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“Pumpkin Carving Contest, Sexy Brunch, Junoon's New Brunch”

Brooklyn Kitchen’s Pumpkin Carving Contest at Smogasburg

Show off your monstrous carving and decorating skills at the Brooklyn Kitchen Pumpkin Carving Contest. Register for the contest online ($5 entry fee) and bring your pumpkin to Smorgasburg. You'll have the chance to win some great prizes! There will be a judges’ vote as well as a popular vote for the big prize. The top two pumpkins will be put on display through Halloween at the Brooklyn Kitchen.

Attendees can vote for $1 each vote, and all proceeds benefit Bread & Life food pantry in Bed-Stuy.

Everyone must pre-register in advance, and pre-carve their pumpkins. Bring them to the Smorgasburg at the Williamsburg waterfront by 1:00pm. Voting will complete at 3pm. Winner and prizes will be announced at 3:30pm. Cost is $5 to submit each pumpkin.

RULES:
Bring a pre-carved pumpkin to our booth at Smorgasburg on 10/20 by 1pm.
You will be given no larger than 2' x 2' space to set up your pumpkin.
You must be completely set up by 1pm.
There will be no power outlets available.
Competitors are responsible for removing their pumpkins from the competition site between 3:30 and 4:30pm.

May the best carver win!

Sexy Brunch at Black Market

You’re sexy and you know it. So bring it this weekend to Black Market, the East Village gastropub known for its house oysters, outstanding cocktails and one of New York’s best burgers, for their new weekend "Sexy Brunch" with DJ Har Mar Superstar spinning tunes.

On Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 4pm, DJ Har Mar (aka Sean Tillmann) and a rotating cast of surprise guests will take residence at Black Market, spinning eclectic sets of R&B, freestyle dance grooves, soul, 80’s, 90’s and everything in between – a perfect accompaniment to Black Market’s new brunch offerings and killer brunch cocktails.   

The brunch menu was created by Chef Connor Pelcher, former line cook at ABC Kitchen and Jean-Georges, and a graduate of the New England Culinary Institute. Connor joined Black Market in May 2012. In addition to the much loved burger and house oysters, highlights of the brunch menu include BLK MKT Deviled Eggs with Pimenton de la Vera and caviar; Poached Eggs with Sweet Potato Hash; French Toast with thick cut brioche, blueberry compote and spiced maple syrup; and more.

Black Market’s cocktail program was developed by Hotel Delmano’s Sam Anderson. The seasonal brunch cocktails feature housemade syrups and bitters, including Black and Blue with Guinness, fresh black current and blueberry juice; Hound Dog with St. Germain, vodka, fresh grapefruit, lime and a torched grapefruit wedge; Dreams Never End with Mitchers rye whiskey, antica formula, pear syrup with brown sugar, and fernet branca; and more. The restaurant also offers an all-organic/biodynamic wine list, international and craft beers, fresh-pressed juices and coffee from Irving Farms.

There’s also a daily selection of fresh oysters, including its house oysters from Greenport Oyster Company, a small farm located on Peconic Bay just off Widow’s Hole at the end of the North Fork. The farm is owned by one of Black Market’s partners, Laura F. McCarthy, whose Greenport oysters are exclusive to the restaurant.

Black Market is located at 110 Avenue A (nr. 7th Street), (212) 614-9798

Brunch at Junoon

One of my favorite Indian restaurants to come on the scene recently is Junoon. Last year, for my brother’s birthday, we had dinner there, and it was truly exceptional. Great food, lovely service, wonderful cocktails, and a setting that was exotic and beautiful. Like a Zen temple that had opened its own house restaurant, it was peaceful enough to hold a conversation well into the night.

They’re now serving a $35 two-course prix fixe brunch that includes first course choices like a pastry basket, pakoras, chicken toast, and naan French toast, and main courses like Indian-style eggs benedict (naan instead of English muffins) with spiced lamb or lobster, a Masala omelette (with ginger, chiles and cilantro), as well as traditional dishes like Puri Bahj (spiced potato curry with deep-fried puris), Lobster Ki Bhurji (scrambled eggs with lobster, mustard seeds and curry leaves served with tawa paratha and masala potatoes), kati rolls, biryani, and more. To top it off you’ll be served unlimited quantities of their brunch cocktail of the week. Sack out in the serene lounge after brunch if you need a nap.

Junoon is located at 27 West 24th Street 212.490.2100.

Happy Weekend!

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