Pig Butchering Demo: Wed 11/13

November 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Join Meat Hook butcher Sara Bigelow for a comprehensive demonstration of snout-to-tail butchering techniques. All porcine queries are encouraged as Ms. Bigelow will show how to butcher an entire cross section of a farm-raised pig. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about unfamiliar cuts and even try some of Brooklyn Kitchen’s house-made sausages and Great Brewers’ beer. Leave your knives at home; this class is not hands on (however, participants will receive a 10% discount on equipment on the day of class).

Company: Brooklyn Kitchen

Location: Williamsburg

Address: 100 Frost St (Manhattan Ave & Leonard St)

Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm

Tickets: $85

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New York Hospitality Group Event: Tuesday November 12th

October 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment

The New York City Hospitality Group  will host “A Taste of New York” with Chef Marc Murphy at Landmarc on November 12th.

Murphy will lead an all-star panel of New York food and wine producers for a Q & A session along with a uniquely curated drink and tasting menu featuring food and wine from New York State.

Attendees will have the opportunity to connect with hospitality industry leaders to celebrate and discuss the importance of utilizing local products and supporting New York farmers, distillers and winemakers.

Buy tickets here.

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Keeping Your Customers Safe: Allergens Seminar Monday 10/28

October 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment

The NYC Hospitality Alliance is hosting a seminar on food allergies.  This would be a very helpful seminar for operators in the area to attend.

When: Monday, October 28th, 2013, 9:30am – 11:00am

Where: Dallas BBQ Times Square, 241 W 42nd St, New York, NY

Cost: $20 member    $35 non-member

Over 15 million Americans suffer from food allergies and currently there is no cure. Reactions can range from mild to life threatening and can be easily avoided with the right precautions. Learn how to address this growing problem by effectively and confidently serving your customers with food allergies.

Please join Mike Spigler, Vice President of Education at Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE), as he reviews and explains:

  • Common missteps restaurants often make when attempting to serve a customer with food allergies
  • How to communicate effectively with food allergic patrons before, during and after their visit to your establishment
  • How to tell the difference between food intolerances, Celiac Disease and food allergies
  • The emerging epidemic of food allergies and the financial potential associated with reaching out to this segment of the population
  • What the future holds for those with food allergies, including treatment and future research

Click here for more info and to register.

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Farm to Restaurant Producer Summit: 11/3

October 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment

A powerful summit is planned for November 3rd at Glynwood Farms in Cold Spring, New York.

Slow Food and NOFA are bringing together forward thinking chefs and farmers to celebrate the successes and discuss challenges of the regional food system. The day will culminate in the creation of an actionable strategy to strengthen and expand the supply chain of organic and sustainably-grown food to New York City restaurants.

The event is by invite only; click here for tickets.

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Innovative Farm to Table Dinner Series at Brooklyn Grange

October 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Beginning this Saturday, Oct. 6 at Brooklyn Grange, New York City chefs are the feature of a new dinner party series set in the rooftop farm and will feature ingredients grown right there. Brooklyn Grange has partnered with Edible Queens to host the “Butcher Paper Dinner” series at its flagship farm in Long Island City. Diners will eat at a large communal table on the roof.

Tickets for the dinner are $80, and can be purchased online here.

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Shaken & Stirred, Brooklyn Beverage Event 10/8

October 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment

If you’re looking to get hip to local spirits, Brooklyn Exposed is hosting the 2nd annual bash to celebrate the art of mixology.

Shaken and Stirred highlights Brooklyn’s spirits scene and pairs the liquors with food from borough restaurants. This year, guests will vote for their favorite specialty cocktail and crown a cocktail winner. 

The event takes place on Tuesday, October 8, from 6:00pm-9:00pm, at the Green Building (452 Union Street, Carroll Gardens).

Purchase tickets here.

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No Kid Hungry: Share our Strength’s Autumn Harvest Culinary Event on 9/30/2013

September 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment

There’s a culinary star-studded dinner planned at Gramercy Tavern to benefit Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign on September 30th, 2013. The Autumn Harvest Dinner will feature Steve Ells, Founder and Co-CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill as guest speaker. The evening will also include a silent and live auction of luxury, epicurean, and travel packages.

A five course dinner will be prepared by:

Chef Michael Anthony
Gramercy Tavern | New York, NY

Chef Linton Hopkins
Restaurant Eugene, Holeman & Finch Public House | Atlanta, GA

Chef Stephanie Izard
Girl & The Goat and Little Goat Diner | Chicago, IL

Pastry Chef Mindy Segal
Hot Chocolate | Chicago, IL

Chef Marc Vetri
Alla Spina, Amis, Osteria, & Vetri | Philadelphia, PA

Each course will be paired with wines by sommeliers:

Juliette Pope
Gramercy Tavern | New York City, NY

Steve Olson
aka Wine Geek | New York City, NY

Paul Grieco
Hearth and Terroir | New York City, NY

Tickets may be purchased here.

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Big Apple Crunch Aims to Set World Record

August 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment

We wanted to leave you with a fun look towards fall as we head into Labor Day Weekend.  On October 24th at 12pm, when fall will be in full swing, New Yorkers will attempt to set a world record for the most bites taken out of an apple simultaneously in an event dubbed The Big Apple Crunch.  The 2013 goal is a staggering 1,000,000 bites, up significantly from 2012’s recorded 400,000 crunches.

The attempt is part of FOOD DAY, “a nationwide celebration and a movement for healthy, affordable, and sustainable food,” according to the organization’s website.  The Big Apple Crunch is sponsored in part by GrowNYC, NYC Food, FOOD DAY, and RecordSetter.

For more information about The Big Apple Crunch, click here.

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Roundup of 2013 MAD Symposium in Copenhagen

August 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Eater has a thorough roundup of the third annual MAD Symposium, a gathering of chefs, writers, scientists, historians, and other key players in the food world which centers on a particular theme– this year, Guts.  The 2013 was organized by René Redzepi of Noma and co-curated by David Chang of Momofuku and food magazine Lucky Peach.  It was held in Copenhagen.

Highlights include a whole-pig butchering by famed Italian butcher Dario Checchini, pop-up coffee bars from roasters across Scandinavia and the United Kingdom, including Sweden’s Koppi Coffee, and a talk by world-renowned chef Alain Ducasse.

For the full story, click here.

 

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City Harvest Bid Against Hunger, October 22

August 19, 2013 by 1 Comment

The City Harvest Bid Against Hunger will take place October 22, 2013, at Metropolitan Pavilion.  The walk-around chef’s tasting event is attended by philanthropists, businesses, foodies, and celebrity chefs. Last year saw 900 people in attendance and raised more than $1 million.

This year’s lineup, so far, is:

ACME 
Mads Refslund

Aldea
George Mendes

Apiary            
Scott Bryan

Ardesia Wine Bar
Amorette Casaus

Atera
Matthew Lightner

Barbounia
Amitzur Mor

Beauty & Essex
Chris Santos

Benchmark Restaurant
Ryan Jaronik

Betony
Bryce Shuman

Blue Hill

Blue Marble Ice Cream
Billy Barlow

Brooklyn Soda Works

Buttermilk Channel
Ryan Angulo

Caviarteria
Lucas Santos and Walter Drobenko

Commerce
Harold Moore

D’Artagnan
Ariane Daguin

Devi
Suvir Saran and Dheeraj Tomar

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
John Stage

Donatella Restaurant
Donatella Arpaia and Andrea Jarosh

Dos Caminos
Ivy Stark

Dough
Fany Gerson

Ed’s Chowder House
Ed Brown and Justin Rowe

Ed’s Lobster Bar
Ed McFarland

El Colmado
Seamus Mullen

Empire Diner
Amanda Freitag

 FP Patisserie
François Payard

Frankies 570 Spuntino
Frank Falcinelli, Frank Castronovo and Ryan Bartlow

Gramercy Tavern
Michael Anthony

Great Performances
Matthew Riznyk

Hecho en Dumbo    
Danny Mena

High Road Craft Ice Cream
Keith Schroeder

Hudson Valley Foie Gras
Michael Ginor

Hybird

Juni
Shaun Hergatt

Junoon
Adin Langille

Landmarc     
Marc Murphy

Le Bernardin
Eric Ripert

Liddabit Sweets
Jen King

Loi Restaurant
Maria Loi

Mad Mac Macarons
Florian Bellanger and Ludovic Augendre

Maialino
Jason Pfeifer

The Marrow
Harold Dieterle

Michael Jordan’s The Steak
House N.Y.C.
Cenobio Canalizo

Millesime
Laurent Manrique

Murray’s Cheese
Rob Kaufelt

Oceana
Ben Pollinger

OUEST
Tom Valenti

people’s pops
Joel Horowitz

Picholine
Terrance Brennan

Pig & Khao
Leah Cohen

The Pines
Angelo Romano

 Pok Pok NY
Andy Ricker

Qi Restaurant
Pichet Ong

Rao’s
Dino Gatto

Recette
Jesse Schenker

Red Rooster & Ginny’s
Supper Club
Joel Harrington

Ron Ben-Israel Cakes
Ron Ben-Israel

Roni-Sue’s Chocolates
Rhonda Kave

Rosa Mexicano
Joe Quintana

Salumeria Rosi Parmacotto
Cesare Casella

Saxelby Cheesemongers
Anne Saxelby

SD26 Restaurant & Wine Bar
Matteo Bergamini

Serafina
Vittorio Assaf

Sirio Ristorante New York
Massimo Bebber

Strip House
Michael Vignola

Sullivan Street Bakery
Jim Lahey

SUSHISAMBA Park
Pedro Duarte

Talde
Dale Talde

T-Bar Steak & Lounge
Ben Zwicker

Telepan
Larissa Raphael

This Little Piggy Had
Roast Beef
William Gallagher

Tom Cat Bakery
John Martinez

Tribeca Grill
Kamal Rose

Untitled at the Whitney
Chris Bradley

William Greenberg Desserts
Carol Becker

Worldwide-Soba, Inc
Shuichi Kotani

BEVERAGE STATIONS:

AmstelThe Butterfly
Eben Freeman		 L’Apicio
Joe Campanale

SerendipiTea

You can purchase tickets here.

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