Author Archives: cora
Brooklyn Bridge CSA
We were terribly sad when our old CSA (Community Supported Agriculture), Foodstockings, run by the esteemed radical bookstore Bluestockings, had to shutter. Whither our garlic scapes? How would we share the bounty of the New England Summer with 3B’s guests? … Continue reading
Friends of 3B: Compost for Brooklyn Block Party
Compost for Brooklyn is a neighborhood community garden project in Kensington Gardens, just South of Prospect Park. In the course of the past year, they’ve transformed a nasty empty lot into a garden and educational center–one of the only ones … Continue reading
Kara Gwyn Photography
Yet another talented guest! Kara Gwyn took a portrait of her friend while they were staying in our two-bed suite. The photo is part of her series “Projections,” where Kara projects beauty images onto her subjects in natural settings. See … Continue reading
3B Recipes: Vegan Carrot Cake
This cake is whole wheat, not too sweet, and delicious for breakfast. Ingredients: 3 cups shredded carrots Scant 1 cup sugar 2 cups whole wheat flour (whole wheat pastry is ideal) ½ tsp salt 2 tsp baking powder ½ tsp … Continue reading
3B Recipes: Coconut Steel Cut Oatmeal
After the snowiest January in New York since 1925, we’ve had enough warm days to delude ourselves that spring may have sprung. Well, March decided to celebrate the equinox with wet, gloomy, snow this morning–otherwise known by that ridiculous euphemism, … Continue reading
Dine in Brooklyn Restaurant Week
Over the past few years, Brooklyn has grown it’s own culinary culture, distinct from and perhaps even rivaling Manhattan’s. Foodies have been lured across the bridges for old-school ethnic restaurants as well as the upscale-rustic American cuisine that has brought … Continue reading
Top 5 Brooklyn Bookstores near 3B
I think there are few joys greater than discovering a bookstore by stumbling upon one on a street I’ve never walked down, or suddenly noticing another tucked between storefronts on a busy thoroughfare. 3B is central to lots of things, … Continue reading
3B Recipe: Eggs Florentine
Welcome to a soon-to-be-recurring feature on the blog: recipes from 3B breakfasts! Guests can recreate the deliciousness at home, and future guests can have a taste of what awaits them in Brooklyn. First up, an adaptation of Eggs Florentine. It … Continue reading
Happy New Year from 3B!
Come stay with us in 2011!
Just Downstairs: Fred Talks and The David Wax Museum
We here at 3B are all about new ideas. One of the best things about living in New York (and particularly Brooklyn) is the immense variety of interesting people doing interesting things. The intellectual foment to be found in a … Continue reading