D’ Vine Taste

D’Vine Taste is one of my favorite places ever. Everything about the small mom and pop (brother and sister) business is just heart-​warming! Each of the siblings are SO nice. They are very real and super welcoming. They are friendly and make you feel at home and they remember you each time you come in, of course, and are always quick to make suggestions. I love that they use old family recipes and all dishes are SO delicious!!! From challah to endless flavors of real homemade hamentaschen, to craft beer and foreign delicacies and especially their vegetable and meat pies — omg! These guys know how to do it right and make you feel good, too. There are not too many places where I wish I could spend more money to support them even more than I already do, but this is one of them! Look what i found!

Delicious! But do beware of the prices. Lots of yummy Kosher goodies also around the holidays

If you don’t mind spending a lot of money on just a loaf of bread thesis the place. bread is good but unreasonable at the price so I will not be coming back. There are other places just as nice in the nabe.

D’Vine Taste offers a great selection of high quality teas, spices, oils, specialty foods, bread, prepared Middle Eastern dishes, breads, and desserts. I love all the different things they have in there. The store is family run, which is wonderful, and I was delighted to have a four year old staff member help me out the other day when I was picking up some spices.

I just moved to the neighborhood and my first order of business has been to scout out where I can find the important life essentials. On that list: a good crusty baguette. I walked in on impulse due to the fresh baked sign overlooking some really yummy looking rolls, and what do I find? A wonderland of ingredients. I buy some good french butter, Dijon mustard, red wine vinegar, and ask about bread to eat with cheese. Not only do they have baguettes, fresh made, but they are still hot. I am instantly in love. The bread had a crisp crust that wasn’t too hard like a lot of baguettes in the US are, and was soft in the middle. All around lovely. I will be back for sure to scout out what that unbelievable garlic smell was, and to try out some of their food. And, of course, for more bread.

i stop in here when i am in the neighborhood — i enjoy seeing what’s been prepared there and of course making impulse purchases. often pastries. sometimes some middle-​eastern ingredients. it is personal, feels family run, on a scale we unfortunately don’t encounter too much anymore. very friendly. some items are expensive.

I love D’Vine Taste. The staff are fantastic and incredibly helpful. They also have the best challah and baka in Park Slope. That’s putting it too plainly: their challah is to die for.

They are the sweetest nicest people to deal with and they have a very interesting selection.

The most fantastic chicken pot pies in the world! Filled with quality vegetables, delectable chicken pieces, some tasty sauce and covered with delicious puff pastry! Not salty — and seasoned just right! Everything they make is perfect!
Monika

It’s a somewhat strange place, but I like it.
New York/​BK have some great and huge markets full of ethnic specials worthy of a dedicated trip. This place is more of a local version… smaller, somewhat unfocused, but full of unique things not easily found in the neighborhood.
I honestly can’t say you should go there for something in particular. But I can say you should go there if you are in the nabe and want to explore options not particular, this a place worth visiting.
On the fresh side, they have breads, deli selections and an olive bar. But what seems to set them apart is a United Nations approach to pantry stuff. Oils, sauces, etc.

One of the few family run businesses in the neighborhood, they make the most amazing bread I have ever tasted! Also check out their selection of coffee beans (my favorite is the Sumatra) as well as their daily offering of homemade middle eastern delicacies.

Do I need a $ 7 tin of sardines? Well, they are from Portugal, where all of the best sardines hang out. Skins on, bone in and they’re packed in olive oil. AND they’re smoked? Yes, I do need a $ 7 tin of sardines.
Of course, to make proper sardine sandwiches, I’ll need a crusty baguette. And I just baked a half dozen, but they disappeared at a party. (My sourdough starter needs another day to recover.) Oh, D’Vine Taste sells baguettes? They’ve probably been out all day after being dropped off by another bakery. But wait — they’re HOT?! At 4 in the afternoon on a Sunday? They bake them on site throughout the day. Oh my. And only $ 2.25.
Oh, I couldn’t wait to get home with these.
Their deli case looked tempting, but I was singleminded in my vision of sardine & goat cheese sandwiches. The proprietor was exceptionally friendly. The cash register was stocked with quality dark chocolate treats. Shining challah loaves in the front window. It’s not perfect — the bulk spice bins looked a little dusty and some of the canned goods were covered in a thick layer of must, so that was offputting, but most of the areas with fresh food seemed pretty well cared for.
If you care, those sandwiches were astounding.

The only positive thing about this place was the selection of specialty foods. However, the staff could not have been more unpleasant. The group of people by the refrigerated cases glared at us like we were unwelcome stranger in their home and the cashiers could barely look up from their lunch/​magazine to make eye contact. The one girl that rang me up literally only used 1 hand for the entire transaction because she was still eating. HELLO– we were the ONLY customers in the place! Maybe if you sell such ridiculously expense food (and dried mangoes that suck) you should be a bit friendlier. Never again!

God I love to spend money on food. Not only food but expensive food. While I am far too modest of means to blow cash on fancy clothes, lavish furniture, or a no-​expense-​spared vacation I can fairly comfortably blow a wad of cash on fancy grocery items. Also, I am fat and it takes consistent eating to maintain my physique.
But damn this is no ordinary gourmet market — cuteness and fanciness aside they stock slices of heaven and goodness on every shelf. The male proprietor was super friendly and offered cheese suggestions. He even cut a slice of rosemary goat cheese for me especially. Also, he smartly (because at this point I would have bought anything he offered up) turned me on to quince and suggested I paired it with my newly acquired cheese. Damn was he right — I have not only followed his adivce but also paired it with brie and even added it to salads (and I mist admit broke off a hunk and ate it straight from the fridge. I have a problem).
On that same shopping trip I also purchased my first container of loose-​leaf tea. So delicious! I will never go back to tea-​bags again (that’s what she said).
I love you D’vine Taste!

This place is so adorable, and the people are the sweetest folks on the planet.
They have a great selection of bulk spices and grains, teas and coffees, and have packaged bulk nuts and various kinds of fancy sugars and baking items… olive oils, vinegars, olives. Absolutely delicious pita, and even a really interesting variety of bottled teas, sodas and beers.

The friendly Lebanese proprietors are definitely a plus to this place, which has awesome baclava, assorted Jewish baked treats, and the only local bulk grain/​spice bins I’ve seen (because who really wants a whole spice-​rack container full of tamarin, right?). Anyways, they rock. Plus they play NPR all day long.

I agree with what has been said by previous reviewers — super nice family and great, hard-​to-​find products.

I can’t say nice enough things about this place. The family has run this store for as long as I can remember, from uncles to kids, to aunts and sisters, all from Lebanon. Their selection is great, the middle eastern dishes fresh and authentic, and their coffee (shh, I didn’t tell you!) is some of the cheapest in the neighborhood. Also, they make amazing fig/​nut creations, original from the one of the family members. It’s like an amazing nut/​fruit bar, held together by sheer force of gravity. Even though we have other high-​end stores now like Union Market, I will continue to patronize D’Vine Taste for making Park Slope a friendly and tasty neighborhood.

My Earnest and Awkward Ode to D’Vine
Please look upon kindly as I gush — or rather, look away if such demonstrations embarrass. I’m taking efforts to write this without hyperbole, as this place deserves much more than my cheap verbal stylings. Whenever I tell people about D’Vine, I feel weird, happy tears replacing the words I mean to use. The love I feel is inappropriate.
When stricken with the lonelys, that NY-​brand of estrangement-​from-​the-​world, I need only take a stroll to D’Vine to be gently coaxed into something emotionally engaging. There, I am reminded of what it’s like to be coddled, what it’s like to be cared for.
I may need nothing, my larder might be full, but when I poke through the aisles, the husband and wife are always around, keeping an eye out, offering help. Never too insistent, always inquisitive. If I can’t find what I want, they make a suggestion that’s welcome, perfect. They’re in love with what they do, and this generosity is utterly infectious. The selections in the store have been carefully edited, and there’s nothing here that they feel ho-​hum about. They’re just pleased as punch to converse with you about it.
As for the deli, everything is fresh and tastes unmistakably homemade. Homemade, meaning the seasonings have not been blunted; each dish is specific in its flavor.
In My Basket:
* Torta: Pita-​shaped, lightly sweet, from Spain. These flaky crackerbreads have an addictive crumble. They’re sprinkled with large sugar crystals and are elegantly, individually wrapped. The snack positively sings with the flavor of anise!
* Rosemary Crostini: The fact that D’Vine carries this spares me an unfun trip to the only other place that carries this (Citarella). You think, «$ 5 for a bag of crackers??» But, oh man, the crostini will ruin you to all else.
* Foccacia: Pillowy, not oily. Pebbled with olives, rosemary, salt, and cherry tomatoes.
* Onion Bread: Pre-​fab but fluffy. I throw these on a hot skillet for an instant pick-​me-​up.
* Labne: Lebanese/​Amenian yogurt cheese. Goat or sheepsmilk, erh, I can’t remember.
* Lamejun (deli): Armenian flat «pizza,» topped thinly with ground lamb and tomato sauce. (I actually do wish there was a little more kick to this.) Heated in the ol’ toaster oven, it’s great with Labne and a sprinkling of Italian parsley. A light spread of chutney is a lovely addition as well.
* Za’atar Manakish (deli): Pita-​like flatbread dusted with a Middle Eastern herb mix.
* Chicken Pot-​Pie (deli): Croissant-​like butter crust plopped atop delicious, chicken comfort. Otherwise dairy-​free — bonus!
* Israeli Couscous (deli): More akin to pasta than couscous, these are BB pellets of curry-​flavored goodness.
* Fig Cake (deli): Fig paste, mega-​studded with pistachios, cranberries, and a coating of sesame. (Made fresh every Saturday, sometimes out front by the window)
… I really could go on and on. I’ve never had anything bad from the deli-​case, and if it’s new to you, you can get an ample sampling of anything curious. To hear them trill about raw almond fruit (in season now!), urging you to «Try, try … It’s sooooo GOOD «— I could pop with happiness.
Their generosity is touching, guileless, and unaffected. They’re so cute, so nice, and so vulnerable … my heart is breaking. It makes me want to scoop them up and protect them from the evils of this world. As people and a place of solace, I would be crushed if they left my life. I love D’Vine like I love my parents, but this love is simple and really a lot less complicated.

Newly expanded, there is now even more to choose from at this 18-​year-​old gourmet food shop on 7^th Avenue in Park Slope. What you’ll find here: over 100 olives, more than 250 cheeses, many different types of halvah, and an extensive bulk spice selection, to name just a few things. The cooking oil selection is huge and the owners are friendly and omnipresent. This is a high quality place and I seem to return again and again.