Announcing the Spring Legal Eats Market!
April 21st, 2016 from 11am-4pm in the Brooklyn Law School Courtyard
Legal Eats is Back!
On behalf of the Brooklyn Law School Entrepreneurship Club, we are pleased to extend an invitation to our second official “Legal Eats” event!
On April 21, 2016 from 11 AM-4 PM, the courtyard of Brooklyn Law School’s downtown Brooklyn campus, at 250 Joralemon Street, will once again be converted into a food and crafts festival.
New Vendors
Booqoo Beignets
Booqoo Beignets is the creation of Matthew Pace, a New Orleans native now residing in Brooklyn who’s been eating and making beignets his entire life. Beignets are French style donuts or fritters made from a yeast dough, deep fried, and traditionally topped with powdered sugar. In the States, beignets have been a staple breakfast and dessert treat in Louisiana Creole cuisine, especially in New Orleans where they are a must have for anyone visiting the city. Matt has spent the last few years steadily developing his recipe, giving Booqoo’s beignets its fluffy butteriness.
Gaddy Lane
Gaddy Lane is a New American sandwich pop-up concept headed by husband and wife duo, Ben and Tina Chiu-Maes. Their sandwiches, salads, and snacks are inspired by their upbringing, whether that’s the agricultural landscape of Northern California (Ben) or the immigrant food culture of the Lower East Side (Tina), and all the pit stops — from Sri Lanka to Oaxaca- in between.
The Gumbo Bros
The Gumbo Bros is New York’s first authentic New Orleans style gumbo shop. Founder’s Adam and Clay met during undergrad at Louisiana State University and decided to bring their love for Cajun & Creole cooking to New York City. Specializing in authentic gumbo selections, The Gumbo Bros offer a variety of Southern cuisine to their customers based off of their own family recipes and lots of love.
Walter’s Hot Dogs, Inc.
Walter’s Hot Dogs, a Westchester institution and nationally registered historical landmark, has been serving their world-famous hot dog since 1919. An exclusive blend of beef, pork and veal, Walter’s hot dogs are split down the middle, grilled in a “secret sauce,” and served on a toasted bun with Walter’s signature mustard: a blend of choice mustard seeds, relish and spices. Walter’s was recently ranked as one of the 21 Best Hot Dog Joints in America and voted Best Hot Dog in the Tri-State by WCBS in 2015.
Chickpea and Olive
Welcome to vegan comfort food. Chickpea and Olive’s recreates soul comforting food but with a healthy twist. Better for you, the planet, and the animals. Triple win. They select excellent ingredients and work with awesome NYC bakeries, artisans, and growers. Delicious food. Crafted with love.
Returning Vendors
Red Star Sandwich Shop
Red Star is an Asian-American sandwich shop just down the road from Brooklyn Law School on Smith Street in Boerum Hill, offering a unique twist on comfort food in a fast casual space. Owned and operated by brothers Gibson and Johnson Ho, Red Star serves sandwiches and salads, sides, housemade drinks, and beer and wine. Red Star’s menu is inspired by the cultural and culinary experience of Asian-Americans. All sandwiches and sides are prepared-to-order to ensure freshness and flavor.
Bamboo Bites
Bamboo Bites works hard at inspiring the minds and taste buds of others by creating adventurous recipes based on favorite snacks from around the world. Their Southeast Asian sticky rice which can be found at Smorgasburg on weekends, has fast grown to become their signature dish, with both savory and sweet toppings to suit the wants of all of their customers.
In recent months, Bamboo Bites has created their own brand of packaged goods, which combine your favorite snacks and treats with South East Asian flavors. More details on these delicious treats are available on their website.
Cafe Cochera
Cafe Cochera is Latin American food, coffee, and community for people that value flavor over fluff and neighbors over borders. For all our vegetarian friends and those in the mood for some light summer eats — their Taco Vegetariano with arroz, frijoles negros, guacamole and sliced radish & a lime wedge on the side. Check out their instagram page for more delicious eats.
Lizzmonade
What started as a refreshing and delicious beverage has grown into a movement. With roots in the neighborhood market scene, the Lizzmonade experience has spread from farmers markets to weddings to brick-and-mortar concessions. For Lizzmonade, it’s the love of local produce and in-season fruit and sharing customizable, fresh beverages with loved ones or co-workers.
Community Partners
Brooklyn Education Innovation Network (BE.IN)
What happens when you have a booming college town located in the heart of New York City’s third largest business district — and one of its strongest hubs for technology and innovation? The opportunities are endless. The Brooklyn Education Innovation Network (BE.IN) works tirelessly to create connections and cooperation among member institutions, students, and Brooklyn businesses.
Founded in 2014 by the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, with support from the City of New York, BE.IN’s mission is to foster cooperation among member institutions to broaden and enrich academic programs, encourage economies of scale through shared services, expand and encourage community service activities, and fuel economic growth by being a magnet to draw the best students and faculty to study, explore, live, intern, and work in Brooklyn.
Drive Change
Drive Change is a New York-based organization that trains and employs formerly incarcerated youth in hopes of helping them find work and keeping them out of prison. Snowday is more than mere mobile eatery, it’s a “vehicle for social justice.”
Legal Services
Center for Business Entrepreneurship (CUBE)
Legal Eats is part of a larger mission of our school’s Center of Urban Business Entrepreneurship (CUBE) program to create a hub for exploring legal issues surrounding entrepreneurship and for providing effective legal representation and support for new commercial and not-for-profit businesses — while also training the next generation of business lawyers to advise and participate in these sectors.
In addition to participating in Legal Eats, all qualifying vendors will be invited to participate in Brooklyn Law School’s CUBE Consultation Center, which provides free legal consultations and referrals to one of our many student clinics, including our BLIP clinic, or other free/low cost legal service providers.
We look forward to seeing you there!
The Brooklyn Law Entrepreneurship Club