[quote]The owner of Basil Pizza & Wine Bar, an upscale dairy restaurant in Crown Heights, plans to open an sister restaurant that will serve fleishigs. After speaking with Daniel Branover, the owner of Basil, we can now confirm that the rumors are true.
Branover said the new restaurant will be named ‘Meat.’ It will be located in a building he just purchased on Kingston Ave. off Bergen Street in Northern Crown Heights.
The newly purchased building, 115 Kingston Ave., is in dilapidated condition and requires extensive renovation, which is set to begin shortly.
“There is no time frame yet for when we can expect the new establishment to open its doors,” Branover said.
Sources told CrownHeights.info that the new restaurant will serve Southern style food, such as smoked barbecue and other grilled fare.[/quote]
http://crownheights.info/crown-heights-news/425568/basil-owner-to-open-meat/---> first new discussion in new format, let's see how this goes.
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My understanding is that a restaurant can either serve meat OR dairy and receive certification.
Basil serves dairy.
The new one will serve meat.
...I do like being able to order both.
I've often wondered how much it costs to get the actual certification. I imagine it is related to the volume of sales, and not simply a fixed fee.
No matter what goes in there, I'm excited for the rehabilitation of 115 Kingston. The old commercial tenants moved out at least a year ago, leaving the ground floor shuttered just like the rest of the building above it. And despite the fact that scaffolding went up and new boards went in the windows, absolutely no work was done (you can see a pic from last year here: http://ilovefranklinave.blogspot.com/2013/04/guest-post-year-in-life-of-kingston.html), so that whole corner's been a dark, lifeless garbage magnet.
From what I understand the actual Lubavitch organizations don't own much besides 770, and some of the nearby schools and dorms.
Movements don't own much.
...when a neighborhood is primarily catholic (ie parts of Boston ) isn't really owned by the Catholic Church. ....just the churches, and the attached schools are.
While newcomers are encouraged to visit, members are strongly encouraged to live inside the established boundaries.
While social mixing with non Lubavitch neighbors is discouraged, I have always found members polite when I have a question.
Membership is intense.
https://jewishtours.com/
It seemed as if it was "sanctioned" by the community, in that we were able to see lots of things in the community that I would never have seen otherwise: the 770 museum, the 770 worship area, a bridal room, a matzo factory, etc.
I asked lots of questions about their beliefs, and felt as if I received honest answers. I left feeling that it would be hard for a young adult to leave the culture if it wasn't for them, but that they could without violence.
Hence, it fell short of my definition of a cult, and merely met my definition of "way too much structure for me".
All four of us left feeling that remaining a single woman within the movement was not an option; Producing children is central to the role of women.
Some are ok with with the smaller outposts, and are now living in Flatbush, PLG and Ditmas. Additional venues are being created to meet their needs at this moment.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_enclave
antonym:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghetto
Yeah, I believe that's related to Sukkot. As someone who looks stereotypically Jewish they've practically stalked me for the last decade ("Are you Jewish?"). At first I tried explaining that my father is Jewish and my mother is Catholic, making me a religious bastard (as a result of the matrilineal and patrilineal nature of those respective religions). But I soon realized I was better off just saying "no."
http://forward.com/news/184484/meet-the-are-you-jewish-chabad-guys/
As a result, I think they could make the process more efficient for all concerned if they passed out stickers similar to the "I donated blood today" or "I voted today" ones.
It would state: "I've been asked if I am Jewish today", and be given to people regardless of what they answered.
(I might even ask for an extra sticker for future use)
They have entered the CB stage.
We won't know their decision until they file with the SLA. They have not gotten that far yet:
115 Kingston Avenue
Kings
11213
https://www.tran.sla.ny.gov/JSP/query/PublicQueryPremisesSearchPage.jsp
I believe the proprieters own the whole building, including the soon-to-be apartments above. It would not surprise me if (as a result of a combination of factors) the tenants ended up being likely customers.
My theory is that they eat there because:
-The food is good, and/or
-They aren't particularly price sensitive customers and/or
-The restaurants' proximity to where they work (ie at Beth Israel) coupled with their limited time for lunch.
Granted, I took the photo on a Thursday night (the most popular night), but the place is regularly packed and I don't believe the Crown Heights area -alone- could achieve that.
The proprieter rec'd the support of CB 8, and will now seek a lic from NYS SLA.
Random details:
89 seats.
Closed Friday evening and during daylight hours on Saturday (ie Shabbat).
Sidewalk cafe will be sought in future.
Following landmark rules in construction and rehab.