Here’s a tip from an OTBKB reader, who lives in Windsor Terrace.

There’s a new health food store just opened in South Slope, right across the street from the new wine bar, Vine Rouge, which you wrote about. The store is called Balance Life and it fills a HUGE void. News is spreading entirely by word of mouth and business is good. The reason may be this little book on the counter where customers scribble requests. The owners actually follow through on them! It’s amazing.

Popular items: kambucha, scoop-your-own granola, specialty breads and pastas (gluten-free, yeast-free), organic vegetables, fine chocolates and ice creams, fruit chips (banana, apple). They also sell environmentally friendly cleaning and beauty products. And they are locally owned, by a really nice couple.

the info is:
Balance Life
624 5th Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11215
718-768-1091