Food and Culture

There are so many little things that make living in Brooklyn great for kids. I mean, how many neighborhoods have a restaurant tour practically on your front doorstep!

The main avenue in our nabe is loaded with delicious restaurants but last night many of them were giving out samples of their yummy wares. Kiddo is the sample king so he was totally delighted with this event. We had everything from the most delicious butternut squash soup ever, sliders, pasta, Vietnamese sandwiches, Mississippi mudslides, white sangria (OK, maybe only I had that one) and more. It was like a big party!

Kiddo had a bit of a religious education on the street as well.  It was the first night of Sukkot so about a dozen nice young men wandering around carrying The Four Kinds asked me if I was Jewish. I had to say no but Kiddo was asking me questions about them and what they were toting around. I would have liked for him to hear the blessing but Daddy-O was not with us and in the conservative tradition Kiddo and New Kid are not considered Jewish. I hope Daddy-O is able to take them out to hear it another evening. Sukkot lasts eight days.

So there you have it: Food and Culture Brooklyn Style! (I apologize for the LAME clip art, I forgot my camera!)