Butter & Scotch: dessert bar in Crown Heights

Brooklyn Flea vendors. They are kickstarting.

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The bakers are working to open a dessert-and-cocktail bar in Crown Heights.

so exciting! ive had their stuff at the flea, and while i find much of the food there lackluster, these guys had it together. really, really good.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/butterandscotch/butter-and-scotch-the-home-stretch

hmmm. They are not disclosing their address.... They were looking at Franklin Avenue:

Butter and Scotch

Okay, brace yourselves folks–you’re about to dive into some of the most impossibly cute New Brooklyn sentences ever written. Brooklyn Flea vets Keavy Landreth of Kumquat Cupcakery and Allison Kave of First Place Pies are teaming up on this craft cocktail and dessert bar. Expect a “strong dialogue between the bar and pastry kitchen,” as in seasonal ingredients that are incorporated into both sundae syrups and cocktail bitters. Look for a mini-cupcake and liqueur flight with options like chocolate lavender cupcakes and chai amaro, plus savory lunch plates and bar snacks like dark and stormy caramel corn. Phew. The duo are still in search of a space, but are targeting Franklin Avenue in hopes of a May/June opening.

http://brooklynbased.com/blog/2013/01/11/2013-bar-and-restaurant-preview/

....But that, clearly, did not pan out

I'm calling Nostrand first. Classon is my second guess.

I'd put it in that new building on Classon at Dean, somewhere near there.

Definitely a good spot at Dean if the rent isn't loco bananas. The renderings seem to be a corner location. Beauty World?

Could be. But that would be a massive space. I think the LL of Beauty World is smart enough to rent to a business so established that it does not have to do Kickstarter.

I bet they'll have some really delicious and experimental cocktails. They got me, I'm donating for the love of alcohol and sweets. They went straight for my heart.

How about the space at 587 Franklin, or the new storefronts at 591 Franklin?

These are both on the market.

(Links were included, but were then removed due to site reorg)

Hmmm... the rendering looks to me like the corner of Franklin and St. John's, where Climax used to be. A solid option, considering Barboncino doesn't serve desserts other than gelato and its patrons may welcome a dessert spot just a few steps away.

I wish this would come to the Beauty World spot! Alas, it will probably be at the old Climax spot.

The old Climax spot will hopefully soon be filled and very expensive, so that's out.

I'd put it in the old Chavella's space on Classon, but I don't think there is enough foot traffic there.

Let it be on Nostrand. Franklin is doomed with starbucks moving in.

When did kickstarting a restaurant become the thing to do? I'm sorry but if you can't make it with traditional funding your in trouble.

The thing is I feel like some of these restaurants/establishments already HAVE the traditional funding, through investors, friends, savings etc but Kickstarter allows them to gain some extra investment. This is why you see a $20,000 Kickstarter make $5000 over a few weeks and then suddenly with one day to go, they've raised $20,100. I think it's fine, however these places can get in the game they should do it. Kickstarter will be tradition eventually

Because the media uses Kickstarter as a source of "what is likely to open" it is a way for new businesses to obtain free advertising.

Needless to say, you wouldn't want to run a Kickstarter campaign that failed, because that would be negative publicity.

Yeah, Kickstarter is a good way to build early committed customers. Also to raise awareness that you're about to move in.

They have reached their goal:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/butterandscotch/butter-and-scotch-the-home-stretch/posts

...and I'll take the bait and give them the publicity they crave.

BTW, their rendering seems to be based on where they would like to locate; they don't seem to have actually found a place. YET.

It doesn't have the foot traffic, I'd want, but I am nonetheless hoping that that they have considered the storefront on the corner of Rogers and Union.

http://www.brooklynian.com/forums/topic/south-of-ep-235-rogers-at-president-you-might-be-next

A clue! From their kickstarter blog on October 15th:"Lastly, we checked out another space in Crown Heights today - it's currently being fixed up, but has some great bones!!"Can any whizz-kid detectives identify that location in the photo?

Bedford Avenue and Prospect Avenue, northeast corner.

Good work, Josh!This photo of the interior makes me think they won't be opening any time too soon:

1417 Bedford (the address being discussed), had contractors at work today

As a result of selling their wares at the present Smorgasburg, I expect them to sell their wares at the new one at Berg'n

http://www.butterandscotch.com/

http://www.brooklynian.com/discussion/37390/899-917-bergen-street-soon-to-be-food-court-and-beer-garden-smorgasborg#Item_29

1417 Bedford today:

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It looks like they are making lots of progress!

Thanks for helping @whynot_31, gotta research how to post photos now

There is a little blue icon to the top left of the comment box. It can upload from a phone!

Yep, tried that first but when I clicked it, and then the photo, then done, nothing happens. It's alright ill figure it out

New paint job