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Having coined the term "Brooklyn style" to describe their barbecue at the Smoke Joint, Ben Grossman and Craig Samuel have set out to redefine the general store. What does that mean in Brooklyn terms? Kentucky ham (taking a star turn on a Cuban sandwich, perhaps), Anson Mills grits, and penny candy. ("It isn’t a penny anymore," says Samuel.) From less far-flung locales come upstate produce and meats, locally roasted coffee, and homemade cookies and pies. Think of it as Fort Greene’s answer to Williamsburg’s Marlow & Sons by way of Petticoat Junction. — Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite

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