The Brooklyn Flea at Skylight One Hanson kicks off the winter season tomorrow. Over 100 vendors will be present.
Through March 2013, the Flea’s home is the former Williamsburg Savings Bank, worth a visit just to see the landmark interior. Note: the Flea is closed Dec. 29+30.
How do you tip?
Zagat surveys its readers for some interesting results. From the stingy to the extreme, the how and why are covered. ‘Tis the season to tip, and many question “how much?”
Cardfree, a mobile merchant platform which combines a full range of merchant solutions, including offers, promotions, mobile payments, loyalty, order-ahead, social-media engagement, and reporting, has announced its launch.
The National Restaurant Association will report today that the U.S. foodservice industry is expected to post its fourth consecutive year of sales growth in 2013. There will be an estimated 3.8-percent increase in sales to $660.5 billion, according to the National Restaurant Association’s 2013 Restaurant Industry Forecast.
Grub Street reports on the growing ease and commonplace of opening up a local distillery. If producers source their raw materials primarily from New York State, they can apply for a farm-distiller’s license, reducing the annual fee, and as of next April, this will allow them to sell their wares at farmers’ markets.
Peter Silvestri and his mom started the vegan Whole Earth Bakery in 1978, in SoHo.
After Hurricane Sandy, the loss of goods combined with mounting rent bills led Silvestri to LuckyAnt, a crowd-sourcing website to help support his shop, which is now on St. Marks place.
Chicken and waffles will make a new debut in Williamsburg on New Year’s Day, for brunch. Sweet Chick focuses on farm -to -table and has gluten free options, read the full report on DNA info here.
Nordic Preserves, Fish & Wildlife, small stall with a large a caribou head, has opened in Essex Street Market. The shop specializes in Scandinavian foods, such as gravlax, meatballs, pickles and potted game. Hard to find imported goods from Scandinavia are also available. On Sunday, in celebration of the shop’s opening earlier in the week, the shop will pour Glogg.
An enormous beer hall is opening this weekend in the West Village, built inside a former garage, moving in next to Brooklyn-themed bar The Brooklyneer, Film Forum and the music venue SOB’s.
The New York State Restaurant Association and the 5th Avenue/Park Slope BID will present an interactive program highlighting the most common violations cited during health inspections, discuss preventative measures that can be taken and learn helpful tips for earning and maintaining an ‘A’ letter grade.
See the invitation here.
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