Vines & Voices 020: Influencer’s Cobble Hill Apartment Sparks Backlash
Plus, Mister Cheeks’ soft opening, LaNoBa’s temporary shop and more.
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Halloween Recap
My husband and I walked up and down Clinton, Henry and Court Streets last night asking neighbors how much Halloween candy they were giving away to trick-or-treaters. Here’s the full report. Shout out to MozzLab’s pop-up pizza oven for fueling us along the way!
The Roundup
Mister Cheeks soft-opened this week. Their curated lunch menu features easy, to-go items like salads, sandwiches, soup and snacks. You can also order coffee, tea and soft-serve ice cream through their takeout window. I simply must try the salted maple tahini latte!
East Fork is hosting a matcha pop-up today from noon to 4 p.m.
Insa Brooklyn will reward the best costume at their Halloween drag brunch tomorrow, Nov. 2.
The Brooklyn Public Library and Department of Transformation unveil Letters for the Future, a borrowable art collection, on Monday, Nov. 3.
Gus’ has released their Thanksgiving menu. Reservations are available on Resy, with pricing at $95 per person, or $45 for the under-12 crowd.
LaNoBa Design has opened a temporary shop inside the Red Hook Cidery.
Mexico In My Pocket founder Luisa Navarro appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show this week to promote her USA Today best-selling book, Mexico’s Day of the Dead: A Celebration of Life Through Photos and Stories.
Red Hook has formed a sauna club.
L’Appartement 4F used an excellent Grand Budapest Hotel costume to raise awareness of SNAP food assistance funding.
Celebrity real estate meets influencer backlash: Lily Allen and David Harbour are selling their whimsically decorated $8 million Carroll Gardens brownstone. On the opposite end of the interior design spectrum is influencer Molly Blutstein’s Cobble Hill pad, featured in Architectural Digest. People did not seem to like the writeup.