tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post6006200334593382063..comments2024-03-26T04:26:04.911-07:00Comments on Lost City: Kurowycky Meats in East Village to CloseBrooks of Sheffieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-37972754079196918262008-03-20T16:26:00.000-07:002008-03-20T16:26:00.000-07:00Imagine our surprise when we pulled our car up to ...Imagine our surprise when we pulled our car up to Kurowyckys for our traditional Easter food only to see them gone!! The sadness we felt was overwhelming since we would travel every year to this incredible kielbasi butcher that my very own grandparents came to. {When my grandmother moved to Florida,she still ordered from them.} What are we going to do, where are we going to go? Our Easter breakfast will never be the same! Please reconsider and open your doors again!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-16743334881967692782007-12-26T11:42:00.000-08:002007-12-26T11:42:00.000-08:00I am overwhelmed with GRIEF! I have a cooking sch...I am overwhelmed with GRIEF! I have a cooking school and restaurant in Hawley, Pennsylvania called Torte Knox. I have bragged on this ham and an amazing homemade mustard they had for years and years. I drove all the way from PA to their address in the village. Boo hoo and crocodile tears, I will speak of their ham and meats forever! I am grateful I enjoyed the best. Just a quick a side. I was standing in a very long line waiting to order my hams when Mr. Kurowychy's wife (senior Kurowychy) walked in behind the butcher counter (maybe 5 years ago) EVERYTHING STOPPED! Mr. Kurowychy put both his hands lovingly on her face and gave her a five second smooch on the lips! There were decades and decades of love in that one kiss! I will never forget that, not ever. How sad a loss for Manhattan. Obviously, people who love and eat well...The loss is all ours. <BR/>Sheelah Kaye Stepkin<BR/>Owner - Torte Knox Cooking SchoolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-40961078254268211102007-07-12T08:20:00.000-07:002007-07-12T08:20:00.000-07:00ok. I discover this news yesterday when I wanted a...ok. I discover this news yesterday when I wanted a ham sandwich for lunch. <BR/><BR/>had to come cry about it somewhere. <BR/><BR/>so sad.Mark Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09133495632626087679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-47872866605533356212007-06-18T15:14:00.000-07:002007-06-18T15:14:00.000-07:00Jerry is a great guy, and the Ham is the best I ev...Jerry is a great guy, and the Ham is the best I ever had..Best of luck jerr. <BR/><BR/>Dave C<BR/>Hartford CTUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520959478348456363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-57722815924605236512007-06-03T13:54:00.000-07:002007-06-03T13:54:00.000-07:00Meredith and Jamie: Good to know other people care...Meredith and Jamie: Good to know other people care about these places, too. I tried to get there on the last day to stock up on meats, but family obligations kept me in Brooklyn. Made me sad.Brooks of Sheffieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-72075409687549606422007-06-03T13:09:00.000-07:002007-06-03T13:09:00.000-07:00Terrible -- I visited from time to time even thoug...Terrible -- I visited from time to time even though I live on the UES, and picked up ingredients (including their peerless kielbasa) for bigos to bring to a Wigilia dinner every year.<BR/><BR/>What's extra-depressing about this one is that the family owns the building, so it wasn't a rapacious rent hike that did them in. Also, the store was deservedly touted by Martha Stewart, a rare advantage for a place like this.<BR/><BR/>Changing tastes as the neighborhood demographic continues to shift clearly led the decline in the shop's fortunes. I lament the attendant lack of interest in and appreciation for a place as wonderful and irreplaceable as this.<BR/><BR/>Alas, the fact that a number of good Polish butchers continue to thrive in Greenpoint is cold consolation.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08754201674720680775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-72509097319122950752007-06-02T08:16:00.000-07:002007-06-02T08:16:00.000-07:00This is so depressing. I've seen this shop numero...This is so depressing. I've seen this shop numerous times and wanted to go in for some kielbasa. Well... I guess it's too late, now.Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17183759837238790246noreply@blogger.com