Today's Special

We are currently running a char-grilled 4 oz piece of white meat chicken on French bread with lettuce, tomato, pesto, and ricotta for $6.50.
The soup of the day is Lentil.

Valentine's Day

We are not yet sure exactly what we are offering as a Valentine's Day Special (VDS), but we are planning two of them. Both “meals for two.” Probably one on the low end with Schnackies and Dogs and another featuring one of our plates or even some new dish that Alan “Cookin’ in Brooklyn” is working on.

Tie a Knot

Few things in life are as complex as the interaction that leads to attraction between the sexes; The little glance that leads to a date that leads to marriage. Of course, just having a wedding today can be rather elaborate, but never shy about getting things going early, many couples have elaborate engagement events. I'm not talking about the parties for the recently engaged, but rather the twists and turns that many couples go through when preparing to "ask the question."

We had a couple who are fond customers of Schnack who on this very day have woven us into their engagement tale...

The twists and turns in this case was a hunt of clues and answers that led the would be, yet unsuspecting, bride to be on a bit of hunt. At Schnack she had to order some special special. Something the Groom had written out and posted on the specials board. Ryan, the groom said, "I wanted her to go to each place we had great memories together, and Schnack happens to be one of the best. It all lead up to me and an engagement ring." Of course she said, "yes."

They thank Schanck for letting us be part of the riddle that brought them together.

Of course we thank them for letting us be a part of their lives.

Having some special day or event? Let us know how we can help!!

Orkut

We now have a Schnack group "community" on Orkut. We encourage those of you on other systems like Friendster, etc. to also start up a Schnack group!

Pippin

Two Schnack regulars Joseph Clark and Kevin Scott Collins are appearing in a productions of Pippin at Columbia School of the Arts Theatre. It's running from Feb 18 to 21. It's $15 general admission. Call the box office at 212-870-6784 for more details.

Joseph is doing Music Direction. Kevin is featured in the cast.

Deedle Deedle Dee's

We have been talking to the Deedle Deedle Dee's about making a return appearance to Schnack, possibly for a special "kids" Sunday Brunch. Details to follow when available.

Who is Cookin' in Brooklyn? Alan Harding is Cookin' in Brooklyn

People have been asking where they can find Alan.  Jimmy's been asking that for years!  With the launch of Cookin' in Brooklyn, Jimmy and I have convinced Alan to keep a very regular schedule at Schnack. I'm pleased to announce that starting Jan 23rd Alan will be cooking on Fridays and Saturdays until 10pm. Of course, he will be around many other times during the week as well.

BLOG Round-up

It's time for another BLOG round up. First, some pictures from New Year 2003. One here and another here - load the page and click "start slide show". Details about New Year 2003 can be found here.

Super Football Weekend

For the big game... We have lots of take-out and delivery specials. Call for details. Order early for game time delivery!!

Looking forward

We are meeting in the next few days to talk about the coming year at Schnack. We are very happy for the support and loyalty of our current customer base, and are equally excited that new customers are still coming in and discovering us as well.

Today we had a guy from NJ, which is about as far as we draw from, unless we count Mary Schnack who came from AZ.  Joe, our landlord, who is a big booster, sent some folks over as well. And then despite all the cold weather and the odd bit of snow, our regular customers are coming around the corner, down the street and even as far away as Williamsburg and Park Slope.

Many thanks to everyone who is helping us make a great start in this new year!!

Pear and NO Banana

We are currently selling our Bread Pudding with a combo of Chocolate and Pear. The bananas will return in the next batch.

Thanks Steve

Thanks to Steve Howard and his friends (and sister) for making Schnack the hottest party location in Brooklyn today. Steve's friends joined us from 3pm to 5pm for some all-you-can-eat and drink fun!

Lunar New Year

We are getting a lot of interest in the party. Some answers to some FAQs. I'll leave the questions up to your imagination.

-It's sit-down, not buffet!

-It's one seating (7pm).

-No tickets will be sold after 1/20/04.

-The meal is expected to last about 2 hours.

Get Your Tickets

On Lunar New Year's (that's Jan 22nd) we are having our 1st annual Lunar New Year's buffet. That's 8 courses of Asian-inspired Schnack food + dessert. The price is $25 in advance only. That includes drinks, soda, and an open tap. The only thing that isn't included is TIP.

Our menu as planned is:

Tiny Shrimp and Scallion Summer Rolls

Schnackie Asiana

Duck Roll; THINK Lobster Roll

CHILLED Mango Soup

Spicy Kielbasa Chow Fun (simply amazing)

Apricot & Garlic Glazed Smoked Pork Ribs

Knockwurst with Japanese Curry, Veggies over Japanese Rice (NY Mag. Reviewed)

Long Life PAD Thai

Bread Pudding & Ice Cream

Ticket are only available in ADVANCE until Jan 20th.

Weekend

The weekend is here again. Our brisket is back by popular demand. It's sweet, it's sour, and it comes as a plate or as a hero. Our butcher says it comes from a beef steer, not a Holstein (the cow in question in Washington State); but if the recent BSE scare has you worried we have plenty of non-beef choices including fish, pork, and of course our vegetarian and vegan offerings.

New Year

Today we open at 1pm. Last night was really run. We had a few groups joining us. Both used our special all you can eat & drink offer to make the night extra special. We had a raffle, and a toast at midnight. Unsure if we should do a Champagne or PBR toast, we did both.

Round Up

Things are going well. We just had a great xmas off. We are getting ready to have a special New Year's (open til 3am, $1 PBR all day/night). We are also planning a 25 Singles for $20 delivery/pick-up special for the 31st and 1st.

We are running our Cream of Mushroom Soup this week. It's meat-free and great! It's super on Fries!

It looks like our New Year's Eve "party" may have some live music. We will know in a few days.
Either way, everyone is sure to have a good time as they drop in for some Schnacks before, during, and after their party plans!

Cooking in Brooklyn

It's more than official. 8pm on January 5th on Discovery Home and Leisure it's Cookin' In Brooklyn!

Soups

Our Split Pea and Ham soup has been selling well. We have also had a number of reservations for parties. In fact we'd like to think of Schnack as the best place to host your next dinner party. You know @ Schnack it will be cheaper, very tasty and no clean up!

Next week we unveil our Cream of Mushroom Soup!!

Schav

We are running Schav again. Our "base" for it is jars of sorrel made in Poland. We get them through Jubilat. We switched makers (on their advice) and it is a bit more tasty but it's also a bit more bits and pieces of the Sorrel in there. I'm not happy with all the bits and pieces but it will remain that way until we get a new batch of Sorrel in!

One Good Shank

We just ran our Lamb Shank special; we sold it out and now we have more. On a good sized Shank, a small bit of the veggies it was roasted with, some P.O.D., a small salad, and some Cranberry Mango Chutney for ust $7.50.   A friend said it was worth $15.00 someplace else, but I think for $15 you'd get a smaller portion and a lot more garnish! We just don't do $15 garnish. My idea of a good garnish is large Dentergems!

Brooklyn Rules!

News about building a new stadium on Flatbush and Atlantic reminded me of when Marty (our borough president) came into Schnack. He has enough energy to certainly be Brooklyn's biggest cheerleader.

Of course as much as I love Brooklyn, a friend moving into the city still ended up living on the Upper East Side! You can wine or dine them in Brookly,  but you can't make them live here!

It's Soup!

It takes a long time to make a nice soup stock, but our first soup-of-the-week is ready! It's Lentil & Kale! Come in and enjoy!

Alan's Soup of the Week

Jim's mom came into Schnack the other day and wasn't happy that we didn't have soup on the menu. So Alan has jumped into the fray with some of his special soups.

Currently we are running a Vegan Mushroom and Onion soup.

Starting next week (Tues Dec 8th) we will run the following soups, 1 per week in the order as listed. There are 7 soups in all (counting the Mushroom & Onion Soup). Every 6-7 weeks we will follow the same rotation (as long as they sell!!)

Split Yellow Pea & Ham

Cream of Mushroom

Lentil & Kale Soup (Vegan)

Polish Gumbo with Collards and Kielbasa

Chicken Leg Soup with Noodles

White Bean and Bacon

From time to time we will still run our Schav (Sorrel) soup as well!

LAMB Shanks

Sttarting on Friday evening we will be running a special of braised lamb shank, garlic mashed, and cranberry chutney for $7.00.  The average raw weight on the Shank is just under 1lb.