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A CSJ news curation
Welcome to Vines & Voices, your weekly dose of the latest buzz in Carroll Gardens. Curated by CSJ, this free newsletter will land in your inbox each week with everything you need to know — and a little more. Got a tip? Some juicy news to share? An idea you think we should cover? Hit us up at info@courtstreetjournal.com. Your voice is part of the story.
Story of the Week
East One Coffee Roasters Closes, But a Fight to Reopen Begins
All-day cafe and neighborhood go-to East One unexpectedly closed on March 7, leaving customers and staff stunned. Despite its closure, former employees and loyal patrons are actively campaigning to reopen, though they face resistance from the building's landlord. Read the full story here.
The Roundup
It was big news when Frank Buffa announced that his 12-decade-old Italian restaurant, Ferdinando’s Foccaceria, would close. Just weeks later, he surprised everyone by naming Sal Lamboglia – the chef and owner of Cafe Spaghetti, Swoony’s and Sal Tang’s – as his successor. Andrea Strong got the scoop, and GrubStreet published a candid Q&A with Lamboglia about his plans for the next chapter of the restaurant:
“Frank already said we can make a couple of dishes together whenever I want. So I’m hoping to get that on the books in the next couple of weeks, where we can make a couple of things that he treasured, which of course is like so cool, right?”
Shout out not having to pay a broker fee!
Brooklyn Farmacy took home the top prize in a seltzer competition for National Egg Cream weekend, which I had no idea is a thing. It’s niche, it’s successful and honestly, I’m all about it.
The neighborhood is getting another Pilates studio: Jetset Pilates, which has locations in SoHo and Gramercy, signed a lease on Atlantic Avenue and will open this spring. Bravo to this headline.
Latin American restaurant Leyenda is selling commemorative T-shirts as it winds down operations. I… kinda want one of these? Nothing says "I miss this place" like a shirt that will make people ask, "What’s Leyenda?" at every brunch!