About this project
Hi there! We are three food and wine loving Brooklynites starting our very first restaurant in Brooklyn Heights, one of the most beautiful neighborhoods in the borough. There are many great restaurants in Brooklyn right now, but Brooklyn Heights is an area that has been lacking for sometime.
We have an amazing chef who is focused on local, seasonal American cuisine with a definite bias to all things gastronomically Brooklyn, and our wine list will be unique yet super approachable and affordable. We have an incredible bright and airy space with high ceilings and lots of exposed brick, and we are looking to create an environment that is warm, comfortable and interesting. One of our design elements is to include an open kitchen with counter dining. To us, nothing is cooler than sitting at the kitchen while a chef prepares your meal right in front of you. Watching the art of cooking while you dine is like a new kind of theater and can be truly inspirational, changing the way you think about the food you eat.
We need a great counter top and bar stools, sexy kitchen appliances, beautiful pendant lamps, and cool tiles for the wall. We are funding this project ourselves with some support from friends and family, but would like to reach out to the community for a little more help. We are offering AWESOME and generous incentives in the hopes that we will be able to personally meet (and thank!) everyone who donates, and to begin fostering a great relationship with all of you.
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This project successfully raised its funding goal on November 11, 2010.
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Cheese Plate for 2 - a selection of local cheeses and condiments
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Round of Drinks for 4 - choose a glass of wine or one of our signature cocktails
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Chef’s Tasting Menu for 2 with wine pairings at the kitchen counter
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Family Style Dinner Party for 8 with wine of course!
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Emelie Kihlstrom, Tamer Hamawi and Elise Rosenberg met in 2004 while working in the restaurant PUBLIC, a downtown Manhattan restaurant that is part of the AvroKO Restaurant Group. As integral members of the management team (Tamer as General Manager, Emelie and Elise as floor managers), they nurtured and helped guide the restaurant to what it is today: a hugely popular award-winning restaurant that earned a Michelin star in 2008 and again in 2009.
When AvroKO opened its second restaurant, Double Crown, and its adjacent bar Madam Geneva, the owners looked to these longtime managers for support. Elise was instrumental in the restaurant’s opening, serving as the Special Events Manager and helped oversee the initial marketing and press push. Tamer took the reins as General Manager, directing the restaurant’s operations and training the staff to meet the highest standards of hospitality. Emelie has taken over management of the restaurant’s office and payroll, while also stepping into the challenging role of personal assistant to Executive Chef Brad Farmerie.
Together they formed their company EET Brooklyn LLC, which will oversee the creation, operations and management of COLONIE. They are three very passionate and creative hospitality professionals who aim to put COLONIE very firmly on the Brooklyn culinary map.
Thank you Lou for taking the time to do our video! Check out more of Lou's great work- Louis Gruber on Vimeo
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