{"id":25511,"date":"2025-12-31T12:31:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T17:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/sheepshead-bay-favorite-terra-grows-south-with-bold-new-menu\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T12:31:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T17:31:02","slug":"sheepshead-bay-favorite-terra-grows-south-with-bold-new-menu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/sheepshead-bay-favorite-terra-grows-south-with-bold-new-menu\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheepshead Bay Favorite Terra Grows South with Bold New Menu"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>A Neighborhood Spot with Urban Flair<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Terra believes Sheepshead Bay locals deserve a sophisticated evening without heading into Manhattan. Founded by lifelong friends and neighborhood natives Oleg Rybak and Dmitry Khavko, this modern European restaurant offers an upscale, yet inviting, dining destination right at home.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Created by Locals, for Locals<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Rybak, a wine lover and attorney, together with Khavko, an aficionado of whisky and a finance expert, noticed a lack of quality dining in the area. With Terra, they aimed to fill that void and provide the sort of restaurant they had always wished was closer to home\u2014reflecting their own tastes and serving their community.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>A Renowned Chef at the Helm<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_3518\" style=\"width: 885px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3518\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3518\" src=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Braised-Veal-Cheeks-over-Creamy-Polenta-copy.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"875\" height=\"741\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Executive Chef Dima Martseniuk and Co-Executive Chef Anna Shitova (1) copy<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Executive Chef Dima Martseniuk leads the kitchen. A native of Ukraine, he arrived in the United States in 2009, quickly establishing his culinary reputation in New York. He became executive chef at Veselka, earned a Grand Diploma from the French Culinary Institute, and gained national recognition after opening Ruta in Washington, D.C., serving notable guests and earning accolades for his borscht.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>An Extensive Wine List to Complement Your Meal<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Terra has invested deeply in its beverage program. Wine Director and General Manager Guillermo Lesassier curates a wine selection boasting more than 600 varietals, ensuring the perfect match for any dish on the menu.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Restaurant Details<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Terra<br \/>1716 Sheepshead Bay Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11235<br \/><a href='https:\/\/terrabrooklyn.com\/' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>https:\/\/terrabrooklyn.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Neighborhood Spot with Urban Flair Terra believes Sheepshead Bay locals deserve a sophisticated evening without heading into Manhattan. Founded by lifelong friends and neighborhood natives Oleg Rybak and Dmitry Khavko, this modern European restaurant offers an upscale, yet inviting, dining destination right at home. Created by Locals, for Locals Rybak, a wine lover and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25512,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3714,32,2717],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brunch","category-top-10-lists","category-bk-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sheepshead Bay Favorite Terra Grows South with Bold New Menu - Brooklyn News and Events<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/sheepshead-bay-favorite-terra-grows-south-with-bold-new-menu\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sheepshead Bay Favorite Terra Grows South with Bold New Menu\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A Neighborhood Spot with Urban Flair Terra believes Sheepshead Bay locals deserve a sophisticated evening without heading into Manhattan. 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