Zachary Thacher

Arden is my go to restaurant for high quality food in Crown Heights. The ambiance, food quality, service, everything is hands down perfection. I've gotten to know the owner and his partner just by being a regular and seeing them in the neighborhood. I recommend reservations but there's sometimes a spot at the bar. Recently I ordered the hangar steak with roast potatoes. Perfectly cooked. This place is a gem!

Every day I look at my garden I say little thanks to Jennifer and Ted from Rising Gardens. They knocked the ball way, way out of the park. I have a backyard behind a Brooklyn townhouse that was full of rubble and weeds. It had been neglected by previous owners and was just a mess. Rising Gardens literally transformed it into a gorgeous meadow of wildflowers. It's spectacular. Blue stone, great designs, all in all a fairly painless construction process all things considered. When a few small things went wrong, like a broken irrigation pipe, they immediately fixed it. If you want a gorgeous garden that will last, hire them. My mistake was hiring an architect first, that was totally unnecessary. Jennifer's designs were frankly superior to the architect's plans.

Absolutely delicious produce that has so much more flavor than anything store bought. Highly recommended.