Brooklyn’s Biggest Artisanal Punchline Is Dead

Listen up, Brooklyn, for here is some sad news. You will no longer be able to visit a brick and mortar store dedicated exclusively to variously-flavored artisanal whipped egg and oil, because Empire Mayonnaise—opened in 2012 in Prospect Heights by Sam Mason of OddFellows ice cream, and partner Elizabeth Valleau—is closing late next month, Gothamist reports.
Sure, when it first opened, it seemed a ridiculous and almost sad sign of the times in Brooklyn, and The General State of Thing