It's been getting a lot warmer lately so we decided to go check out some of the food at the Brooklyn Flea that we've been hearing much about. We tried Pizza Moto's margherita pizza and Red Hook Lobster Pound's lobster roll, Maine style. My favorite were ice pops from People's Pops. I tried the rhubarb and chamomile pop, which was tart and filled with small chunks of rhubarb-- totally refreshing for a hot spring day.

While I'm on the subject of small businesses, I'd like to say some good things about a small LES restaurant called Soy. We happened to pass by last week while going to Global Grub (which you should also go eat at!) and were caught by their slogan "Japanese home cooking". So we gave it a try tonight. The atmosphere is totally unpretentious-- there were clothes hanging by the window above a bookshelf, made to look like someone's home somewhere in Japan. The gyoza were made by hand and the chilled silken tofu appetizer was so good. We tried the tofu pockets and also the spicy tuna and avocado bowl, which we noticed almost everyone who stepped in the restaurant ordered. Since they are "for vegetarian and non-vegetarian" alike, there is something for everyone. Will definitely go back.

By the way, the owner's adorable baby-- which you can see on their website's main page, as well as at the restaurant-- really is that happy all the time =)