red hook
favor- “ette” friday: saipua
September 23rd, 2011
I love this place. And so will you. Saipua (Finnish for “soap”) has been making beautiful, hand-made soaps and candles since 1999. The soaps are made from the highest quality ingredients – food-grade oils, butters and fresh herbs – and have been a favorite of mine for years. As they are wrapped in unusual, lovely papers [...]
brooklyn bound: metal and thread
June 27th, 2011
I recently wrote about the Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook, which I visited for the first time last year on a pilgrimage here. I’ve been back several times since, and just discovered the truly unique shop Metal and Thread. Owners Denise Carbonell and Derek Dominy opened this comfortable and stylish shop in 2008, and their mission statement beautifully captures their extensive, yet thoughtfully [...]
brooklyn bound: baked
June 2nd, 2011
I discovered the Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook in New York Magazine a few years ago, and finally got myself there last year. I was already a fan of the (BEST!) lobster rolls served up by the Red Hook Lobster Pound, but there seemed to be a number of other interesting places to explore. I’ve been back to [...]
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