smoked mackerel appetizer with pieces of watermelon in it, a little too experimental for me… Nice glass of wine as well (Cote’ de Rhone), and pot-o-chocolat.”
Egg Vandalism Week 2005: Should Buyers Show ID at the Bodega?
olivia writes: “Like fireworks around the fourth of July, egg violence peaks on Halloween but occurs duing the weeks building up to the holiday, then dies down. I wonder about the merchants who are selling the eggs to the kids? Do they know or care?”
daveb replies: “In Vermont, during the week before Halloween, you have to 18 to buy eggs. At least, that was how it was when I was growing up.”
Read more: [Crown Heights Message Boards]
Weekend To-Do: Check out the Organic Market on Nostrand
Nebula78
writes in the Prospect Heights Message Boards: “Starting this weekend, the organic market on Nostrand btw. Lincoln and Eastern Pkwy. will be serving all sorts of serious raw organic specialties. They had a little impromptu get toether during the late, late night Friday sampling of the new goodies, along with some nice tunes… Included are some fantastic burgers made with raw organics and special dressing… mmmmm…”
“This is the real deal stuff…I highly recommend this place, also for your veggie/health food needs. There’s no other place like this in CH or PH….All you PH’ers, dont be scared to cross franklin and come discover the veggie goodness at this spot…plus they are super nice!”
Delicious Reading:
Best Veggie Burger in PH (or PS or CH … or elsewhere)
[Daily Heights Message Boards]
Disturbing Discovery on Plaza St.
metulj writes: “There was a mighty stench of death wafting all over Plaza St East, and it had nothing to do with the construction starting at Union Temple…”
“A leaf-and-lawn sized trash bag was left inside the fence of Plaza right in front of #50. It started smelling like total rot. Police were called. What was it? A chopped up underworld figure? A sack of heads?”
“No. It was about 50 dead pigeons. Police left said bag stinking like shit-covered death. Calls to 311 ensued.”
Speechless: Prospect Heights Message Boards
Plaza St.: Let the Construction Begin
dina writes in: “Today at the site of the Union Temple parking lot, workers were driving metal rods into the sidewalk. On asking what they were doing, I was told they are guarding off the site in preparation to build a foundation for a 16-story apartment building. Is this the famed Richard Meier building? Does anyone know anything about this?”
metulj: “Yup. There goes my bedroom view of the library and probably the park as well.”
Previously on Daily Heights: “Developers originally and laughably sold this condo project to us as ‘not luxury.’ However, Deb’s conversation yesterday with a “boasting” spokesperson for Richard Meier revealed that ‘It will be the most luxurious building in Brooklyn.’ Local agents speculate a 2-bedroom unit will go for about $1 million.”
LINK: Let the Construction Begin? [Prospect Heights Message Boards]
Food Co-Op Will Buy 100% of Electricity from Wind Farm
Hot Bird
Not a day goes by that I don’t regret missing the era of Hot Bird in Brooklyn.