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bklyn larder: the best blts around!
it is a very seriously good thing that we do not live too close to the bergen street stop on flatbush avenue or i would destroy what exists of our family budget. i am a wee obsessed with bklyn larder, and mostly lately is has been all about their blt. it’s not big, but the white bread (many of the breads are from sullivan street bakery or grandaisy) is firm and tasty and gently toasted, the mayonnaise, tomato and bacon ratios are really quite perfect, and the quality of each ingredient is so good i could keep coming to bklyn larder every weekend just for that. the sandwiches may also be the most reasonably priced item in the shop, at between $7 and $8.50. other options during our latest visit included a grilled cheddar, a prosciutto and butter, a tuna, egg and anchovy and finally a salami (from salumeria biellese) and provolone with hot pickles.
bklyn larder opened up this summer, an offshoot of my beloved franny’s. in some ways it is not much different then blue apron and bierkraft in terms of the many specialty items, cheeses, and cured meats that they carry. there are plenty of exotic spices like piment d’espelette, six kinds of salt and exotic jams like ones made from maida white cilantro figs. bklyn larder carries some of the usual unique brooklyn goodies like early bird granola, nunu chocolates and salvatore bklyn ricotta that we can really get many places and so i might not venture this far north. however, i would make the trip for some of bklyn larder basic cooking stocks like veal, red wine jus and pork brodo that i just would never make myself, and i can only imagine are quite tasty.
however, i think bklyn larder really stand out in the neighborhood for their spectacular prepared foods which really do tower over what’s available over at union market(good in a pinch but i really prefer to use them for meat and fish if i cannot make it over to court street). we fell in love with bklyn larder’s roast pork which was so tender and melting, which we ate one night with some green veggies that i cannot remember but were equally delicious. some other recent selections included duck confit, marinated beets with olives and almonds, poached chicken with salsa verde. red rice salad with corn and provolone dolce, marinated local squid with pimenton and chickpeas, marinated mushrooms with shallots and limes and marinated eggplant. i really might never make dinner again if i passed by bklyn larder often.
and i cannot forget dessert, though i wish bklyn larder would make more of their baked goods. they have a bunch of chocolates madecase chocolate and taza chocolates, and some cupcakes and cookies from one girl cookies (wish they had my more favorite whoopie pies). last but not least, i have to mention bklyn larder’s maybe not quite up-to-snuff gelato. i have always totally loved the gelato at franny’s so i had high hopes. but for $9 a pint, i don’t know that i can do another taste test there (the flavors include espresso, hazelnut, chocolate chip, pistachio and almond). the strawberry that we tried earlier this summer was so incredibly sweet i couldn’t eat more than one bite. and that almost never happens. regardless, with a small counter great for people watching up and down flatbush avenue, i will be back soon at bklyn larder for that sandwich. bklyn larder, 228 flatbush avenue between bergen street and 6th avenue, brooklyn, new york, .
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