The Brooklyn Standard has been on everyone’s lips lately and I reeked with curiosity upon interviewing Cody Utzman, chef and owner of Brooklyn Label and Papacitos. I walked in to find Shamus the chef and Trevor the helper scurry in and out of the fully stocked kitchen to making sandwiches for all to sample. I was handed a tangy and aromatic lemonade infused with rosemary and I sipped and shot photos of the anticipatory…

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  1. THANK YOU. The neighborhood needs this “..organic bodega planted on the dull polish laden nothingness that is Nassau Ave..” Could not have been stated any better.

  2. It could have been stated better by proper capitalization of ethnicity.

    Regardless of having this post make me think of shoe polish instead of people from Poland, I can’t wait to sample the goods!

  3. Sounds like a great place.

    Incidentally, did you check with “Shamus” regarding the spelling of his name? Unless old Celtic names are now part of the creative spelling trend, it’s probably Seamus.

    Sorry, bit of a sore point with me.

    Anyway, good news. Thanks for reporting.

  5. Being of Polish descent, I grew up on Eastern European fare and do enjoy the offerings in the ‘hood, but Brooklyn Standard sounds like a great addition for those of us who are into healthy, vegetarian/vegan food also. (No one makes pierogis as good as my mom so I don’t usually even eat them here.) I am lucky enough to live right off Franklin, good food mecca that it is, so I may not get to BS much but I’ll make it a destination along with Boneshakers when I take jaunts to that side of Greenpoint. 🙂

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