Remember that last minute invitation last month to go watch “Les Triplettes de Belleville” in the garden at Ortine?  Well, we’re getting organized this time around.  Here’s their September Outdoor Movie schedule; as far as I know, shows start at sundown.
9/15 Ball of Fire (Billy Wilder)
9/22 A Woman is a Woman (Jean-Luc Godard)
9/29 Forbidden Planet [...]

Looking for something to do tonight (Tuesday)?  Come to Ortine and watch the very cool animated movie “Les Triplettes de Belleville” in their outdoor garden.  The screening starts at 8:30pm, and you can order food that I can promise will be even better than popcorn.
Ortine, 622 Washington Ave. between Dean and Pacific

As we mentioned previously, Ortine recently opened up their back garden.  We had a late brunch there Sunday and the garden is lovely!  Bright blue tables under a bright blue umbrella, surrounded by a white fence.  What makes Ortine’s garden special is that they actually use what grows there; their drink special was sangria made [...]

Washington Ave. is blowin’ up!  This morning I went to check out Sit and Wonder, the new coffee shop in the old Natural Heights space at Washington and St. Marks.  Their big claim to fame is that they’re serving Stumptown Coffee, which is apparently a big deal.  They also have wi-fi and some decent looking [...]

From Gothamist: “What’s new is that Ortine has just opened a garden dining area that’s actually a real garden. Freshly-planted herbs and an in-ground vegetable garden will soon be supplying ingredients for the kitchen. (All pickling, preserving, sprouting and baking is done in-house.) A fruit-bearing cherry tree, a spruce tree, and a rose bush complete [...]

One of our favorite new-ish places in Prospect Heights is Ortine, which has been open since December 2008.  It’s exactly the kind of place we’re always hoping will open in the neighborhood: a coffee shop/cafe with wine and beer.  The menu is limited in size but not in vision; my gentleman friend recently enjoyed the [...]