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peter.hobbs Jun 09
“On Evan’s very first brew day here, he got heatstroke.” -Craig Frymark Simply put, local upstart Barrier Brewing is killing it. The year-old, two-man operation has already made a name for itself by brewing an impressive variety of notably well-crafted beers on a tiny single-barrel brewing system, out of a small garage-like space in Oceanside, New York. Evan [...] -
lentejasrojas Jun 07
Editors Note: Long before it was culinary chic to retrofit a truck to sling awesome food, the Red Hook Ballfield Vendors started doing it out of necessity. When the city threatened to shut down the freewheeling weekly Latin-American food fest, Cesar Fuentes took it upon himself to stand up for his community of vendors, and helped [...] -
peter.hobbs Jun 03
Christopher Nicholson’s day job is interesting enough. His daily commute takes him from his Greenpoint home to the Red Hook harborfront, where he’s a winemaker at the Red Hook Winery , shepherding Long Island and Finger Lakes grapes through the long and complex journey from vine to barrel to bottle. But his other work may be even [...] -
jasonmgreenberg Jun 03
A mere stone’s throw from bustling Flatbush Avenue, on the charming residential Carlton Ave, lies the restaurant James. One of Brooklyn’s hidden gems. We talked with Chef Bryan Calvert who, along with his wife Deborah Williamson, owns and operates this small, intimate restaurant with an accessible, American-influenced menu.
So Bryan, can you tell me a little about how [...]
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peter.hobbs May 27
Sycamore Flower Shop & Bar in Ditmas Park is like an oasis in a dream. Stumbling into Ditmas after passing through the surrounding city’s dense canyons of brownstone, brick and concrete leaves many first time visitors awestruck, as they’re greeted by block after block of big Victorian houses, sprawling lawns, wraparound porches and quiet tree-lined [...] -
Jacque S May 27
by Jacque Lynn Schiller The Clover Club in Cobble Hill is, if anything, gorgeous: rich wood, tin ceilings, chandeliers… But don’t let the opulence intimidate. The bar staff is friendly and know their old time cocktails. And someone in the kitchen, Executive Chef Craig Rivard to be exact, knows his bar snacks. We melted into one [...] -
peter.hobbs May 27
By Leda Meredith Two delicious vegetables plus several kinds of herbal medicine from one plant: what’s not to love? The plant is burdock ( Arctium lappa and A. minus ). One of the two vegetables it produces is in season for only a few weeks, and that season is now. I often say “One person’s weeds are another person’s dinner,” [...] -
peter.hobbs May 26
By Jackie Goldstein I recently had the pleasure of joining Scott Bridi, the founder of Brooklyn Cured , as he cooked for a small group of friends at his cousin’s apartment. These dinners are a somewhat regular occurrence – with so much time spent at work, hand-crafting his line of pates, sausages, and rillettes, Scott loves the chance [...]
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A pastured egg, from a hen that is free to roam and wander, pecking in the grass, stretching its wings, feeling the sun on its face and the breeze on its back, is a thing ...
What exactly is a 'good' egg? Here's a look at the truth behind the labels, along with a chat about cooking eggs with Ed Quish, managing chef at Williamsburg's ...
Jessica Applestone, co-owner of Fleisher's Grass-Fed and Organic Meats outside their new Park Slope location. The new shop opens today. (Pictured with Schmutz Applestone - and yes, Fleisher's makes their own ...
Remember the salmonella outbreak last year? You know, the one where 1,900 people got sick and a half BILLION Iowa eggs were recalled? Seems like regulations on egg farm safety are still pretty soft ...
Stacey Murphy and Bee Ayers of BK Farmyards As annoying as the goddamn Energizer Bunny is, it’s about time he did someone a solid. This year, Stacey Murphy of BK Farmyards – the local urban ‘...
Eggs are one of the most universally enjoyed and utilized foods in cooking worldwide, and while many have made the switch to the cage-free or organic variety, it can still be tough to tell just ...
The recent outbreak of Salmonella linked to poor safety practices at a few massive egg farms in Iowa has pulled back the curtain on some of the more creepy aspects of industrial agriculture in the ...
