Extra Fancy (Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY)

Extra Fancy (Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY)
302 Metropolitan Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11211
website: http://www.extrafancybklyn.com

Extra fancy was gracious enough to allow us to host a party for a friend headed to the other side of the pond.  The cuisine focuses on seafood with a modern American take.  They have a fun, well put together cocktail menu.  The waitresses and bartenders were super attentive and accommodating.  Combined with good food, friends, a fun space and atmosphere, a grand time was had by all.  Unfortunately, in the merriment, I was unable to capture all the food items such as the oysters but everything was cooked properly and good.

Bourbon Cocktail

Single Malt Scotch cocktail

Deviled Eggs with chips

Fish and Chips

Parsley Fries

Chicken Liver Patte with Pickled Veg, Caramelized Onions and Bread

Brooklyn Curry Experiment

Brooklyn Curry Experiment
at Public Assembly (70 North 6th Street, between Kent + Wythe)

http://thefoodexperiments.com/

Even though we didn't compete, I attended the Brooklyn Curry Experiment in support of the amateur chefs that had entered dishes. For $15 dollars you get to sample a lot of experimental dishes and a draft brooklyn brewery beer. Not too shabby.

Overall it was a good experience but what's a blog without some critiques/grumbling. Personally, I've been blessed wiht mostly an iron stomach. Some of my friends, after a long and late birthday weekend of drinking were less happy to be sampling various amateur attempts at curry dishes. Curry is also one of those ingredients which can be overused. For the most part all the dishes were good. Unfortuantely some of the subtlties in a dish might have been missed if you had previously just sampled something with a bit of kick. I don't really envy the judges as it was quite hard to reset your pallete each time.

Perhaps in the future, I can help out my friends in another food experiment competition.

Smorgasburg (Williamsburg)

Smorgasburg (Williamsburg)
http://www.smorgasburg.com/

After a little tennis at McCarren Park in Brooklyn, I made my first trek to Smorgasburg, a Brooklyn Flea Food Market.  There were plenty of vendors out and about and being along the water made the event that much more enjoyable.

Post tennis we were a bit hungry so we got down to business by taking a lap around the event and then getting food.  A pulled pork and beef brisket slider were sampled.  Macarons were purchased, along with spring rolls with mushroom and a lamb burger.