Bklyn Larder: Foodie Paradise on Flatbush

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.