New Businesses on Kingston

"They will also serve a full appetizer menu which will include, among other items: hand cut fries, beer battered onion rings, pulled beef nachos and beef chili fries. Salads, soups, desserts and beverages will also be available. Local /micro-brewery beer and some of koshers finest wine will be served once a license is obtained. Some of the artisanal burgers you can look forward to are:

DNA from last Hanukah: Doughnut Lovers 'Jam' Crown Heights Bakery For Traditional Hanukkah Treat - http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20131127/crown-heights/doughnut-lovers-jam-crown-heights-bakery-for-traditional-hanukkah-treat

Albany is only one block east of Kingston. If you go to the bake shop, you can also stop at Benz's gourmet shop (smoked fish, fresh fish, specialty groceries, olives, and a variety of beers. (Since i hate beer, I'm no expert on what's available there; knowing the owner, though, I expect that the beers choices are good.) Next door is Mr Green's which carries quite good fruit and vegetables, though not a huge selection. All three stores, being owned by observant Jews, are closed on Friday starting a 2-3 hours before sundown, on Saturdays, and on Jewish holidays. They generally close between 6 and 7 PM, but are open a little later on Thursday nights. For larger orders, I believe all three will deliver.

And just to reminisce - Do you remember when Albany Bake Shop was located where the Apple Bank building is now, across the street from its current location?  They had quite a large baking operation going on there (with alley access from EP), and the whole area smelled awesome, particularly early mornings.  There are very few things I miss since new development came to CH, but this is surely one of them.

I sure remember the former Albany Bake Shop location, across the street. I've been living a one minute walk from them for the past 38 years, so I've been shopping there a long time. I knew the former owners fairly well and, of course, all the white-haired, Jewish lady salesclerks. The owner would give me samples of new things to taste. Some things they made, besides the challah, were very good, others, not so much. If I wanted raisin pumpernickel, I would tell him and he would bake it for me.

One day, I ran into the woman who used to own Sinclair's on Washington Ave inside the ABS. I knew her from my day's living on EP and Classon. As it turns out, she used to purchase bread (except challah) from the ABS. Challah, she baked herself. 

Dac, I did not realize that Benz's carried so many brands of beer. Since I don't drink, I merely noticed that there was a variety, just not so many types.