It’s that time of year once again to show your special someone how much you care.  If you’re going to participate in the holiday, here are some options for keeping it local:

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Greene Grape and GG Provisions:
Fondue tastings and wine tastings, Friday and Saturday

Aqualis Grill
773 Fulton Street (between S. Portland and S. Oxford)
$55/person four course and champagne and/or wine included

Dajeh Restaurant and Wine Bar
919 Fulton Street (between Clinton & Waverly)
Caribbean-Influenced, Wine-Paired Tasting Menu for Valentine’s Day.
5-course tasting menu $129 per couple. Each of the five courses is
paired perfectly with a different wine in collaboration with Wine
Consultant Veronique Fitzgerald, DWS. (the price without wine: $105.00
per couple).

Stonehome Wine Bar
87 Lafayette (between S. Elliott and S. Portland)
4 courses for $65 per person, with wine pairings add $40 per person.
Seatings at 6, 7, 9 and 10pm
For Reservations, call 718-624-9443

Cure Beauty Bar:
Valentine Special:  Basic Mani/Pedi/ 1 Dozen roses/glass of sparkling
wine – $90 or for couples $165 (which can be friends/Spouses/sibling
etc.) Runs from Feb. 12th -14th. Must make a appointment and pre-pay
by Feb. 11th 2010

Social Therapy Group
What’s Love Got to Do With It?
Prepare for Valentine’s Day by getting better at loving.  Explore
where you are with love and friendship and create more intimacy in
your all your relationships. Come to a social therapy group and work
at making your Valentine’s Day more loving.  Come alone or bring your
loved one –whether it’s your friend, your partner, your mother or
lover.  We will help you get better at creating loving conversations.
Saturday, February 13, 2010, 11am – 1pm.  Fee: $30/person or
$50/couple or twosome.  Contact:  Ann Green, 718-797-3220 ext. 319 or
agreen@socialtherapygroup.com

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iCi:
Brunch from 9am to 4pm and a $45 5-course-prix-fix Menu for Dinner from 5.30 to 11pm

Chez Oskar:
$36 Prix Fix menu Sunday evening

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Tamboril:
$25 Prix Fix 5:30-11 on Saturday
Jazz music at 7 and 9pm on Sunday

Chez Lola:
$32 Prix Fix menu Sunday evening



The new Fulton BID is starting a new local business promotional program, offering special discounts at select retailers on Fridays.  Tomorrow will be the first “FAB Friday.”  Eight retailers on two blocks of Fulton are offering specials (and since these two blocks are near me, it’s a good excuse to check it out).

Chance 11
Restaurant/Lounge
895 Fulton Street
“Happy Hour” with 20¢ buffalo wings, from 4:30-8pm
Bar Olivino
Wine Bar
899 Fulton Street
Free bar snacks from 6-8pm, and wine specials by the glass
Just Taste It
901 Fulton Street
Take-out Lunch specials ($6 or less ) extended to 7pm
You-Niques Salon
903 Fulton Street
Special prices from 5-8pm (first-time customers only)
Olivino Wines
905 Fulton Street
Free in-store wine tasting from 6:30-8pm
Autour du Monde
Restaurant & Bar
860 Fulton Street
Selected dessert on the house with dinner
Dajeh Restaurant
919 Fulton Street
Menu of small plates for $6-10 each, as well as $3 beers and $5 wine specials


Cure Beauty Bar
921 Fulton Street
10% all services all day

FAB Alliance / Fulton Street in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill /Tel: 718-928-3322 / e-mail:contactus@faballiance.org
COMING SOON:
More FAB FRIDAYS along other parts of Fulton Street
www.faballiance.org

Kush Cafe is holding a fundraiser for one of their servers, who lost several loved ones in the Haiti quake.  The price is good, and attendees will enjoy an all-you-can-eat buffet.  Kush’s food is excellent – check it out.


Please join Kush Café for an evening of remembrance and hope as we honor the family of our very own server Darnelle Dasne, who lost several loved ones when her childhood home in Port-au-Prince, Haiti was destroyed by the earthquake.

Dasne Family Fundraiser
Wednesday, February 3rd 
5pm-11pm
$20 Per Person
All-You-Can-Eat Buffet
Salade de Saint Marc
Mixed greens, tomato, onions, egg, lemon dressing
Main Courses
Beef Tassot au Riz Djon-Djon
Crisp beef bites with black rice & banana pesée
Lambi
Fricassee of conch, mirepoix vegetables, red kidney beans, rice & banana pesée
All profits will be donated to the Dasnes.
RSVP: kush@kushcafe.com or (718) 230-3471
Kush Café
17 Putnam Ave (@ Fulton btwn Cambridge & Grand)
Brooklyn, NY 11238
 www.kushcafe.com

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I have long noticed these vacant buildings on Fulton near Outpost.  Anyone know what happened to them, or remember them when they were livable / workable?

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And yet another reason to shop locally!  The new Fulton BID (known as the FAB Alliance) just sent me some very convincing reasons to shop on Fulton this month.

The new FAB Alliance is giving away 4 FREE TICKETS to a performance of the “Christmas Spectacular” at Radio City Music Hall – featuring the Rockettes! All people have to do is to go into a participating SHOP BROOKLYN businesses along Fulton Street (and parts of Lafayette, Greene and Putnam Avenues) in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, fill out an entry form and drop it in the box.
You can enter to win at as many businesses that have the raffle box as you want (but you can only complete one entry per person at each business). No purchase necessary and all that stuff. Complete rules are on the entry forms.
Tickets donated by the local branch of Capital One Bank, 858 Fulton Street (@ Clinton Avenue). The drawing will be December 17, 2009, and the tickets are for the 8:00pm performance on December 23, 2009.
You can enter to win at the local Capital One branch and at any of the participating Fulton Street SHOP BROOKLYN businesses (see flyer attached) – there are nearly 50! Shop Brooklyn is a program of Borough President Marty Markowitz designed to encourage people to shop locally during the holiday season (and all year long!).
Each of the businesses is offering a special “Brooklyn Bonus” through Christmas…
Free desserts with dinner… drink deals…. discounts on clothing… gift cards… drawings for free books… spa upgrades… eye exams… and even discounted therapy sessions.
The variety of businesses on Fulton Street is amazing, and if you haven’t explored the entire strip in a while, you have a lot to discover.
Check out the list of businesses attached and what they are offering… and enter to win those free tickets to Radio City.

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Tomorrow, there’s lots going on down on Fulton, thanks to Lashunda Davis (owner of both ‘Cure and Grady’s).  Head down to donate some holiday cheer to a needy child, get a well-deserved holiday mani, and celebrate the opening of a hip new boutique!

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I finally made it over to Greenlight Bookstore, the indie Fort Greene bookstore venture that’s been in the works since early 2008.  While I was excited, I kept it in check.  I’ve seen a lot of indie bookstores that end up being hyper-specific to one subject I’m not interested in (new age, self-help, children – the list goes on and on).

I’m happy to say I am delighted with our new local shop!  The space is beautifully designed, and full of all sorts of books.  I was happy to see a healthy selection of best selling fiction and literature, and even a display of those gorgeous new clothbound Penguin classics.

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Greenlight Bookstore
686 Fulton Street

Olivino Wine Bar was broken into this weekend.   I’m very sorry to hear the news, as it’s one of my favorite places.

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Fulton Street in Clinton Hill has a new boutique!  Located next to Cure BK, Grady’s Collective Market BK had their soft opening last weekend. For now, the shop features clothes, shoes and a few home items.  They’ll be ramping up before their grand opening in early December.

The new shop has a brand new blog featuring store products.  They’re planning on e-commerce functionality in the future.
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Staff was friendly and welcoming, and it looks like it’ll be a chill place to browse and shop.  Check back for an interview with the shop’s owners.

Go Fulton!

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GRADYS
COLLECTIVE
MARKET
BK*

923 FULTON ST.
BROOKLYN NY,11238
GRADYSBK@GMAIL.COM

TUES. – FRI. 12PM TO 7PM
SAT. 11AM TO 7PM
SUN. 12PM TO 6PM