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Brooklyn Based’s Brendan Spiegel lists the 10 upcoming openings he’s most excited about. We second Bar Corvo, Pok Pok Ny (dish pictured above) and Brooklyn Crab. Brooklyn Based
The matriarch of Brooklyn Height’s Montero’s, Pilar Montero, has died. Brooklyn Paper
Brooklyn puts Portland’s TV-parodied pickling to shame. New-school and old-school Brooklyn pickles and where to find them. Brooklyn Paper
Words from Treats Truck’s Kim Ima, who plans to open her Carroll Gardens storefront in February or early March. L Magazine
Littleneck in Gowanus makes the $25 and under column. Clam rolls, oysters and “snappy, fascinating salads†get called out. NY Times
Black Gold coffeeshop and record store appears on local TV news. ABC 7
Carnivores might be rolling over in their smoked meats. Mile end has a salad on the menu at lunch and dinner. It’s shaved brussels, almond vinaigrette, ewe-phoria and buttered almonds. @MileEndBrooklyn
Food Events
Char No. 4’s whiskey expert Craig Bridger revisits the whiskeys of a recent Scotland trip on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 8 p.m. The event is $65 per person and includes snacks. Reserve soon as only 20 spots are available.
Local Roots CSA hosts its third supper club at  Boerum Hill’s 61 Local with guest chef Matthew Lief of Landhaus on Feb. 1. @61Local
