I love when friends become family, and my bestie from college, Avni, is one of those people. I’ve been to her home, both her siblings’ weddings, and now, I got to go to her sister’s baby shower this past weekend in Brooklyn. Avni did the most faboosh job organizing a Moroccan brunch at Park Slope’s Babouche, where we had the back lounge to ourselves:
{Our brunch nook is set}
There was so much food, and we all ate so much that you would’ve thought all of us were pregnant. In fact, I basically felt like I was “with child” afterward. Definitely needed to walk that meal off. Sorry TMI.
Anyway, I’m sometimes turned off by Moroccan food — not sure if it’s the sometimes-bland vegetable options (if they have anything beyond falafel) or dill on everything (not a dill fan) — but I was bowled over by how well-seasoned everything was. Not only were the chicken skewers the best I’ve ever had (sadly not pictured), but the vegetable tagine actually had flavor, too! Imagine that. I just had to share my bubbling excitement for this place:
{A little bowl to hold Hershey Kisses, which were used for the shower games}
{Amazing lentil salad with red onion, tomato and avocado}
{Tomato Montrachet: Warm tomato stuffed with goat cheese}
{Vegetable tagine}
{Briouats: Pastry rolls stuffed with chicken and almonds – very sweet and savory}
{Beautiful glass used for tea}
{Tarte tatin}
{Chocolate souffle}
{Traditional Moroccan dessert of phyllo dough topped with condensed milk}
{Creme brulee}
{Take-home candy bags with personalized M&M’s, chocolate-covered banana chips and chocolate-covered pomegranate seeds}
Babouche
2 Lincoln Place (between 5th and Degraw St.)
718.636.2100
D, N, R to Union Station