Sunday, May 29, 2011

Smorgasburg, Brooklyn,NY

After reading a NY Times article on Smorgasburgh and on the advice of a fellow blogger I wanted to see it for myself. The organizers of Brooklyn Flea with a clever play on smorgasbord and Williamsburg have come up with a weekly food fair with a large variety of vendors from artisanal pastas to hotdogs.
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You would think associating a flea market with a food fair would not be good marketing but Williamsburg being the funky neighborhood it is manages to pull it off.........

The sun was a little high in the sky so photography was difficult but I gave it my best shot.
One of the toughest parts of the fair is the amount of choices you have. I ended up buying (there was two of us) two porchetta sandwiches, a couple of hotdogs and and an order of sausage Terriyaki balls. The food was excellent but as you walked around and seen other peoples plates you kept thinking you wanted to try that. So just based on the choices I will be making a return trip.
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Along with the food truck type vendors there are also some cool food products and a green market.
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Of course an added bonus of the market site right on the Brooklyn waterfront is a great view of the Manhattan skyline.
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We ended our day walking over the Williamsburg bridge and seen a neighborhood still in transition unlike the area directly around the market site which is fully gentrified.
In this set you can even see the shuttered Domino’s sugar plant.
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So get yourself to Brooklyn on a Saturday and go hungry.

http://brooklynflea.com/smorgasburg/

27 comments:

  1. i've heard so much about the brooklyn flea market! can't wait to visit it one day. thanks so much for the blog visit :).

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  2. Thank you Junia it's a great place for a visit.

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  3. I have got to go to Brooklyn to photograph. I haven't been there in forever, and I feel like I'm missing out on so much. Thank you for having stopped by my site, I really appreciate your comment. I'm looking through your site and I'm loving every photo, I'm so glad you found me, I will definitely be stopping by again. I am now following =]

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  4. Willliamsburg is a short hop from Manhattan but not so short from whee I live in the Bronx. But this is really worth the trip. I noticed some very cool looking restaurants in the neighborhood.

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  5. Ooh, I spy McClure's pickles! I've read so many good things about them, I'd love to pick some up on my next trip back home. Looks like a great market all right.

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  6. I really love your pictures..
    thank you for stopping by my blog so that I could discover yours

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  7. Thank you fooddoctor. I am enjoying discovering other people's food and photos also. Love your blog.

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  8. This looks great! I was just recently in NY and adored the Brooklyn Flea and all the delicious eats there, so I'm happy to hear that there is now something devoted to just the food aspect of it. Can't wait to visit!

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  9. Oh Wow! Your pics are so gorgeous and mouth-watering! I'm so glad you visited my site, coz now I have another great blog to ogle at. This is great for the next time I visit the states! Thanks!

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  10. Beautiful photos!! This makes me miss NY so much!! Love Brooklyn Flea!

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  11. Thank you guys nice to get a little feedback from people

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  12. Oh man, I don't know if I could control myself with all the different options. Beautiful pictures. I will have to check it out next time I am in town.

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  13. That looks like a fantastic place! And your photos are amazing!

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  14. Such wonderful pictures. I love this pictorial tour. Thanks.

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  15. I love brooklyn. I only go once a year but I need to go more often.

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  16. Thanks so much for sharing! I'm passing this on to my friend in NYC and demanding that we go next time I visit! I have been to the Brooklyn Flea before, but it sounds like it's even better now!

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  17. Thank you all for the kind comments. Sorry I took so long coming back but I somehow dropped the ball. Planning a return trip tomorrow.

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  18. I have to go to this to this it looks awesome. I'm going to find a reason to be in NY then head here :)

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  19. Man, I already have major issues picking what to eat at the Fort Greene flea...I'm a little scared of the Smorgasburg variety. Still hitting it the second I get back to the city, though, obviously!

    PS - That bike planter is so, so awesome...

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  20. Celia I know what you mean about choice. But be sure to visit with friends and have everyone buy something different then meet up for an eat up..

    I loved the bike planter too much, nearly got hit by a car when was in the street with my camera.

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  21. Great photos! Those hot dogs are hot stuff! And that green bike? I want that! Buzzed

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  22. I've been wanting to get to Smorgasburg... I must do that one weekend this summer!

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  23. Great pictures! You really brought the market here....thanks! (Buzzed!)

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  24. Thanks for bringing the market to some of us who cannot get there right away!

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  25. Glad you enjoyed your trip to the market! Your pictures really reveal that I have missed out on all the fun.
    I love going to outdoor markets, but have yet to attend one up north.

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  26. Great photos as always! You live in one of the great food cities of the world and we so enjoy your photographic wanderings... love the green bike, too!

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  27. Love your smorgasbord of photos, Mike. I'm putting this food flea market on my list for when I get to go back to NY. Those hot dogs look amazing.

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