Food & Drink
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Food & Drink Burger Chain Moving to Coney Island
Posted by Henry Stewart on Thu, May 31, 2012 at 9:50 AM
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Food & Drink Sausage, Beer & Chicks: A Recap of the 5 Boro PicNYC on Governors Island
Posted by Cathy Erway on Wed, May 30, 2012 at 12:55 PM
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Food & Drink Calexico Coming to Park Slope
Posted by Henry Stewart on Tue, May 29, 2012 at 2:15 PM
Friday, May 18, 2012
Food & Drink Ovenly Opens Retail Shop in Greenpoint
Posted by Cathy Erway on Fri, May 18, 2012 at 12:29 PM
“We would get emails from all sorts of people saying how our scones changed their life,” gushed Kulaga, a silky-haired 33-year-old. “So we wanted a place where we could meet people and serve as a home for the company.”
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Food & Drink Here Are The Top 10 Most "Intelligent" Restaurants in NYC, According To Author Peter Kaminsky
Posted by Cathy Erway on Thu, May 17, 2012 at 12:22 PM
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Food & Drink A Sneak Peek at the Great GoogaMooga's Urban Food Exhibit
Posted by Cathy Erway on Wed, May 16, 2012 at 11:15 AM
While other activities at the festival include a “Hamageddon” and a “Hot Sauce Takedown,” the chief goal of UrBARN is to educate. (There's plenty to eat from the 75 participating food vendors, including Momofuku Milk Bar, The Spotted Pig, Mile End and Roberta's.) Over a year of collaborating, Just Food and Surefly determined to capture the mission of Just Food's work in a visual and interactive display. To that end, the activities at UrBARN include a demo with Fleisher's Meats, a “CSA Smackdown,” and a “Wiggly Worms” composting how-to. In addition, the festival is making a donation to the nonprofit organization.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Food & Drink Attention Beer Dorks: Heady Topper Arrives in New York City
Posted by Mike Conklin on Tue, May 15, 2012 at 11:20 AM
Heady Topper is an 8% ABV Double IPA that's sold in 4-packs of 16oz cans, and unlike any other beer sold in cans, this one, as per the big letters right around the rim, is not meant to be poured into a glass, but drunk straight from the container. The only time I was lucky enough to get my hands on one, I ignored their command and poured it into a glass. Big mistake: I generally don't mind a little sediment floating around, but I've never seen anything like this—my glass looked like a freshly agitated snow globe. It was intense and, I won't lie, pretty fucking unpleasant.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Food & Drink 6 Questions with Finger On the Pulse, Creators of BBQ Blowout and Snacky Tunes
Posted by Cathy Erway on Fri, May 11, 2012 at 10:01 AM
BBQ Blowout began five years ago, then dubbed “Studio BBQ” as it was held on the rooftop patio of the now-closed Greenpoint night club, Studio B. Since then, it's been at Good Company (previously known as Hope Lounge) in Williamsburg, and it will kick off its fifth season there on May 16th. The theme of this year's food-and-music pairings, say the Bresnitz twins, is all about Brooklyn. Local chefs such as Fette Sau owner Sam Carroll will be on the bill, and Brooklyn-based music acts and deejays as well. Check out the Finger on the Pulse website for the full BBQ lineup announcement soon.
Food & Drink What to Drink This Weekend: Spider Bite Eight Legged RyePA
Posted by Mike Conklin on Fri, May 11, 2012 at 9:05 AM
At the moment it's available at only two establishments here in the city, albeit two of our finest: on tap at Bleeker Street's noted beer haven the Blind Tiger Ale House, where a 16 oz. pour will set you back $6.50, and at Breuckelen Bier Merchants, where a pint will cost you $5 and a 64 oz. growler (do it) is going for $16 (less, I assume, if you already have a growler in your possession.)
Keep an eye on these guys—they've got some exciting stuff happening over the next few months, including the first ever bottling of their First Bite Pale Ale, as well as the introduction of two more brand new beers this summer. For now, though, the Eight Legged RyePA should be more than enough to keep you busy.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Food & Drink Interview: Brooklyn Food Book Fair Founder Elizabeth Thacker Jones
Posted by Cathy Erway on Wed, May 9, 2012 at 10:41 AM
The event's creator, Elizabeth Thacker Jones, shared her thoughts on how the Food Book Fair got started, and where it might be headed.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Food & Drink Where To Buy Oysters (and How to Shuck Them) in Brooklyn
Posted by Cathy Erway on Mon, May 7, 2012 at 3:40 PM
Be warned: oyster shucking is not a delicate process. But the challenge of shucking them open yourself can be just as fun as eating the results. Sure, you could always ask the fishmonger at one of the reputable markets listed below to shuck the oysters for you instead; but that would mean schlepping oyster meat removed from their pearly shells. And once you get the hang of cracking them open with a shucker — a sturdy blunt-edged knife — you might not want to stop. Aside from the shucker, which can be found at most any kitchen store (such as The Brooklyn Kitchen), you'll want to stock up on dish towels, too. Grab a pack of a dozen or so absorbent, white cloths, or bar mops, to sop up your "raw bar" at home.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Food & Drink The 10 Best Oyster Bars in Brooklyn
Posted by Cathy Erway on Fri, May 4, 2012 at 11:22 AM
If oysters are best eaten during the cold months, before they go to spawn from May to August, then it's the last call for prime, East Coast oysters about now. The mouthwatering mollusks are on the menus of too many restaurants to name, but we've narrowed down the field to those which really specialize in the art of selecting, shucking, and serving them ice-cold. A real New York institution, the oyster bar was among the first types of eating establishments in the city – and it was one of the first street foods, too. The borough's shores were so rife with oysters that they were often served at an all-you-can-eat price. Nowadays, freshly-shucked half-shells command a pricier sophistication, but there's a mini-Renaissance of neo-oyster bars in Brooklyn that evoke this earlier heyday. Here are some of our favorites. Check back on Monday for a list of trusted fishmongers to buy oysters from to shuck yourself.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Food & Drink Meet Brooklyn's Newest Distillery
Posted by Audrey Ference on Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 2:01 PM
You can see pictures of their beautiful copper still below. I did manage to get a little sample of the Due North rum, and it's no joke—a good sipping rum made with fair-trade sugar can harvested on small family farms in the Himalayan foothills. I'm telling you, this shit is ARTISANAL. Though they aren't open to the public quite yet, they're working on getting the paperwork in order to open a tasting room in the near future. Yet another reason to scam free bus fare to Red Hook out of those IKEA buses.
Food & Drink Sixpoint Summer: The Apollo Wheat Ale Arrives in Cans This Week
Posted by Mike Conklin on Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 1:11 PM
Apollo is a wheat beer that’s brewed with a traditional strain of Bavarian yeast and a decidedly light touch of understated German hops. It clocks in with just 11 IBUs (that’s International Bittering Units), a far cry from the heavily hopped Imperial IPAs that have routinely surpassed 100 IBUs in recent years.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Food & Drink 5 Great Books for the Bar (Suggested Pairings with Hotel Delmano's New Bottle Service)
Posted by Jonny Diamond on Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 1:16 PM
The very notion of bottle service conjures nauseating images of too-shiny suits, too-tanned decolletage and too-loud music. This is not the case at Hotel Delmano, where they've just started offering mini bottle service, in the guise of DIY cocktail assemblages, that you can mix and tipple at your leisure (a little gin, a little tonic, a little gin, a little gin, a little gin...). On offer are small bottles of gin, vodka, Fernet, bourbon and rum, alongside the appropriate mixes. I honestly cannot think of a better way to kill an afternoon. Oh wait, yes I can: mixing your own cocktails at the bar accompanied by THE PERFECT BOOK. With that in mind, here are my suggested book pairings with Hotel Delmano's mini bottle service.
Food & Drink Hooters Having a Hard Time Moving to Brooklyn
Posted by Henry Stewart on Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 12:44 PM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Food & Drink The 7 Best Picnic Spots in Brooklyn
Posted on Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 3:13 PM
Spring is high season for picnicking: blossoms on the trees, a cool breeze, and it's not too hot yet for a hearty appetite. Wherever you live in Brooklyn, there's a public spot waiting for a blanket and spread of goodies to bring. We've compiled some of our favorites, along with places nearby to fill up your picnic basket.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Food & Drink Zito's Sandwich to Open Coney Outpost
Posted by Henry Stewart on Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 2:54 PM
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Film / Food & Drink One Tale of Small-Scale Food Production: A Q&A with Downeast Filmmaker David Redmon
Posted by Cathy Erway on Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 11:27 AM
When the last sardine cannery closes its doors in a small town of Maine, Italian entrepreneur Antonio Bussone steps in to purchase the facility and run one of the only lobster processing plants in the United States. While the lobster is caught by local fishermen in town, most processing takes place in large-scale industrial plants in Canada (subsidized by the government) before it's shipped again down Route 95 to Boston and elsewhere for retail. Bussone's venture provides hope for the many town residents struggling after losing their jobs at the sardine cannery, but when his bank refuses to cooperate in financing, he is threatened with failure.
The film underscores many struggles of the U.S. food system and economy: to build local economies and keep food production local, more efficient and fresh. Incidentally, it premieres right on the heels of an announcement from Red Lobster's parent company Darden on first-ever industrial lobster farm, which is projected to produce more than 40 tons of lobster for their restaurants in Malaysia.
David and Ashley plan to release three more feature-length documentaries in the next couple years that tell the story of Downeast in vastly different styles. While in town for the Tribeca, David spoke with us about the making of the film and what's to come.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Food & Drink Brooklyn Brewery Debuts New Beer, The Brooklyn Gold Standard Export
Posted by Mike Conklin on Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 1:30 PM
The gently carbonated beer pours a cloudy golden color with a bright white, one-finger head that sticks around for a bit. The aroma is bright and floral, the German and Czech hop varieties standing out more than the malts. On the tongue, though, at least after the initial bite of the hops, it's the pleasantly bready malts that take over, eventually giving way to a lingering bitterness. Gold Standard clocks in at just over 6% ABV, so it's certainly pretty drinkable. It's no small feat that this beer is a worthy addition to the generally more challenging Brewmaster's Reserve series while also being as a approachable as it is.
