The two-hour event will feature lectures on How to Tie A Roast, How to Stuff A Sausage and much more on Wednesday, February 22 at 8pm
Tickets are only $5
Edible Brooklyn & The Brooklyn Brewery presents “How to Slice It”, a night dedicated to local butchers
February 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Brooklyn patisserie, Sweet Melissa, is closing in Cobble Hill but the Park Slope location will remain open
February 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Cobble Hill location is the original storefront for the French bakery which opened 1998. Owner Melissa Murphy claims that the shop is now closed due to rising rent.
The Park Slope location is still open at 175 Seventh Avenue at First Street
3rd Ward preps to open a culinary incubator in 2013
February 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
With the help of Brooklyn locals and the New York City Economic Development Corporation, 3rd Ward Culinary Incubator will offer enrichment classes, a professional-grade working space, community events with a market-cafe.
Read more about this new facility for everyone from small food businesses to passionate
home cooks
For partnership opportunities, email partners@3rdward.com
McClure’s Pickles’ Informal Distribution Cooperative, which started in July 2011, helps specialty food purveyors with lower distribution prices
February 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Traditional distributors charge a mark up of 15 – 20%. For businesses that hosts their product in the same space as McClure’s, the distribution charge is only 4% for 11 – 20 cases. Bob McClure, owner of McClure’s Pickles, now distributes product for Early Bird Granola, School House Kitchen
and more.
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn thinks the McClure model of business has the potential to grow and is currently drafting a proposal to expand on the idea
Farm and Beer Expo at The Brooklyn Brewery tonight from 7pm – 10pm
January 31, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The expo will benefit Gorzynski Ornery Farm, from Catskills, NY, which was affected by
Hurricane Irene.
There will also be a forum discussion about developing more sustainable local breweries. Brooklyn Brewery is located on 79 N 11th St in Williamsburg
Burgersmith is now open and serving grass-fed burgers on cast-iron in Cobble Hill
January 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Plenty of burgers to go around in Brooklyn as the surge in fast casual restaurants that specialize in this beefy delight continues to grow. Burgersmith sources their secret beef recipe from a local butcher which is grounded daily.
The restaurant is open from 4pm – 11pm daily and is located on 209 Smith Street at the corner of Baltic Street
2nd Annual Small Business and Procurement Expo on Friday, March 9th. Free to attend if you register before March 1st
January 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Attendees will see guest speakers such as Council Member and Small Business Chair Diana Reyna and President of NYCEDC Seth Pinksy. If you want your business to participate in the expo, exhibitor inquiries are now being accepted. The expo is located at Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, Pier # 12 70 Imlay Street. There will be a shuttle bus to transport attendees.
Register now for free.
Email Email LaGuardia Business Services for more information
With Love, From Brooklyn sells all edibles made in– You’ve guessed it, Brooklyn
January 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Founder Dara Furlow, launched the site last month after developing a love for the markets and specialty food items that Brooklyn has become well known for. The website’s mission is to give Brooklyn producers a national platform by shipping bundled products out on a monthly basis.
The founder is also thinking of taking the business to other places like Seattle, Portland, and Maine
Williamburg’s Mercado on Kent will be opening a bread bakery this Friday, January 27th. This is another mark of the New York City market-restaurant bakery trend
January 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
In addition to getting a new chef on board, Mercado on Kent’s bread bakery will also feature specialty olive oils and charcuterie. The bakery will be open from 9am – 3pm. Mercado on Kent is located on 291 Kent Avenue.
New York food blog, Fork in the Road, also mentions other eateries that are hopping on to the market-restaurant hybrid
Kim Ima, Owner of Treats Truck, plans to open up a brick and mortar location in Carroll Gardens
January 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The bakery/cafe will offer breakfast and a light lunch menu along with those famous cookie “treats”.
The shop is expected to open mid-February or March of this year
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