Restaurant Blotter: United Noshes, GoogaMooga, and Middle Eastern Munchies

Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill and Boerum Hill represent the crossroads of Brooklyn gastronomy. The blotter is our weekly roundup of restaurant happenings, events and deals.

Married Couple Bring Multicultural Meals to Carroll Gardens

For the past 10 months a couple in Carroll Gardens has been hosting themed "United Noshes" Sunday supper clubs as part of a five-year mission to cook one meal from all 193 U.N. member countries—plus Palestine and Holy See (Vatican City). In the process, the couple has raised more than $6,000 for the World Food Program USA, according to Grub Street.

Pork and Pyro Expected at The Great GoogaMooga

According to a reliable source, the 'Hamageddon' tent at , will reportedly feature a pig-shaped oven blazing pyrotechnics while the meat cooks. (We agree, this sounds too good to be true.)

Levant is Oficially Open!

The early word from Pardon Me For Asking is that the Middle Eastern dishes on Court Street are delish. Have you been yet? Tell Patch what you think!