cherrypatter has definitely not been a one banana show. i have needed all the help i can get from j. he has given me lots of time to glue my eyes to my tiny computer screen while tending to two needy but loving children (breakfast, talk to dad; read a book, talk to the big poppa; spend mindless minutes rolling out playdough — you know who will help you). he has also been a two-week delayed proofreader (at least it is proofed), has taken lots of photos and serves as a sounding board for lots of nattering. and now, entering new territory as my first guest post writer, the report on sheepstation is all his.
having enjoyed a ten-month stay down under in my innocent youth, i was thrilled when an aussie pub opened down the road from us. sheep station led the way for bars and restaurants opening up along 4th avenue. it is a great space — long bar, wooden tables and a back room with a cozy fireplace and dartboard. the beers are excellent too featuring the aussie stalwarts tooheys and fosters as well as “sheep’s milk”(go figure) as well as some european standards such as hoegaarden and guinness. sheep station also offers great tucker including the delicious lamb sandwhich served with chips or salad. by j. sheep station, 149 4th avenue at douglass, brooklyn, ny, .
with two small and darling kids and one lovely husband who all occasionally need some amount of tending to as well as a full-time job, this blog is an excuse for me to explore the streets of new york, with a focus on brooklyn -- my home -- and manhattan, for those great little finds that seem to appear randomly on all sorts of blocks around new york but are sometimes hidden from plain view. i gravitate toward small, beautiful, independent places with interesting things, fantastic and friendly service and mostly affordable stuff (or at least an excellent value) and food that is extremely tasty, reasonable and in a great space -- though taste will trump design every time. to help put all these ideas in one place, i also will provide a series of new york mini-guides. in each of these, i will highlight something fun to do and then give some food, shop and doing suggestions nearby. these mini-guides, soon to be accompanied by mini-maps, will help to fill an afternoon -- where to pick up a snack, what shops to check out nearby and is there a really sweet little park along the way for a much needed rest. and i am always looking for ideas -- so if you have any suggestions for where to eat and shop or what to do please let me know. . you can also follow me on twitter at cherrypatter.
and for those of you more interested in the photos, i have absolutely no photography training and while i have been picking up a few tidbits here and there, mostly i think the credit for the photos goes to my lovely camera. it is a canon rebel xti, and the lens i use most of the time is the 50 mm 1:1:8. i also have a 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 for longer views.
Excited that modern Chinese takeout spot (whatever that really means) might have a soft opening tomorrow in Gowanus next to fav 4&20 bbirds
Excellent guest post! Well done, J!
Thanks Eg! It tooks hours of deliberation and countless visits!