Ortine opens its outdoor dining amid herb and veggies garden

When the temperature reaches seventy degrees, Ortine (622 Washington Ave) will open its newly planted outdoor dining area. 

Chef-owner Sarah Peck planted an herb garden as well as an in-ground vegetable garden that not only beautifies the space, but feeds Ortine's customers. 

Select new menu items include Huevos Rancheros, Free-Range Chicken Salad Sandwich, Tempeh Gumbo, Free-Range Chicken Curry Pot Pie, and Rack of Pasture-Raised Lamb. 

Ortine is a short walk from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and the Brooklyn Museum of Art. The outdoor garden will be open daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, weather permitting. 

"Ortín" is a word from an old Italian dialect that represents a small garden plot next to a farmhouse where farm workers grew food for themselves. 

Inspired by this word that defines her own eating philosophies, Peck opened Ortine in December of 2008.