Photos from Lessons Learned the Hard Way

Lessons Learned the Hard Way, a "story slam" that we participated in and blogged about a couple of weeks ago, turned out to be a lot of fun.  theSweeten blogged about it and posted pictures.  You can check them out here.  One of the photos is already shown above.

Lessons Learned the Hard Way

Come hear us speak on July 10th at this "Story Slam".  Haha.  Love that term.  Brooklyn Based presents "Lessons Learned the Hard Way".  It's at DeKalb Market, which is a really cool spot if you haven't been there.  Here's some more info from the Brooklyn Based website:

Among the guests are butcher Tom Mylan of The Meat Hook, the soon-to-be proprietor of Royal Palms Shuffleboard Jonathan Schnapp, Rose Red and Lavender owner Kimberly Sevilla, Realty Collective founder Victoria Hagman, L Magazine and Brooklyn Magazine president and owner Daniel Stedman, theSweeeten.com founder Jean Laurer, serial entrepreneur and product development whiz Jason Fried (Myopenbar, Thunderclap.it), Robicelli’s cupcake queen Allison Robicelli, and many more. Together they’ll be sharing five-minute tales of “lessons learned the hard way”–terrible first jobs that taught them all they know, misguided choices, and other funny, inspiring stories about their work.

Everyone is welcome, and other indie business owners are encouraged to sign up for a storytelling slot on the spot (if you want to practice before you share your tale, each story slot has a five-minute max). Just RSVP here–when you do you’ll also be entitled to a 10% discount at select shops at DeKalb Market and two dollars off beer from 6-7pm.
 
It's not mentioned above but Tina Fallon will also be speaking!  Come hang!

Dekalb Market Growing

Dekalb Market is adding new vendors, as well as more shipping containers, for this fall. Sounds like they are more than doubling what they have right now. If you've never been to this market you should check it out. It's an indoor/outdoor market with local vendors selling food, crafts, clothes, etc. And now it's expanding. This all starts on October 15th and we're all very excited to hear that Jacques Torres is in the line up. Here's a sneak peek of some of the line up that we got from their website.

Pip&Estella | pipandestella.com
Her vintage home wares are inspired by the Satis House, as described in the Charles Dickens piece, Great Expectations. Sana says, “sunlight filtered images of Satis were lovely, albeit aging and let’s not forget, inspiring.”

The {New New} Etsy | thenewnew.blogspot.com
A Vibrant collective of cross-discipline handmade artists devoted to supporting one another in developing their creative and business potential within the New York tri-state area. The group shares the tremendous resources that New York City has to offer, mentors new craft business owners, and seeks out new marketplace and business opportunities for its eclectic membership. Their container will have a rotation of 10 artists featuring 1-2 artists each month.

Jacques Torres | mrchocolate.com
All products are hand crafted with premium ingredients. Every ingredient that goes into a Jacques Torres confection is made from scratch – from the marzipan and the marshmallows to the peanut butter. Each product is a celebration of chocolate in its purest sense and never contains preservatives or additives.
No extracts. No oils. No preservatives. No essences. YUM!

MeeheeNY | meeheeny.com
Made with all high quality fresh water pearls, precious and semi-precious stones and sterling silver MeeheeNY encompasses a unique delicate beauty. Dekalb will be their second home along with the Soho location.

Dekalb Market Opens This Weekend!

Back in April we reported on the Dekalb Market coming to Downtown Brooklyn, at 332 Flatbush avenue Ext. Well, months have passed, we have been waiting anxiously for it's arrival, and it's finally here...almost. July 23rd, this Saturday, will be the first day they open their doors to the public, although some vendors will be outdoors through the warm months. Open seven days a week not just on the weekends! This is all very exciting. The list of vendors is below (taken from an article in Zagat. They were especially psyched about Robicelli's and Maharlika so you may want to keep those in mind). It's all making us very hungry!

-Robicelli’s (cupcakes, whoopie pies, brownies, cookies, and ice cream sandwiches plus candy and items from Liddabit Sweets amongst others)

-Joe The Art of Coffee

-Sour Puss Pickles

-Maisy's (Soul Food)

-Tea by Tiffany

-Cuzin's Duzin (Doughnuts)

-Maharlika (Fillipino)

-Wright and Goebel Wines (Wine Bar)

-Nile Valley Juice and Salads (Vegan)

-Cheeky (Cajun)

-Pasticcio (Italian)

Market coming to Downtown Brooklyn!

First came reports about Shake Shack coming to the Fulton Mall, (read about that here: http://realtycollective.blogspot.com/2010/11/shack-is-coming.html) and now there's news about the Dekalb Market coming this summer. Yup, Downtown Brooklyn's getting hipper.

Located at the intersection of Flatbush and Willoughby, this market will be comprised of a collection of salvaged shipping containers and will be open 7 days a week. The vendors for the market are accross the board and so far include "an incubator farm, food market, events and performance venue, and a collection of eateries and work-sell spaces." But the one thing they all have in common is that they are independent, with a focus on community and sustainability.

For more info on the creators of this market and updates go to. http://www.urbanspacenyc.com/