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800.372.6808 | Seattle, WA franschocolates.com Our Signature Favorite Available in 3pc & 7pc Summer Fancy Food Show Booth 4313 retailer profile The Brooklyn Kitchen. More than just a specialty grocer with artisanal products spanning kimchi, potato chips, chocolate, and cheese, The Brooklyn Kitchen showcases an array of cooking and baking equipment and offers culinary classes, from pig butchering to vegetable pickling. Owners Taylor Erkkinen and Harry Rosenblum say the focus for Gotham West, its second location, is to inspire cooking at home. "We take inspiration from our neighbors in the market," says Erkkinen. "Maybe they had ramen at Ivan's and want to make an Asian-inspired meal at home—we offer the products for them to do that." "Here it is all about interest and discovery," Rosenblum adds. "Maybe someone came specifically to have dinner with their friends at Ivan's Slurp Shop next door because they heard it was cool. People then wander into our store to check out what we have. My expectation is to see more of those people coming back." The couple sees a lot of immediate consumption of The Brooklyn Kitchen's goods—like pints of Jeni's or Phin & Phebes ice cream, which fly off the shelves, often to be consumed by a family of four at the communal tables. So far, cookbooks, bitters, and kimchi are all in demand. Daily: 10 a.m.–9 p.m. The Cannibal. Market-driven small plates, housemade charcuterie, more than 200 beers from around the world, and a curated selection of bourbon, whiskey, and draft cocktails are the draw at The Cannibal. Chef Francis Derby's meat-centric menu—divided up into Charcuterie, Bites, Vegetables, Sandwiches, Cheese, and Dessert—includes items such as octopus terrine with pickled fennel and aleppo; chicken liver mousse with cacao nibs and shallot jam; steak tartar; beef jerky; pig's head Cuban sandwich (with pig's head terrine, ham, Gruyere, mayo, and a pickle); and, for veggie fans, options such as salt-roasted Japanese sweet potatoes with sea salt butter. Whether lounging at one of 21 counter seats or dining center court at Gotham West, the cocktail menu should not be overlooked. "People's palates are expanding and we are seeing more experimentation with sour- type beers and draft cocktails," says opera- tions director Cory Lane. Popular libations include the Negroni (gin, Campari, sweet vermouth, orange) and the Manhattan (rye, whiskey, sweet vermouth, Angostura bitters, cherries). This is The Cannibal's newest location; the original resides on East 29th Street in Manhattan. Daily: 11 a.m.–11 p.m. PHOTOS: REBECCA MCALPIN 56 ❘ SPECIALTY FOOD MAGAZINE specialtyfood.com profile-gothamWest.indd 56 6/4/14 8:34 AM