Greetings!
To all who came last month to Organic Krush in
Woodbury…thanks! And it seemed like all 14 of y’all had a good time 😊!
So this month we have (drum roll please…ta-ta-da-DAAAAA 😊)…
Saturday, July 23rd
4:30pm to ???
CSA Culinary Extravaganza – July edition
Paulie Gee’s (& Van Leeuwen Scoop Shop)
60 Greenpoint Ave.
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
RSVP by Saturday, July 16th (the
restaurant would like a week’s notice)…
respond to this email with the number in your party (ex. –
zoubeck +1), OR leave a voice message including the number in your party at
631-421-4864
This month is omnivore, vegan, and possibly gluten-free
friendly. If you have GF issues, contact Paulie Gee’s for their options (Soup
& Salad? But then again, they make Pizza here so there’s gluten flying
around in the air which may or not be an issue depending on one’s level of
sensitivity), and Van Leeuwen has GF Ice Cream options, but they’re not
certified Gluten-Free (read here… https://vanleeuwenicecream.com/faqs/
).
What I’d advise is for any single people attending to
consider sharing a Pizza with someone (one pie is good for two people to share)
if you’re going to get a Salad or Soup, otherwise, you might be ok with one pie
for yourself (6 slices…but not huge old school Long Island slices 😊).
We can work that out when we get there, and it will work out just fine and be
DELICIOUS! 😊 Plus, maybe some of us can share pies to get
different flavors. We usually get individual checks per party or table, so it
makes it easier to figure out who owes what.
Also, let me know if you want to carpool, or have room in
your car for someone to ride with you (with the price of gas these days…it’s
something you might consider 😊).
Schedule so far…
4:30pm – gather (they won’t seat us till everyone arrives)
5pm – let’s get the party started
7:30pm (or whenever we’re done)– take an after-dinner stroll
down the block to Transmitter Park which is right on the East River with a
stellar view of Manhattan (it’s still as lovely as I remember it)
8pm (or whenever the urge for a snack hits us) – over to Van
Leeuwen in Williamsburg for dessert (there’s one in Greenpoint but it’s smaller
and this one is just a 5-minute ride away and there will be seating for
everyone)
204 Wythe Ave
Williamsburg
And when done…head home, or to parts unknown! 😊
Why are we going here? It’s considered one of the best Pizza
places in the NY Metro area AND Paulie makes a point of trying to use local
food purveyors (Gotham Greens rooftop farm/Hometown BBQ meat/Mike’s Hot Honey/Chop’t/Greenport
Beer and other local beers, etc.)…
https://pauliegee.com/greenpoint/
There are other Paulie Gee’s in MD, IL, OH, and his Slice
Shops in Greenpoint, NY, and LA, IL, PA.
If you want to learn a little more about how Paul Giannone
became Paulie Gee you can read/listen here…
Any why Van Leeuwen? They’re “glocal” (a combo of local and
global concern for where they source their ingredients from), and good people
(check out their origin story 😊)…
https://vanleeuwenicecream.com/our-story/
While you can get their Ice Cream pints in various locations
(Whole Foods, Walmart, etc. – check their website for where), at the Scoop
Shops you can get Sundaes, and flavors they don’t have anywhere else. This past
weekend I sampled an artisinal Coffee Dark Chocolate and a Marionberry
Cheesecake (they let you have a taste before you buy…not sure if there’s a
limit on the numbers of flavors you can try…some places do).
I used to be acquainted with Ben & Laura when they first
started (when it was food truck only, before the first bricks & mortar
store), but somehow never managed to meet Ben’s brother Pete who’s now running
the west coast end of the business (along with Laura who divorced Ben but is
still part of the team). Very lovely people.
There are other Van Leeuwen Scoop Shops in NY (check for
other locations Brooklyn & Manhattan…none in Queens or on Long Island), NJ,
CA, TX, PA (and soon CT & CO).
And the food all tastes pretty good! 😊 I Have been going to both places for a number of years, and made a trial run this
past weekend since I haven’t been to either since what I refer to as “the
before times”.
It took about 1 hr. and 15 minutes to get there on a
Saturday night using the WAZE app (we got there at 8pm), and then we got
parking no problem BUT I’d allow myself for another 10 minutes in case you need
to drive around the block to find something. I’d suggest the blocks parallel to
the water (and make sure to read the signs to avoid tickets…or to find spots…we
got ours because it was truck parking only during the week, but we read the
fine print and were fine on Saturday).
Check out the Paulie Gee’s menu (I HIGHLY advise it since
the menu is pretty overwhelming, and you’ll need to pare down your choices to
be able to order)…
https://pauliegee.com/greenpoint/
Feel free to ask me any questions about the menu (we’ve had
a number of these pies…but there are always new ones and many we haven’t tried).
And check out the menu for Van Leeuwen and both regular
Ice Cream…
https://vanleeuwenicecream.com/product-category/van-leeuwen-ice-cream/classic-ice-cream/
And vegan Ice Cream…
https://vanleeuwenicecream.com/product-category/van-leeuwen-ice-cream/van-leeuwen-vegan-ice-cream/
LET’S EAT! 😊
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