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Brooklyn Daily: Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006

Thanksgiving Turkey Smackdown

Recipes

We used two 12-pound turkeys for our smackdown. All cooking times and temperatures vary by the weight of the bird, and are usually found on the turkey’s packaging. Both recipes are courtesy of The Wombat. Comment.

In Park Slope, may the Schwarz be with you

Development: Park Slope’s pampered tykes might soon have one more reason to love life in Brooklyn. FAO Schwarz — toy store and child magnet since 1862 — said this week it might open a satellite shop in the Slope. Comment.

Beep guns for parrot poachers

The poaching of Brooklyn’s wild monk parrots from their perches on neighborhood streets has been ruffling the feathers of bird-lovers for months, and now, the borough’s parrot-owner-in-chief is taking matters into his own … er … talons. Comment.

And it’s all legal!

Downtown plan: A glitzy tower now in the works for Downtown Brooklyn will be even larger than its 400-foot-tall neighbors, thanks to a city subsidy to builders of affordable housing. Comment.

State OKs Ratner’s ‘impact’

Atlantic Yards: Racing to give their approval to Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic Yards mega-development before Gov. George Pataki leaves office Dec. 31, state officials have certified the project’s final environmental impact statement. There must be ten days between the certification and the final approval vote by the Empire State Development Corporation. Comment.

Divorce, Thanksgiving style

Smartmom: Thanksgiving: that most American of holidays. Pumpkin pie. Football. Divorce. Comments (1).

And it’s all legal!

Development: Brooklyn architect Robert Scarano is the consummate survivor. Comment.

In land of Walentas, Mom & Pop are still king

Brooklyn Angle: That damn Starbucks still burns at David Walentas. The Starbucks is on the corner of Main Street and Front Street, in the heart of DUMBO. Comment.

Oh, brother!

Development: Fratelli Ravioli, family pasta business and Brooklyn institution renowned for fresh pastas and homemade sauces, died last week of acute franchise failure. It was 28 years old. Comments (1).

Avenue of death may be street of darkness

Development: Brooklyn’s Avenue of Death and Destruction might just get a little darker. Comment.

CSI: DUMBO

Cue the theme music — it’s time for “CSI: DUMBO.” Comment.

Thanksgiving Turkey Smackdown

Does the thought of cooking a turkey make you groan? With Thanksgiving coming up, many people are in the throes of planning gut-busting meals featuring the difficult-to-cook bird in the leading role. Comment.
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