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Last night I was having an after-work Hudson Buck (or two) at the Vanderbilt, paging through the new Brooklyn Bread Press (basically The Noise meets Patrick McMullan of the BK food nerd world,) and I came across not one, but two photos of yours truly (see page 28) from a recent Kimchee & Korean Pancakes class I took at Purple Yam in Ditmas Park. I kept meaning to share what I learned, waiting until I got around to kimchifying a couple of cabbages chez moi. I haven’t gotten there quite yet, but here you have pics from the fun Saturday afternoon we spent making cabbage kimchi, radish kimchi, brothy kimchi, kimchee stew and tasty pork belly and Korean pancakes to eat with it.
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BREAKING! Milk Bar is expanding to Ditmas Park

The perenially packed Milk Bar in ProHeights is branching out to another ‘hood I’ve been digging lately—Ditmas Park, Cortelyou Road to be semi-exact. The new spot, slated to open September 1, will be called Café Madeline, after the owners’ precious pup, and will serve pastries, their famous toasted ham & cheese croissants and ficelles—including an Asiago cheese & prosciutto number and a yet-undetermined veggie option. They’ll also feature boutique blends of Counter Culture coffee. Sweet.