Always Hungry New York rates Cafe Habana

Cafe Habana  received an A on Always Hungry New York. If you’ve never checked out the site, you can read the review here – and while you are there, check out some of the other fun features of the site like  the Top 5, which has lists of things like the Top 5 Chicken Fried Steaks, Top 5 Deviled Eggs and Top 5 Tator Tots –  I don’t know about you but I’m hungry now.

Cafe Habana Malibu in the La Times

Soon you can get a Cafe Habana Cuban on the West coast !!

Malibu Lumber Yard-home of Sean Meenan's first West Coast Cafe Habana

For those of you who haven’t heard, Cafe Habana is opening on the West Coast in the Malibu Lumber Yard early 2010.

The LA times recently featured an interview with Cafe Habana owner Sean Meenan about the new addition and how he came to chose the location with the help of  bar impresario, Rande Gerber. Check out the full post here

Letitia James Peddled a Healthy Message

Letitia James peddles a healthy message

This past Saturday we attended the first annual Fort Greene Food Conference sponsored by Letitia James.  Our own Xiomara Morgan was there with our famous bike blender to show people how easy and fun it can be to whip up a healthy smoothie right at home. The event had a great turn-out and Letitia even got in on the action by peddling a smoothie on our bike blender.

“The Ultimate NYC Lunch Break”

This year Epicurious, hosted it’s first annual “Epicurious Entertains NYC” event where Cafe Habana was among 10 restaurants asked to cater for their luncheon. How did we do? Click here for the full article.

The Wire hearts our Huevos Rancheros

Ben K. over at The Wire recently visited Cafe Habana, sampled our Huevos Rancheros and took some great photos. Thanks for the shout-out Ben! Read his full story here and  learn some fun facts about Huevos Rancheros!

Yard Style

Last night, some friends and family got together at Habana Outpost in Brooklyn to check out a slideshow presentation of the photography of the infamous Peter Dean Rickards.

The Afflicted Yard

This Thursday night, we are pleased to be hosting an outdoor exhibition of the fine photography of notorious, Kingston, Jamaica photographer, Peter Dean Rickards.

Rickards’ photos have been featured in shows and media around the world including French Vogue and many others.

Renowned for his powerful imagery of Jamaican life, he also gained a huge amount of attention for being the guy who took the photos of British artist Banksy’s face and sold them to a London tabloid.

This Thursday, Peter will be projecting a selection of his photography onto our wall at Habana Outpost. Come and meet this legendary enfant terrible.

Thursday September 17, 2009
9-11pm
@ Habana Outpost
757 Fulton Street
Fort Greene, Brooklyn
New York City

Look who we found hanging out in our garden.

Swallowtail Larvae at Habana Outpost Aug. 09

This morning  our fabulous gardener Neive Tierney  found this guy munching on our parsley plant – at first sight it looks like a Monarch Larvae but after  a little research, I have discovered that it is the larvae of a Swallowtail butterfly. The Swallowtail mimics the appearance of the Monarch since most birds know that Monarch larvae are poisonous. (Sorry – I just had to geek out a little)  Anyway… we plan to build a cage for this guy so we can watch his transformation into a butterfly.

Next time you’re at Habana Outpost, check out the Kids Corner to see what kind of butterfly action we have going on, and I’ll continue to keep you updated here.

Click here to see photos of the Monarch Butterfly Larvae we found in our garden last year

-Darcy

MTV’s Hood Fab

So we just found out that MTV had filmed a lil gameshow right in front of our pearly green gates back in April at our opening!  Check out the video here and see how many BK hip-hop trivia questions you can answer…

http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/399330/hoodfab-red-cafe.jhtml

xo!

Back to School Bash 2009

Do you remember that looming feeling that accompanied the end of summer and the approaching beginning of school?  Well, so do we.   To help kids forget (and parents celebrate!) the impending start of the school year, we’re throwing a kickin’ party here at Habana Outpost!  Here are the deets:

Habana Outpost’s Back to School Bash
Monday, September 7^th 2009 – Labor Day
12 noon – 5 pm          FREE!

Schedule of Events

All Day (12-5 pm):
-Face Painting
-Recycled Arts & Crafts
-Coloring Pages & Crayons
-Joey the Clown
-Free Habana Spiral Notebooks
-Live kid-friendly DJs
-Beanbag Toss, Bubbles, and Games! 

Kid’s Corner brought to you by Habana Works and Leadership Learning Lab – Join Marivi as she creates, inspires, and turns recycled materials into fun, usable “new” items!  www.cafehabana.com/planet

The Scrap Kins - Kids will make crafts like bookmarks and memo pads from recycled goods and decorate them for the upcoming school year!  www.thescrapkins.com

Brooklyn Public Library – Librarians will be on site signing kids up for library cards … and the best part is – anyone who signs up for a library card at the event gets a free piece of corn!  www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org

1:30-2:30 pm:  Storytime with Brownstone Books – Join storytellers for books out loud (geared toward the under 6 crowd).  Titles will include:  “Llama, Llama Misses Mama,” “Jazz Baby,” “A Fine, Fine School,” and “Miss Bindergarten.”  www.brownstonebooks.com

2:30-3:30 pm:  John Howe, The Bee Man – Join John in a hands-on, kid-friendly workshop called “Pollinators: Honeybees Make a Difference,” where children will learn how bees pollinate flowers in an interactive way.  www.thebrooklynbee.com

3:00-5:00 pm:  Cherub Rock: Dance Party for Kids – Join DJ Juice E for a kid-friendly dance party in the Lowpost (downstairs in Habana Outpost).  www.djjuicee.com

 Directions: G to Fulton, C to Lafayette, B/D/N/R/Q/2/3/4/5 to Atlantic/Pacific. 

Many thanks to our friends at:  Habana Works, Brownstone Book, Brooklyn Public Library, Scrap Kins, Leadership Learning Lab, DJ Juice E, and The Brooklyn Bee.

Check out some pics from last year’s event on the next page!