Have you heard of SCRATCHbread? I discovered it a few years ago at one of Dandelion Wine’s weekly tastings. I returned weekly under the guise of tasting wine, when really I was just eating bread.
Tags: anson mills, best, breakfast, brooklyn, brunch, fresh, Matt Tilden, Scratchbread
Folks from Brooklyn and beyond poured into Prospect Park this past weekend for the (much maligned) Great GoogaMooga. We rolled through on Sunday and, while we were there, we decided to win the Hot Sauce Takedown.
Friends.
We’ve heard your cries. Effective immediately we are back to give you more of what you need.
The past few months have been crazy exciting, and we’re still in the midst of developing a few projects that are really important to us. While our television show fell through (true story), it was great exercise, and it left us with a lot of material. So, in the coming months expect some totally ‘naut-tastic webisodes, the likes of which you’ve never seen.
Oh, and check it out, you can meet us in person at this weekend’s Great GoogaMooga in Prospect Park. Visit us Sunday at the Hot Sauce Takedown. It’s only the beginning of another glorious Brooklyn summer.
Tags: brooklyn, GoogaMooga, hot sauce, Prospect Park, summer, takedown
I spent the past couple of days meditating on why people get so excited for new year’s eve celebrations. I’ve always thought of new year’s eve as a contrivance really… a footnote holiday. That is, it’s a welcome day off from work, but for me largely overshadowed by Christmas planning and prep. As such, I hadn’t made any plans this year. So when Charlie invited me to a small party he was throwing with his siblings, I gladly obliged.
This past week marked our second Brooklynaut fundraiser over at Full Circle Bar. This time around our efforts were to benefit FamilyCook Productions, a non-profit which supports the family with nutrition/culinary education programs. Just like last time we rocked, rolled, and drank our way through the evening, raising coin for the cause by raffling off some totally amazing prizes. We were also fortunate to have the support of the guys at FCB, who donated drink and skee-ball monies, and our new friends at the Baconery.
You heard right, the Baconery.
Tags: bacon, baconery, bar, familycook, full circle, fundraiser, skee-ball
Nothing beats the inception of a new column. I’d like to present Leftovers, a new forum born of necessity, for all of our past-their-prime but not-quite-past-their-expiry food stories. Dig in.
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It’s been a few weeks, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t provide a brief recap of one of my all around favorite food-events of 2011.
The 7th Annual Brooklyn Casserole Party, hosted by the casserole queen herself Emily Farris, took place on Monday, October 24th at The Brooklyn Kitchen. The event was well attended by those in the know, and brought together culinary creations from some of our favorite local chefs.
It was late September when we noticed the event was open for registration. Over a beer, Charlie and I had a long conversation (read: ~10 mins) about what could possibly top our pork chop & applesauce inspired Apple Bottom Casserole from last year. It was then that we were struck by the very seasonal brew we were imbibing… Oktoberfest. So taking a cue from the Krauts, we assembled a nightmarish dish known to world only as “The Oktoberfeast.”
Tags: awesome, brooklyn, casserole, emily farris, kitchen, leftovers, party
We met Pastor Dan Bailey-Yavonditte in the midst of a not-so-heated competition at The Brooklyn Kitchen. It was the Brooklyn Casserole Party, and the borough’s finest were on hand to sample each others casseroles and support the Greenpoint Soup Kitchen. While the collar around his neck said “church,” the beer in his hand rather suggested “casserole connoisseur.” We got to talking, and it gave us the opportunity to find out more about the Greenpoint Reformed Church. After cooking all day and drinking all night, the desire to feed even more people was somehow overwhelming.
Dan mentioned the folks at the Church could use a hand with their cooking and food distribution. It already sounded like a great excuse to get back in the kitchen for a good cause when Dan suggested, “How about a competition?” That’s speaking our language. He filled me in on this great idea he has to hold a competition akin to “Chopped,” with the angle of the food pantry at the Church. I told Dan I would be there the following week to check the place out and to lend a hand. (As for the competition, more to come on that soon.)
Tags: bailey-yavonditte, casserole, charity, church, dan, food, greenpoint, hungry, kitchen, pastor, soup
That glass is definitely half full.
A few months ago I got an email from the Village Voice advertising their upcoming Brooklyn beer festival, Brooklyn Pour. Tickets were available half price as an introductory offer, presumably to gain some positive buzz for an inaugural event. I bookmarked the deal and promptly forgot about it. When I finally went back to pick up some tickets that offer had sold out of course, so I paid full price for VIP tickets.
It was money well spent.
Tags: beer, brewers, brooklyn, events, fest, pour, village voice
Once again the good folks over at Full Circle Bar have graciously agreed to host a fundraiser brought to you by the Brooklynauts.
On Sunday November 13th please join us for an evening of skee-ball, beers, raffles and prizes, all to benefit Family Cook Productions.
Yes, another outstanding raffle, with killer prizes ranging from knives to bites. Plus, we’ll be rolling, so drop a dollar in the slot and join in on the high score contest, or the Hundo Challenge.
Please join us from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and help raise some coin for an amazing cause.
It was a night much like this, many years ago, that the unholy cocktail known only as the John-O-Lantern first lay waste to palates.
The sun had set, and as Erik Harrison Pavonicus, owner and proprietor of Ye Olde Fulle Circle Pub, shuttered the windows, he felt a precipitous chill. Turning slowly, he was bemused by the what he saw. A glass had appeared on the bar, full to the brim of a beautiful golden concoction. With trepidation, he slowly approached the glass.
Tags: bar, bartender, circle, cocktail, full, john owens, pumpkin, skee-ball
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