Knife Skills Tom Mylan, in-house butcher at Diner, Marlow & Sons, and the two Bonitas, carved up half of a 220-lb. Berkshire pig at The Brooklyn Kitchen last night before a dozen students, then gave cooking tips for the various parts: “Braise the shoulder meat, cure the belly, cook the loin hot and fast, […]

For 15 years, Denise Carbonell and Derek Dominy lived above their L.E.S. shop, the Denise Carbonell Gallery, stocked with their handcrafted jewelry, furniture, and art. It was the perfect setup, until the vibe of the neighborhood changed.
“A lot of people kept saying our stuff looked too handmade, and we were like, Yeah, that’s the […]

On April 6, Brownstoner’s Brooklyn Flea will open in Fort Greene, and a map in this week’s NY Mag offers a glimpse of its eclectic look and feel. “It’s a big yard,” says organizer Eric Demby, “and we want fleasters to explore the whole thing — grab a cupcake on the way to the […]

BB asked local indie bookstores their top sellers of the past week, and their favorite book or recent best read. The biggest surprise? There’s actually a book called The Art of Pole Dancing.
Word in Greenpoint
Hardcover: Tree of Smoke by Dennis Johnson, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, Like You’d Understand […]

The limited edition Ork screen prints of Brooklyn, in BB’s orange and cream colors, are on sale now for $35 each. (See our original story on Ork prints here.)
If you order one, you can use any one of the framers on our Fix-It List and receive a 10 to 15 percent discount on framing. […]

BB has cared for many houseplants over the years, but our air plants are the coolest ones yet.
If you’re familiar with them, you know their scientific name is Tillandsia, that they’re a member of the Bromeliad family, and are known in general as an epiphyte — something that gets all of its moisture and […]

This may be the first time we’ve written about anyone outside the metropolitan area — but Jenny Beorkrem is worth it. The Chicago designer created a frenzy on local blogs from Curbed to Design*Sponge when she launched the site for her typographic neighborhood maps, Ork Posters, in November of last year.
By late December, just […]

As Yogi Tea says, “Self-reliance conquers any difficulty.” But for those of us who can’t sew, roof, paint or exterminate, BB has compiled a list of service- and repairmen, culled from comments on Brooklynian, Brownstoner, and Apartment Therapy, and personal recommendations from Reclaimed Home, Sustainable Flatbush, Prospect and Refuge (a k a City Dirt), […]

It took a movie to learn why the phrase “blood diamond” was so apt — but Design Glut’s Crude jewelry is a little more overt about what goes into the making of bling. Founded last May by two industrial design grads from Pratt, the tongue-in-cheek line began with solid gold and gold-plated rings, necklaces […]

Clothes
Everyone’s discounting heavily now or beginning this weekend, like RedLipstick, Cloth, Bird, Zoe, the new APC Surplus and Oak, where these $185 Palladium boots are now $109.
Condos
$185,000 one-bedrooms and other affordable apartments are available at 420 Classon Ave., the Clinton Hill/Bed-Stuy border, if you meet the income thresholds. Apply by Jan. 18. Details on […]