I walked past the new Bklyn Larder (228
Flatbush Ave., nr. Sixth Ave., Park Slope; 718-783-1250) a couple of
times last week. Once on my way to Babeland another time on my way to
the Bergen Street subway station.

The store has a clean, white
minimalist vibe and looks quite beautiful from the outside. My first
thought: how brave to open a high end gourmet shop in times like these.

Then I went to a friend's birthday party and ran into the
sister of the owner of Franny's and she told me that Franny and her
husband Andrew Feinberg are also the owners of Bklyn Larder.

Franny's
sister also told me that the new shop has an amazing cheese selection
in a special climate-controlled room and that they will be pressing
their own olive oil (!). That impressed me. They will also have pressed
sandwiches, and dinner take-out. The couple are foodies extraordinaire
and this shop should quite the place for local foodies and those who
just like tasty stuff. Yum.