Last summer, Midtown brasserie Quality Bistro cobbled together a row of sun-shaded tables and chairs on the sidewalk along West 55th Street, called it an outdoor patio, and launched open-air dining for the first time. Come winter, sturdy, white tents were erected over the tables and chairs, chandeliers were hung, a checkerboard floor was laid over the sidewalk, some potted plants were added in the corners, and the outdoor patio transformed into a heated outdoor winter garden.
Now, in a third level-up that is “really bonkers,” as co-founder Michael Stillman puts it, the company installed a row of 14 private cabins covered in greenery in front of the restaurant, to add onto the tents, wooden benches and shaded tables for two lining the curb.
While everyone else in Brooklyn was busy nursing sourdough starters last spring, André Mack was shopping for a stone mill.
The founder of Brooklyn hospitality group & Sons and a nationally-recognized sommelier, winemaker, and author Mack is building a reputation for opening cozy, neighborhood spaces that are mildly fanatical about ingredient sourcing, like Ham Bar and adjacent specialty grocery shop Buttery. During the pandemic, as diners stuck closer to home and others relied exclusively on nearby shops for food, Mack saw more opportunities to build on that approach.
Now, one mid-pandemic stone mill purchase later, Mack is opening up a tiny, 50-square-foot breakfast taco spot called Mockingbird in Prospect Lefferts Garden this Saturday, at 469 Rogers Avenue, between Maple Street and Lincoln Road. It’s open four days a week, with four staple tacos on the menu, using tortillas made from flour that the company mills itself.
Iceland Is Bringing Back Wall s Funny Feet Ice Creams
Lucy Devine
| Last updated
10:10 AM, May 14 2021 GMT+1
Wall s Funny Feet ice creams were our absolute favourites growing up, and now, Iceland is giving us all a blast from the past by bringing them back decades on.
If you re struggling to remember the nostalgic treats, the strawberry flavoured ice creams - shaped like a foot - were first released back in 1980 and they were
so popular.
Iceland is bringing back Wall s Funny Feet ice cream (Credit: Iceland)
And now they are finally making a return, with the frozen lollies hitting Iceland shelves from 14th May - and available online from the 18th May. They ll be priced at £3 per pack of six.
Iceland has just announced the launch of their new range of retro ice lollies, based on sweets us Irish will have been all over back in the day.
The new range includes the famous Wham Bar, the popular Cola Bottle, the 80s foam Banana and lots of other retro treats that you absolutely enjoyed as a child - just now in ice pop form.
As well as the above, the new range also includes Sherbet Fountain ice lollies, Milk Bottles, Anglo Bubbly s and of course, Milkshare ice lollies too.
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The ice pops come in packs of either four or six, and all cost €2.50, so if you were hoping to pick up a few boxes this bank holiday weekend and not break the bank, you can.