Food & Drink
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Food & Drink You Can't Keep a Frenchman Out of a Bottle of Wine
Posted by Benjamin Sutton on Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 9:37 AM
French people aren't very adaptive, open-minded or resourceful. The conventional national wisdom holds that they've been around for centuries, they're still a top-tier nation (though not nearly as prominent as they used to be) and clearly they must be doing something right (healthcare?), so why make any fundamental attitude adjustments? Still, every so often there are signs of substantive change from across the Atlantic, most of which are being spearheaded by young French men and women, like those in this YouTube clip who finally revealed an ancient and closely guarded national secret to the rest of the world: How to open a bottle of wine with your shoe. (TheDailyWhat)
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Food & Drink Great Neighborhood Bar Lucky Dog Needs Your Support
Posted by Jonny Diamond on Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 2:31 PM
What the hell is going on in Williamsburg? Wonderful, mellow local bar Lucky Dog (yes, the one we love) is having trouble getting its liquor license because some condo dwellers thought they were buying apartments overlooking Gramercy Park. (Not to mention there were already two nearby backyard establishments in operation before the condos went up. Meh, these guys want to shut down the very thing that has made Williamsburg a destination for their ugly condos—a vibrant cultural and night- life. This makes me so mad I could spit. [Spits.]) So, if you care about decency and good beer, get out and support some great guys tonight and the great bar they've opened at the community board hearing: 6:30pm, 435 Graham Ave, at the corner of Frost Street.
Food & Drink Williamsburg Greenmarket Move is... A Success!
Posted by Jonny Diamond on Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 1:03 PM
So, people were worried that moving the very successful Williamspoint/Greenburg greenmarket was going to STRAIGHT-UP RUIN IT. We sent videographer Emmanuel Cruz to see if that happened [hint: it totally didn't].
Filmed and edited by Emmanuel Cruz.Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Books / Food & Drink / Music / TV Cookin' With Coolio, the Book!
Posted by Benjamin Sutton on Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 2:25 PM
Still, if you ever wondered how to make Coolio's Fork Steak (a chunk of beef so tender, he claimed you could cut it with a fork), or his Westside Tilapia, a new book will make the whole process much clearer. Cookin' With Coolio: 5 Star Meals at a 1 Star Price by "Coolio the Ghetto Gourmet" hits bookshelves on November 17 and will feature those recipes and more, as well as additional content, like a chapter entitled "How to Become a Kitchen Pimp" and another devoted to cooking "Pasta Like a Rasta," which is something I've been attempting for years with only limited success.
Food & Drink
VIDEO: The 6th Annual Why America is Morally Bankrupt Dumpling Eating Contest!
Posted by Jonny Diamond on Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 8:47 AM
We have a morbid fascination with eating contests, insofar as they are potent metaphors for late-stage capitalism in America: people encouraged to consume more than they need, to the point of illness, enticed by the chance of "winning" (also, these contests are often won by slim Asians, which fits the metaphor, if you really force it think about it).
So it was we found ourselves unable to resist sending videographer Emily Chen to film the spectacle of the Sixth Annual Dumpling Eating Contest in Flushing. This year's winner ate 53 dumplings in two minutes. Yay humanity. (And sorry, Emily.)
UPDATE: For the record, the proceeds from this event went to Food Bank New York City. I still hate eating contests, though.
Filmed and edited by Emily Chen.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Food & Drink Coming Soon To Williamsburg: 6 Times More Brooklyn Brewery
Posted by Benjamin Sutton on Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 9:32 AM
Even better, one of the conditions for getting money from New York State was that their expansion had to involve some environmental initiatives. So, they'll be pre-heating their water for brewing with roof-mounted solar panels and installing a new grain system that will allow them to give spent grain to animal feed producers. Plus, you know, "a new brew house from Germany, along with 12 new fomenters," 15 new full-time jobs and much, much more beer. Everyone wins!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Food & Drink Vio the Carbonated Milk: A Tasting
Posted by Jon Blistein on Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 5:02 PM
Unfortunately, neither of us were ever able to find any Vio, despite the fact that New York was one of the first testing grounds for the drink. But today, as I was walking down West 4th St. to the F train, I ran into a group of hip, young, twenty-somethings handing out free bottles of Vio. I’ve never experienced divine intervention before, but this was damn near close. I managed to get my hands on two of the four flavors—Peach Mango and Tropical Colada—and so without further delay, I present to you a long awaited and well thought out review of Americas #1 carbonated milk based beverage.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Food & Drink VIDEO: Men Drink Beer at Chelsea Brewing Cask Ale Fest
Posted by Jonny Diamond on Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 1:59 PM
The beer-lovers at Chelsea Brewing Company had a Cask Ale Beer Festival over the weekend. Cask ale is one more rung up the ladder of authentic beer-loving nerdery badassness. Something to do with gravity and deliciousness. Watch the video below for clarification.
Filmed and edited by Emmanuel Cruz.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Food & Drink City Sweet Tooth Goes to "The Sweet Party"
Posted by Abby Denson on Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 5:02 PM
Monday, October 12, 2009
Food & Drink Pay Attention to Me, It's Canadian Thanksgiving
Posted by Jonny Diamond on Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 2:33 PM
Ok, seriously, I warned you about this on Friday... TODAY IS CANADIAN THANKSGIVING, so I'm all about being sad and missing the woods. With that mind, here is Joni Mitchell singing our traditional Thanksgiving hymn, wearing traditional Canadian costume.
Food & Drink Karaoke Coming to Williamsburg's Waterfront Riviera?
Posted by Benjamin Sutton on Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 1:59 PM
A spot on the waterfront in Williamsburg. 6,000 square feet. We’ll turn it into a beer garden. Karaoke downstairs. Seafood market, asian style. On North 5th and Kent. We’ll pay for your water taxi.
Well, after a giant suburban multiplex of a bowling alley, I guess a karaoke-seafood-bratwurst-beer garden in a giant condo tower doesn't seem quite so incongruous, just another step in the mall-ification of Williamsburg. This does, however, raise the important question: what would be on a hipster karaoke playlist? Anyone? (Curbed)
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Food & Drink Tap that Cask, Bro: Fun at the Chelsea Brewing Company
Posted by Henry Stewart on Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 9:37 AM
Click here for directions.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Film / Food & Drink / TV / Media If You Could Smell Movies, What Would Be the First Scene You Watched?
Posted by Benjamin Sutton on Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 9:11 AM
Of course, Smellit is just a concept for some future technological wonder, but, like a Philip K. Dick short story, it unlocks all kinds of interesting possibilities. Aside the obvious problem that it could be used for olfactory torture—and the fascinating new possibilities it creates for the adult film industry—given the opportunity to use a Smellit I'd watch this scene immediately. What movie scenes would you most like to smell?
Friday, September 18, 2009
Food & Drink Don't Drink at Hugs Anymore Because the Owners Are Racists
Posted by Mike Conklin on Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 11:25 PM
Thanks to Jen Carlson at Gothamist for calling attention to this sign, which was on display at Williamsburg bar Hugs, until very recently. We'll probably re-post this every day until the bar goes out of business.
Food & Drink The City Sweet Tooth: Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory
Posted by Abby Denson on Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 5:02 PM
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Food & Drink / News The White House Farmers Market Starts Tomorrow
Posted by Mark Asch on Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 1:47 PM
From 3pm-7pm tomorrow, and every Thursday through the end of October, the Chesapeake Bay region nonprofit Fresh Farm Markets will hold a farmer's market a few blocks from the White House—after First Chef Sam Kass, who also oversees the First Vegetable Garden, showed up to back Fresh Farm's permit application. (The president had also previously suggested he'd love a farmer's market nearby, because all that stuff about the Obamas being arugula-munching, Blue Hill-dining progressive foodies is delightfully true, even if all your other liberal/paranoid [delete to suit] fantasies about a liberal president are mostly not.)
Yet one question remains: is the First Refrigerator running low on anything, and does the First Lady plan to rectify this situation by attending the First Farmers Market, thus Drawing Attention to the Cause and inspiring all of us to slower, more local food? Will Michelle Obama save the American food system through the sheer fierceness of her outfits? We can only hope, and wait, and dawdle over the tomatoes, checking for spots and squeezing for firmness, for several hours, in hopes of catching a glimpse of a smart autumn jacket surrounded by a Secret Service detail.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Food & Drink One More Reason Why I Love Airports: Food at the Gate
Posted by Jonny Diamond on Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 12:23 PM
Friday, August 28, 2009
Food & Drink Intern Panics About End of Free Snacks
Posted by Jon Blistein on Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 11:33 AM
[Ed. Note: A while back, The L Magazine offices mistakenly received a big shipment of Pirate’s Booty, the healthy-ish, cheesy-ish snack food. We made every attempt to get the Booty to its rightful recipients, but were told more or less, “It’s cool.” The last two months have been a magical time of indiscriminate snacking. But not anymore. Intern Jon (pictured at right) may just be the most affected by the end of the Booty. Find below his pathetic open letter.]
Dear Pirate’s Booty,
I knew this day was coming.
Food & Drink Will Pedro's Outdoor Seating Ever Re-open?
Posted by Kate Dulin on Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 9:36 AM
When last we checked in, The Man had robbed our beloved Pedro’s of its outdoor seating, which serves as The L staff’s only link to nature in the summer months. It’s been 85 bleak days, and we are still unable to waste away in Margaritaville. But fear not, readers, for there is a glimmer of hope on the salt-rimmed horizon... We got the inside scoop on Pedro’s pending permit, and things are looking up… Maybe.
