Elite Event at Prospect

Loved this event. It was so much fun and getting to meet and talk to people was awesome. It’s a quaint little place with awesome bartenders and amazing food.
Food:
oysters — super fresh and clean and amazing
butternut squash soup — delicious
duck breast with toasted red quinoa — one of my favs
truffle fries — can’t go cwrong. deliciously crispy
foie gras lollipop — not so much, and served cold
frog legs — little bland, but deliciously crunchy
chocolate chip cookies — awesome!
It’s a cool little place with delicious food. Check it out!

Prospect, Prospect, Prospect! The food was the highlight of this Unilocal event at Prospect last week. The oysters were deliciously fresh and briny — I had no idea I love raw oysters!– and the scallop with a bit of bacon on a bed of vegetable purée was soooo tasty! I also sampled the Prospect burger which was extremely juicy and hearty. I literally devoured it! The garlic fries were salty and good. The lamb breast with red risotto was pretty good as well. The fois gras lollipop was innovative but extremely rich, a little too decadent as a lollipop for my taste.
I look forward to returning to Prospect for dinner or brunch sometime.

This was a perfect spot to have an elite event. Myself and my fellow elite were early to arrive. Really likes trendy, cute décor of this place, the place is not huge but is definitely worth checking out.
As we walked I able to taste the truffle fries, butter squash soup and duck breast. Really liked the idea of putting together a range of variety in the menu. The servers were awesoem and made sure to rotate all across the room. Also the bartenders did a suoerb job, my favorite was crazy 8. It was nice to see New and old Unilocalers.
Kudos to Peter D for a great event!

Food was eclectic just like «new American» restaurants these days. I feel like new American restaurants always give you the true «melting pot» reflection of America, every kind of cuisine under one roof blended in something else. Foie gras lollipops covered in pistachio bits, a wagu beef slider medium well, the roast duck on a bed of quinoa with a plum like sauce, the Parmesan truffled? fries and the butternut squash soup with a melts marshmallow (the best thing consumed).
The venue was a bit small for the crowd but we all squeezed in no? It was good to see some old faces again (Reana K, always a pleasure) and finally meet the legendary Peter of Brooklyn organising fame. He’s like the don of Unilocal no?

Overall this was a fun time.
Once again the Unilocal Elites made this event a winner!
Always nice to see new and old friends.
The few bites of food that I had were ok, but I’d be interested in returning for a full meal or a nice brunch.
In general, the logistics of the food distribution could have a been better, but I should have mingled more toward the back.
Industry City Distillery has and interesting and quality product in its vodka and are based in Sunset Park!
Thanks to Peter and the Unilocal crew for a fun and enlightening time.

The place was packed within minutes!
A Crazy 8 was in my hand within seconds!
And then another…
And then another…
And then there were the oysters and duck… my faves of the night.
What more can I say?
It was a great night with great mix of Elites!

As always the events in the tristate area are amazing! Thanks Steph and Peter! Finally got to meet Peter! Awesome experience all around.
Very small but cozy place. But I loved the tight confines. it forces you to meet new elites and socialize with those you already know, as if we had an issue. :)
The food was awesome and so were those cookies!
The crazy 8 was the one I liked best. it was a nice grapefruit flavor, the mule had the ginger beer. lots of people liked it. I wasnt a fan.
It was an awesome time meeting those elites I haven’t met before and seeing the friendlys too!
Thanks Peter and Steph!

I am very proud to announce that this is the first time I got kicked out of an event by Peter D. I think I should get 2 elite badges in 2013 because of my bad a$$ness.
As always, drinks were flowing (dang that mule was tasty), food was fantastic (hello burgers and bacon wrapped scallops), and company was fantastic (heyyyyyy fellow Unilocalers).
With all the madness, I somehow managed to lose my headphones. I gave them a call and BOOM, they found my earphones and they’re holding it for me. Maybe I’ll partake in a lil’ drank when I go and pick them up.
Awesome time. Thanks Peter D et al!

Although the booze ran out about halfway through this event (and consequently caused a «BUT WHY IS THE RUM GONE?!*» moment amongst the rest of us who stayed), the Elite Event at Prospect was definitely one to be remembered.
Never before have I eaten such a variety of animals. Bird? Mammal? Amphibian? Shellfish? And Vegetables? What the _​_​_​_​_​_​_​is going on with this menu!!! We certainly got around with our food groups last night with consuming mass quantities of butternut squash soup, raw oysters, foie gras lollipops, duck breast, wagyu beef burgers, French fries, scallops, fried frog legs and chocolate chip cookies. Yeahhh I kind of ate my weight in oysters last night… and I think I ate everything at least twice (ok THREE) times. Whoops. Is it me though or aren’t half of these items considered aphrodisiacs?
Hm. Interesting.
In the end, good times were had by all. Thank you Peeta for hooking us up with the amazing culinary talent at Prospect and thank you to Industry City Distillery for providing the vodka!
Oh and thank you to the creative geniuses at Prospect who thought of foie gras lollipops. Never before have I had liver mousse on a stick! But there is always a first time for everything. Always.
*So really, who doesn’t know this quote?! COME ON PEOPLE.

I have yet to decide whether to get drunk with vodka on a Monday night is a good or a bad thing.
While I debate the pros and cons of prolonging weekend libations well into the following week, let me savor the memory of such delicious food we had at Prospect: oysters were deliciously fresh, frog legs nice and crispy, foie gras lollipops marvelously decadent, and the burger so dangerously juicy (thanks Nina for saving that for me!), just like that fantastic duck!
But the star of the night for me was the Sunset Park vodka from Industry City Distillery, which I had the opportunity to try first in the mix drinks, and then straight (thanks Peter K. for pointing out the vodka tasting!). I’m not a big fan of vodka, but this wonderfully aromatic and round vodka is really good. Ryan and Max were contagiously enthusiastic about their wonderful vodka.
Every time Peter D. speaks to thank all the people involved in the organization of another spectacularly perfect/​perfectly spectacular event I feel very fortunate for being part of this community. Hey, Peter: when are you going to take your shirt off?!
Looking forward to coming back to try the food together with a pint of Mendocino Talon Double IPA.

This was a great event! We were lucky enough to drink some local (from Sunset Park!) Vodka and taste a lot of fun apps and snacks. Especially of note is their butternut squash soup which could practically be served as dessert!
I loved the fried frog legs, an adorable presentation using the bone as a stick-​looked like a lollipop!
The bartenders definitely did their best, it was a crowded, tight space but they were very friendly and didn’t look overwhelmed (although I imagine they may have felt that way)
I also had a tasty scallop with bacon and a delectable cookie with chocolate delicately drizzled on top.
I hope to try more of what they have to offer, but I imagine long waits since it is a small, intimate space.
My favorite part of the event was when Peter D. addressed the crowd and introduced the staff so that we were able to thank them. The people I spoke to were friendly so this event really had a community feel.
So happy to be a part of the fun!

Prospect just by its outward appearance gave the vibe of «Hey, we’re the cool new place to hangout… yes, we know it’s a Monday; we’re a little naughty like that.»
Modern, sleek, easy on the eyes and yummy in the mouth («That’s what she said»)!
Peter D. did a pretty sweet job hunting this place down and booking this as one of the final Elite events of the year! Prospect’s staff was truly on top of it by keeping the liquor flowing and the food jumping off the plates! Those little chocolate chip cookies with drizzled chocolate fudge was so simple and yet so tempting — hardly anyone could contain themselves!
Although the space seemed to be a bit crowded, it was a great time with new faces and those familiar ones. Kyle, the mastermind chef of the event, was a perfectionist that not only seemed to have kept a clean, organized and functional kitchen, he was able to make a fried batter frog leg taste just like chicken! A toasted marsh mellow on top of a shot of butternut squash soup?! GENIUS!
Drink of choice: The Crazy 8 was definitely my drink of choice throughout the night; nothing like blueberries with St. Germain.
Whether mingling by the bar or by the bar stools by the kitchen, the mood was fun, informal, and well, Elite.
Here’s to another great time!

My first Brooklyn event!
The drinks were swell, as was the distillers’ involved description of the vodka-​making process – the way they describe it, they have to filter out so much junk (like, y’know, acetone and other «non-​potable» fuel-​like fluids) that it makes me dubious of the whole liquor-​making process… but still, the cocktails were lovely.
I skipped the fruits-​de-​mer and the liver – excuse me, I mean, the foie gras – but I did have a lovely bit of duck on quinoa.
I chickened out on the frog popper but now feel terribly ashamed about it, like I am a coward not worthy of Elite status. Next time I’ll eat any frog that comes my way.

By far my favorite Unilocal!Elite event, Besides SummerFest… which I did not attend :(
The Burgers and drinks were the highlight of the evening. Instead of haphazardly mass making the drinks for the crowds, the bartenders really put their soul into the drink making, which translated into excellent alcohol
The service and the hosts were great as well, I can’t wait to go back for their regular business hours

Great food, drinks, and people! The tiny space gave us all a chance to get to know each other. The food was delicious, including truffle fries, kobe burgers, butternut squash soup with hazelnut marshmallows, bacon topped scallops, frog legs (first timer), and foie gras lollipops.
The No. 3 drinks were great, both The Crazy 8 and The Mule. The tasting was delicious as well. Looking forward to visiting the distillery one of these days.
The staff was friendly and cool.
Thanks to the Unilocal crew for yet another wonderful event. Good times!

Really excited that I was able to go to this as my first event!
I can’t even express how good the food was as a whole.
Starting the night off with an ICD Mule and oysters was sublime (i’m typically not an oyster fan too)!
I would say my favorite dish all night was the duck breast over red quinoa. Holy MOLY! The wagyu beef burger was pretty good too! I will say while the concept was unique, I was not a fan of the foie gras Popsicle. It tasted like flavored butter melting in your mouth. Not sure I’ve ever had frog legs either — but they were like yummy highbrow chicken nuggets. Re-​order!
Otherwise everything was splendid — scallops w/​bacon?! Who doesn’t like bacon!
I will definitely come here for a meal –ambiance was great and the flavors were terrific.
Thanks Peter D for a great event!

A bit of a small space for all us rowdy Unilocalers to cram into, but the «intimacy» of the space made for some great conversations and allowed/​forced everyone to really get to know each other! So glad to run into some of my favorite BK Unilocal ladies, Lama B. and Mary P. there too. I’m still not exactly sure what Prospect is, a bar with carefully crafted bites, or a full restaurant with a major focus on the bar, but maybe I missed those details since I arrived a little late– I’m sorry! Either way, the space was very cute and I can definitely see myself returning.
We’ve had specialty vodkas and vodka tastings at Elite events before, and while mostly good there’s been at least one really wrong one that I can think of. This, thankfully, was on the good end of the spectrum. The vodka was fantastic and the drinks were artful yet simple. The bartenders did a great job of keeping the drinks coming, but I have to give even more kudos to the waitstaff as they squeezed their way through the thick crowd of Unilocalers to bring us tasty treats. I only got to try the foie gras lollipop, soup, and cookie, so it was quite a sweet night for me. I heard many good things about the more solid foods as well, and will have to try them next time around. Added bonus, Peter D. did an excellent job as a substitute waiter, raise that tray high Peter!

Last night was absolutely amazing and super duper fun as it was jammed packed with so many happy Unilocalers! We got to enjoy some really good food and kick-​ass cocktails. Let’s just say it was sooo good that I just wanted to scream… thank you ma’am can I please have another!!! By that I mean, Prospect is definitely gonna see my face again!
I was lucky enough to taste some of their exquisite and artfully prepared sample dishes. And those that I got to try were utterly stunning and delicious. Their butternut squash soup was piping hot and rich in flavor, yet mild. As for their burger, it was dripping with goodness and held it’s own weight in taste. While the lollipop frog leg was adorable yet tasty. I especially liked how it was nestled in a creamy aioli sauce that made it look picture perfect.
All in all, last night was wonderful! Getting to meet so many Unilocalers (old and new) are always fun and just being able to share stories and chill was priceless.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much to Peter D., Unilocal team and Prospect staff for making last night such a fantastic experience!

Thanks for the awesome event! The drinks were strong and delicious and the samples were really great. Mmmm… that butternut squash soup. And the frogs legs were good too. Thanks, Prospect! :)
…and I have to start paying more attention… I missed oysters? Duck? FOIS GRAS? I need to back away from the bar and move toward the kitchen…

Great event, per usj Peter! Thank you to you and the Unilocal team and the Prospect staff, who were such troopers in the absolutely PACKED space.
I tried a few things and from the taste of those cookies and butternut squash soup, Prospect and I are going to get along juuuuust fine. A few of us were already plotting our return, so we could both eat and chat without being elbowed by a fellow Unilocaler. ;)
But you could really feel the love, and with all the twin named Unilocalers I was seeing and meeting for the first time… jaclyn, peter, joolz… something was definitely in the air!
Merry, merry, to my fellow Elites!