Firefighter Cook-off Tomorrow!

July 31st is the third annual Fairway Firefighter Cook-off! It starts at noon tomorrow at 480 Van Brunt. Firemen from Brooklyn Heights and Red Hook square off on the grills.  Much like Iron Chef, there will be a secret ingredient revealed at the cook-off that they will have to use.  Winners receive a $500 Fairway gift card and a donation from Fairway to the charity of the winner's choice.  Should be fun! Come on down!

New Fairway Sneak Peek!

We heard that the Red Hook Fairway would be reopening on March 1st but we'd check their facebook every once in a while to see if the date had changed.  Thankfully not! We came across this video posted yesterday. It's a sneak peek at the new (and improved!) Fairway.  We had heard (and spread) rumors about there being a new upstairs cafe.  This video sets us straight.  The cafe has been improved and there will be an all-season outdoor area, but it is in the same place.  That plus wider isles and a few other upgrades.  Check out the video and get the tour.

Fairway set to Reopen!

Howie Glickberg, founder of Fairway Market, announced the reopening of the Red Hook store.  The date is set for March 1st.  We'd heard it would be sometime in March and are so glad to hear that it's actually the first day of the month!  You can watch the announcement, which includes high praise for Glickberg from Christine Quinn for Fairway's help and generosity after Hurricane Sandy. We can't wait to see the new store!

Thinking ahead for Thanksgiving.

We're trying to compile a list or get more info regarding Thanksgiving relief efforts in Red Hook.  If anyone has any info please share it so we can spread the word.  But on the subject of Thanksgiving, a lot of people have relied on the Fairway in the past for turkeys and trimmings and since it won't re-open for months we just wanted to remind people to pre-order and look elsewhere for their turkeys this year.  Here's a list from brooklynexposed that might help out.

Post Sandy Info.

So many businesses in Red Hook were destroyed this week, including Fairway as you can see in the pic above from Time Magazine they were disposing of damaged food, not giving food away as rumors would suggest.  It's so strange the differences from one neighborhood to the next.  The Carroll Gardens/Cobble Hill neighborhood has returned to normalcy for the most part.  The only signs of damage were the city workers clearing an occasional fallen tree (pic above) or branches but otherwise businesses were all open.  Kids even went trick or treating last night.  But our Red Hook neighbors are really hurting.  It's a very close-knit community in which many of our crew here at Realty Collective live and work.  There is such a pride and love for this community that we are sure everyone will pull through and help each other out but it's definitely tough right now.  Here's a very important link on storm recovery info.  Please pass it along to anyone who may need it.

Meet Lidia Bastianich at Fairway.

Not only will you be able to meet Lidia, television chef and restauranteur, at Fairway this Saturday May 12th, but you can taste her food as well!  She be in the Red Hook store between 12pm and 2pm signing copies of her new cookbook, Lidia's Italy in America, whihc will also be sold at the store.  In addition to the signing Fairway will be giving samples of some of her pasta and sauces. This event is also a benefit as 10% of all sales on Saturday from 12PM-2PM will be donated to WNET New York Public Radio.  So if you're foodie or just someone who loves free samps, head down to Fairway May 12th and do some tasting.