Steve's Authentic Key Lime Pies

Photos by Cate

If you have a bike, a car, or can conveniently catch the water taxi or a bus, you must make a stop in Red Hook! Red Hook is part of the area known as South Brooklyn. It is a peninsula between Buttermilk Channel, Gowanus Bay and Gowanus Canal. Unreachable by subway, this is one of my favorite Brooklyn neighborhoods, as it offers many specialty spots. Of course it holds our beloved IKEA, Fairway, and it is also the only part of New York City that has a full frontal view of the Statue of Liberty, but what I am talking about are the amazing bakeries, vintage shops, and ball park food carts.

One of my most favorite places to visit when I go to Red Hook is Steve's Authentic Key Lime Pies. These delicious little treats are made in-house from pure key limes. They also make their own Graham crumb crust and are praised for their use of freshly squeezed key limes, instead of generic bottled key lime juice. A single-serving individual pie fit well in my personal budgeted-baked-goods allowance, as it was only $4. You can also purchase an 8" pie for $15 or a 10" for $25.

Affordable + tasty = a must* stop!

Steve's Authentic Key Lime Pies
204 Van Dyke St
(between Van Brunt St & Conover St)
Brooklyn, NY 11231

It's That Time of Year . . .

Brooklyn Flea moves outdoors!

The days may not be warm just yet, but the Brooklyn Flea is hinting at sunny days to come with its move from inside its winter location back to the great outdoors. Previously based out of One Hanson Place in Atlantic Center, it will now be in Forte Green on Saturdays and in Williamsburg on Sundays. Yesterday was the opening day in Williamsburg, based right along side the East River. To help celebrate, an official ribbon cutting was held at the entrance, a Brazilian marching band traveled throughout, and the amazing scents of various NYC food vendors filled the air–including the ever popular Red Hook ball park carts, delicious treats from Momofuko Milk Bar, and my favorite Brooklyn pickle vendor, McClures.  

My main reason for going yesterday was to hunt for items to add to my latest collection of vintage medicine, liquor and soda bottles. The Brooklyn Flea happens to be the perfect place for such a collection. In fact, it's the perfect place for sussing out just about every type of collectible imaginable, as the vendors hail from all over the place and there always seems to be someone specializing in whatever you're looking for. Other things you might happen upon include vintage clothing and jewelry, repurposed furniture, and art and crafts by local artists and designers. 

Photos by Cate

I had to hold myself back from purchasing a gorgeous handmade farmer table that was both too big for my apartment and too expensive for my budget, as well as these incredible aged tin mirrors. Let's just say, I could have left the Brooklyn Flea with a truck full of finds, but I managed to locate some semblance of self control and left with a few vintage bottles priced at about $3-$6 per piece, and  a vintage wooden gardening box to hold my prized collection–priced at $20 and negotiated down to $15. Oh yes, negotiating is definitely a possibility! Admittedly, I also left with a slice of Crack Pie from Momofuko Milk Bar and it was well worth it!

Photos by Cate

A visit to the Brooklyn Flea is a great way to spend a day out of your weekend. I do recommend going on a full stomach, otherwise you will definitely be spending the majority of your time trying to sample every yummy food you see (and there are a LOT!).

This post is courtesy of our lovely production assistant, Cate. Expect a more formal introduction to her soon!