Buttermilk Channel, one of the newest neighborhood restaurants, has become an instant favorite. If you haven't already, find out why - with this $100 certificate, and enjoy a wonderful dinner for two.

From New York magazine:

Buttermilk Channel
524 Court St., at Huntington St., Carroll Gardens; 718-852-8490
Some old salts say the tidal strait known as Buttermilk Channel owes its name to the Brooklyn farmers who used to drive their cattle across it at low tide to graze on toothsome Governors Island grass. Others claim that the channel crossing was so rough for Manhattan-bound dairymen that it practically churned their milk into butter on the way to market. Apparently, Ryan Angulo, the chef of the new Carroll Gardens restaurant named for the body of water, doesn’t know who to believe. His American bistro menu includes both grass-fed beefsteak (presumably not from Governors Island) and buttermilk batter–fried chicken. Those and the rest of the offerings seem geared for these comfort-starved times: There are snacks (housemade pickles) and daily specials (duck meat loaf, roast chicken for two); there are sausages served in spike-toasted rolls, pork-cheek schnitzel, and bacon-wrapped brook trout. The space is homey, too, with a butcher-block bar and a communal table made out of ceiling beams from an old Red Hook warehouse.