Supper Club Giveaway- Mmmmmm
Who needs to order takeout now when this is a much better alternative for us in Brooklyn? Frankly, I am thrilled that I don’t have to call Faan one more time.
Move over Manhattan, we got Susie’s Supper Club now too! Personal chef and Brooklynite (Fort Greener to be exact), Susie Cover is delivering her delicious meals to Brooklyn families starting now. It isn’t just any food delivery: these organic, nutritious meals are meant for families. As a personal chef for a large family, Susie took traditionally “adult” recipes and made them more kid-friendly without losing the sophisticated taste. They were a success, and that’s when she decided to start her own Supper Club. As a recent convert, I can say the food is unbelievably good and the prices are quite fair. I feel much better ordering from her, knowing I am getting wholesome organic food for the same price as takeout. And now I don’t even have to head out the door or pick up the phone. I just get on the internet.
What do I win?
To introduce delivery to Brooklyn, Susie is offering a giveaway of a meal for 4. You can order either a “Family Meal” like Beef Bourguignon with House-made Fettucine and Baby Candied Carrots with Apple Pie Bars or do an A La Carte with a main course, side and dessert. Is your mouth watering yet? If not, may I recommend the Spinach Squares, totally worth every dense spinach bite at $5 for a generous helping or the Baby Candied Carrots which Birch chomped on delightedly like a rabbit? I think he thought they were candy. Initially, the Asian skirt steak seemed pricey at $12, but it actually served both growing Birch and me and a smaller portion to Papa Tree. (He drew the short straw on getting more of the skirt steak, but that just meant he got to eat all the yummy turkey meatballs all by himself). Okay, I did manage to beg for a bite or two. To me, the best entree is the Asian Fish Cakes as they totally satiate Birch’s appetite for fish sticks, but are so much healthier and lighter-tasting as they are made with Chatham cod, fresh ginger, lime zest and more. Since we should all have dessert, I vote for the chocolate chip cookies. I don’t know what Susie puts in them to make them extraordinarily good, and I don’t want to know- I want to just keep ordering them. Let me tell you, Papa Tree ate 3 of the 4 that we ordered. Birch and I were hopping mad. For $5, I think they are worth every single bite!
Tip: Susie cooks using only purveyors that provide organic and natural ingredients. She has a list of them on her site.
How do I enter?
The giveaway, as always, runs from Tuesday to Tuesday. So, this week it starts today, January 27th and ends on Monday, February 2nd at 6 pm. On Tuesday, February 3rd, I will announce the winner (chosen via a hat draw) and also announce the next giveaway. As always, the purpose is to give you all a chance at winning a fantastic Brooklyn service or product!
So, here is what to submit:
The name and location of your favorite playground and don’t forget to tell us “why”. If you don’t go to a playground, then your favorite area of a park. Submit it in a comment on this post. Next Tuesday I will announce the winner. Check back or subscribe to achildgrows@aweber.com to get my daily newsletter and find out if you win and to hear about the next giveaway. (I hope to gather your lists of the playgrounds and make a big list of them for everyone!)
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We love Harmony playground and keep hoping the trees will grow big enough to produce some more shade!
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My favorite playground is in Clinton Hill — on Lafayette and between Washington and Waverly. I love how the big kids and little kids are in two distinct sections and the enclosed “water rink” is located up top. If you go a lot–you run into the same families so it is a good way to meet people. The playground at Fort Greene Park is also a favorite of our family.
My favorite park for my kids and myself is in dumbo, the pirate ship park, between the brooklyn bridge and manhattan bridge. There is the huge pirate ship to run around. The pirate sandbox, the srinklers, tire swings. It has great views of manhattan and the bridges and so much to do! We love it at any time of the year, but summer with the sandbox and sprinklers is the best.
My son loves the water park in the Marine Park playground in the summertime. Lots of sprinklers on timers keep everyone excited waiting for the next blast. Parents can relax on blankets on the shady grass surrounding the playground. It’s a great spot for a birthday party.
There are soooo many good ones in brooklyn making hard to pick a favorite. I’d say for me it’s a toss up btw the amazing sculpture gardens at pratt and underwood (our home away from home).
But i also love Rockefeller Park in Battery Park City for a change of pace. Amazing playground with a sandpit, lots of climbing structure, a sprinkler and a merry go round spinner.
My favorite playground is Underwood, on the corner of Washington and Lafayette. I love it because it is big, there are plenty of swings, there is a bigger kids and a smaller kids area, there is an awesome sprinkler area, and there is shade in the warmer weather! Plus I have made lots of friends there! Need I say more?
The Tot Lot in Prospect Park is great (at Garfield). The equipment and the size of the are is just right for early walkers and crawlers. It is also great that you can easily meet kids the same age as yours since the area isn’t that appealing to the older kids.
Pratt Institute. As any toddler armed with a doll stroller will tell you, the winding paths, sculptures, squirrels, and the “Pratt cats” make for a fun-filled afternoon. The grass is always lush, grounds are kept clean, it’s never really crowded, and there’s tons of shade in the summertime.
My favorite playground is the Playground for All Children in Queens. It is amazing.
I love Carroll park because of the other Moms there. Everyone is caring and friendly and looks out for each other. I can’t imagine not having it.
I have two favorite playgrounds – both of which I’ve only been to a couple time due to distance. The first is the one in Dumbo right across from Bubba’s (is that the name? I’m having a Forrest Gump moment). Anyway, it has a wonderful ship playstructure, a huge running ramp, a water feature, sand pit and the kids and parents are thoughtful and not screaming obsenities all over the place. Love it. Plus it is right on the river and under the Manhatten bridge so Luca goes nuts watching all the subways pass. Can be a bit loud, but on a sunny day who cares. Second would be a similiar park in NYC on the West Side/Hudson lower down. Around the intrepid I think. My reason for liking it would be the same as above. There is something so great about a park on a river too!
I could ALWAYS use someone to cook for me!
Our favorite playground is the Harry Chapin playground in north Brooklyn Heights. Just off the north end of the promenade, this is the go-to playground for people with toddlers. It has 5 bucket swings in the SHADE. In the summer months, the playground boasts a toddler-friendly sprinkler. The playground is best suited for younger kids, as it has lower structures to climb on. Our twins enjoyed the low parallel bars (can be grasped by either side) when they were learning how to walk. It always has a small crowd, but never gets “packed” the way nearby Pierrepont playground does.
Definitely the sculpture garden in LIC. It’s large and lovely by the water with cool sculptures all around and trees and dirt to play in.
Even though it’s a bit of a haul for us, Harmony Playground at 9th St in Prospect Park, which we call “Trixie’s Playground,” because Trixie goes there in Knuffle Bunny Too. It’s sunny, but has a great umbrella over the sand box for super hot days (if only!), and the benches are mostly shaded. It’s got swings for little ones and big ones, a great tot area and even better big kid area. my kids love the sculptures and the fountain, which is a sculpture in itself, and the giant xylophone type instrument. the bathrooms are clean and well tended, and there always seems to be someone around who is watching over the place. It’s a treat when we get there! A pretty close second is Underhill playground, but there aren’t enough kids there when we go – where is everybody???
We love the playgroubd on Willoughby, across from Pratt (@Emerson). Sprinkers! Sprinklers! Sprinkers! All summer, all Day!
Plus teh seldom used handball court makes an excellent race track for young bike racers!
kate
Our favorite playground is the DiMattina Playgound on Rapelye between Hicks and Henry St. There is equipment for little and big kids, sprinklers in the summer and it’s way less crowded than Carroll Park!
We love the Manhattan Beach Park, especially in the Summer. It is a beautiful park, right on the beach. You can take turns going on the swing and through the sprinklers and then go build sand castles on the beach and dip your toes in the ocean.
I really love the nethermead section of prospect park. Its never too crowded and kind of fun to get to. It totally feels like you are somewhere else, but with all the cool brooklyn peeps to chat with.
I think the best-kept local playground secret is one in Fort Greene Park… and not the overrun one at the corner of Washington Park and Dekalb. If you venture toward the northwest corner of the park, you’ll find “New Fort Greene,” which has a fabulously designed metal playground (shaped overall like a fort or castle) perfect for younger and older kids, as well as separate infant/toddler equipment, swings, four sprinklers that spray toward each other, and restrooms (though I can’t vouch for cleanliness). Being shaded at just about all hours, it’s perfect for hot summer days. There are usually only a few kids there at a time, which amazes me!
The food would be wonderful, especially in the horrid weather.
Wow, this food sounds amazing. What a great idea!
We love Underwood Park on Washington/Lafayette. It’s huge, has two separate areas for big and small kids, plenty of swings(which is key as my daughter loves them and gets really impatient when we go to smaller ones that only have 2 or 3 with a wait) and a great water area that we practically live in during the summer months.
I love the Pratt Institute Campus. It always has a great rotating collection of contemporary outdoor sculpture that is great for playing on, around and under.
I have two: the Imagination Playground in Prospect Park is wonderful in the summer, with lots of shade, lots of space to spread out a picnic on the “stage” and a creative dragon sprinkler. I also love the water park on the Hudson Parkway around the Meat Packing district, near Jane Street. It’s floating right on the water and there are so many water games and different kinds of sprinklers. They need a bit more shade but it’s fun if it’s not too hot.
My favorite is Camel playground on Dekalb and Carlton. It’s nice and shady in the summer and the play structures are the perfect size for a toddler. I was actually able to sit down on the benches from time to time during the summer while my two-year-old went up the stairs, over the bridge, and down the slide all by herself.
Underhill Playground!
We love the water play there in the summer, and the access to the fabulous ice cream store and play area right around the corner in Blue Marble.
We love the playground at Fort Greene Park – particularly on a Saturday morning! Our kids love to run over to the Farmer’s Market for a snack and then see all their friends – such a wonderful community of FG families!
We love the park at So. Oxford, north of Atlantic Avenue. My 8 yo can skateboard, use the climbing equipment, kick a soccer ball around the turf area or ride his bike. They also have a beautiful sprinkler system that the kids control. The water shoots out of these tall flower sculpture-like things. There are benches with shade which was great for hanging out in a daze with my newborn this summer while my older guy got his energy spent.
We have a 9 and 1/2 yr old (and I am currently due in May) and I have to say that it’s a toss up between the Sculpture Garden at Pratt and Fort Greene Park. Both provide a unique backdrop for some intense make believe play. Nothing beats grass, dirt, and sticks when it comes to building mini forts to house my daughter’s Polly prisoners. There’s also tons of room to play ball and do cart wheels. Come Summertime we lounge for hours reading a book and staring up at the clouds…
While I don’t have a favorite, of the ones I have gone to I enjoyed the playground in Prospect Park that’s right off Parkside Ave (Street/Road??). I also love the carousel in the park.
Our favorite by far, though we don’t get there often, is the “water” park at the southwest corner of central park. It’s perfect with all the water play, big sandbox, some shade, enclosure so I can let the older one roam freely, and that crazy netting thing in the sandbox that makes a wonderful pirate ship rigging
. Our more common favorite spot is the Big Rock at fort greene park, over by the tennis courts. That and the little ‘fort’ area up in the trees between the tennis courts and the monument. lots of great exposed roots and hideaways!
Underhill playground in Prospect Heights is great. Not only is it close to us but it is great for my 2 year old and almost 4 year old. The bathrooms work and are relatively clean, there is only one entrance/exit and best of all you can watch two children on opposite ends at the same time. In the summer the sprinklers are great. The playground also had beautiful tile work and fantastic sculptures that double as sprinklers and playthings.
Our favorite park is Mother Cabrini on President St between Columbia & Van Brunt. Not nearly as crowded as some in the area and nice play equipment.
The supper club sounds great!
My go-to playground is Underhill! It’s a short walk from our apt. and has activities for both my 3 and 1 year olds! And it doesn’t hurt that Blue Marble is up the block
My favorite playground is the tot lot in Prospect Park at Garfield Place on the west side of the park. It’s a mini-jungle gym. The perfect size for my 1-year old.