[MADE IN BK] Sea Bean Goods

I hate it when douchebags throw up their hands at something and say, "Only in New York!"  Really, most things people deem as "only in New York" moments are actually things that happen every day, in any large metropolitan area. 

But COME ON, do you really think that a soup delivery service could exist anywhere outside of New York City?  Sea Bean Goods is exactly that—a soup delivery service out of Greenpoint.  The Soup Maker is Nicole Chaszar—a French Culinary Institute trained chef—and she regularly makes up batches of soup like Spicy Sweet Potato, Clam & Leek Chowder, and Oyster & Mushroom, just so she can deliver them right to your door. 

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[MADE IN BK] Kings County Distillery

So, maybe you got laid off from your job.  Around day 57 of your unemployment, the fun of not having to go into work and be in an office wears off.  You've watched every episode of Breaking Bad on Netflix Instant View and your cat seems to be mocking you.  So you start coming up with get rich quick schemes.  Making liquor in your bathtub is high on your list. 

Stop right there.  You don't know what you're doing.  And let's be real, you don't want to make the stuff, you just want to drink it. 

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[MADE IN BK] With Love, From Brooklyn Baskets

We all know that Brooklyn is HIP.  At least, that's what I tell myself when I write out my rent check each month for $352897454.  Because Brooklyn is "hip," it's filled with a lot of creative douchebags, which means that there's a ton of locally-made products (complete with impeccably designed, drool-worthy packaging) out there. 

With Love, From Brooklyn was started to help bundle all of these local products together, creating awesome gift baskets for everyone from Brooklyn snobs to obnoxious foodies. 

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[MADE IN BK] Brooklyn Bits Tote Bags

In a neighborhood where shopkeepers look at you like you are single-handedly destroying the planet when you ask for a plastic bag, having an arsenal of tote bags is a must.  And they just don't carry your shit—your choice of tote bag says a lot about you.  Your tote bag says where you shop, what you buy, and who you're listening to on your iPod.  Your tote bag says what your tattoo would say if you had the courage to get one.

I, for example, have an estimated 700 totebags shoved in the slot between my kitchen wall and my refrigerator, and I bet you do too.  So why not buy one more? 

Brooklyn Bits creates these awesome tote bags ($12) featuring different Brooklyn neighborhoods (Park Slope, DUMBO, Williamsburg, Coney Island, Brooklyn Heights, and Prospect Heights).  They come in a bunch of different colors and are a great way to encourage neighborhood snobbery and class warfare.

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