The former Caffé Carciofo space on the corner of Court and Kane Streets in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn will soon open as new restaurant Watty and Meg. Court Street residents have noted a flurry of construction, and a Craigslist call for line cooks went out over the weekend. What we know: The restaurant will have 60 seats and feature an open kitchen; it also seems that its name comes from a ballad generally attributed to 18th century Scottish-American ornithologist Alexander Wilson, for whom The Wilson Journal of Ornithology is named. Ah, mystery. Thus Watty and Meg joins the roster of new Court Street restaurants with archaic names, like Buttermilk Channel and Café Pedlar, both of which have started strong. More details to follow as they become available.
In completely separate, but thematically related news, this Saturday kicks off Tartan Week 2009, which means some kind of Scottish wonderful will descend upon Midtown, and elsewhere. Reserve your haggis platter at restaurant St. Andrews today, and watch out for kilt-wearing Grand Marshal Alan Cumming leading the piper’s parade.
