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Contrary to your guesses, BoCoCa is not a foreign confection, a chic restaurant, or a product of Coca-Cola. Rather, it is a contraction of the neighborhood names Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens that are uniting on Oct. 14 to celebrate two neighborhood additions with a wine-and-food tasting for all.

"Take a Bite of BoCoCa" celebrates the opening of Carroll Gardens’ newest garden, the Transit Garden, at the corner of Smith Street and Second Place, as well as the funding secured to upgrade the Culinary Arts Facility at the School For International Studies on Court and Baltic streets.

"We made it a populist event that everybody in the neighborhood could afford," says event organizer, Bette Stoltz, of the South Brooklyn LDC. The draws are "food, wine and neighborhood camaraderie."

The edible samples are provided today, from 2 to 6 pm, in the Transit Garden and at booths on the opposite side of the street, at the plaza in front of the F and G train station. Here, you can try bruschetta from Panino’teca 275, mini brioche lobster rolls from Union Smith Cafe (pictured), a selection of wines from Smith & Vine, cheeses from Stinky Brooklyn, and many other delicacies from local eateries.

Coupon books will be sold at the event for $20 (for 12 tastings) and $10 (for five tastings). The rain date is Oct. 15. For more information, call (718) 852-0328.

©2006 Community Newspaper Group