It's Me, KP

Lobster Joint

In all my trips to Brooklyn, I've never been to the neighborhood of Greenpoint.  I've edged around it many, many times in Williamsburg but haven't adventured into Greenpoint.  That is, until a few weeks ago, when there was a very good reason for us to head in.  The mission for this trip was a girls dinner at the new restaurant, Lobster Joint.

Lobster Joint's slogan is "serving traditional New England comfort food" and I can't imagine a better welcome to this new neighborhood.  We ordered, then parked at one of the picnic tables in the large back patio.  Amanda is friends with the chef + owner so once the food started arriving at our table, it didn't stop.

We sampled a plate full of crab cake sliders, a pan of lobster mac 'n cheese, a delicious bowl of clam chowder, amazing popcorn shrimp, tasty fried clam strips, and a giant lobster roll with heaping chunks.  Plus a side of crunchy pickles that complimented it all perfectly.  This food is good.  Really really good.

Suffice to say my first trip out to Greenpoint was more than successful.  A great night with the girls and Lobster Joint, with its tasty feasts and big backyard, is definitely worth the train rides.  Well done, Brooklyn.  Well done.

Brooklyn Art Library

A few weeks ago I was hanging out in Williamsburg with a graphic designer friend who was saying "You know... that paper store with all the sketchbooks that's just up the street?"  I certainly did not know and requested to go there immediately.  And once I got there, I didn't want to leave.

That paper store is actually called Brooklyn Art Library and it currently houses the books from the Sketchbook Project.  It's amazing.  Lots of fantastic little vignettes set up around the store, vintage paper products like tags and bags, and a great collection of notebooks + art supplies.

I took Sarah there when she was in town and we found the sketchbook that the in-house design team at American Crafts had created for the Sketchbook Project.  Below is a spread from Ann Marie.

Brooklyn. Art. Library.  Those three words alone make my heart skip a beat, but when you add them all up together it equals a shop that will charm your pants right off and money right out of your pocket.