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April 11 2013

2013 Meatball Slapdown Winners

People’s Choice: Rosemary’s Judge’s Choice: M Wells   Thanks to EVERYONE who came out for balls and beers last week at the Brooklyn Brewery! We raised big $$$ for Classrooms in the Kitchen and City Growers. Brooklyn Brewery – The Brooklyn Star — Buttermilk Channel — Cloud Coffee — Ganso — Grandaisy Bakery —  Ivan Ramen – … Read more

April 9 2013

Fabio’s Coming!

APRIL 27 Fabio Viviani of Top Chef fame is debuting his new cookbook here in our kitchen Lab. Bring your camera, bring your mamma, bring your double-kiss! Italian 100%, Professional Homecook, Nutella slave, Cilantro freaks him out… follow him, is good time! LIMITED SEATS AVAILABLE: RESERVE NOW!   This guy >>>>>>         … Read more

November 26 2012

CANDY CANDY CANDY!

Liz & Jen from Liddabit Sweets supply us with a steady supply of caramels. Hotdang these things are amazing. And addictive. These gals have just brought their brand-spanking-new candy cookbook into the world!  They’ll be in our kitchen lab on Saturday 12/01 at 2pm to show off the book (it’s essential for anyone who loves … Read more

November 13 2012

Big Time: Sandy Relief Drive

THANKS FOR YOUR DONATIONS! We raised over $1500! Over Thanksgiving, we raised more than $1500 for the Brooklyn Recovery Fund through our ’Big Time Sandy Relief Raffle’!  Thanks to our friends at Smorgasburg, our vendors who donated prizes, and to all of our customers for buying raffle tickets. We like to think that every little bit counts towards … Read more

November 1 2012

Food in Jars

Meet Marisa >>>>> She’s the blogger behind FOOD IN JARS.com and is visiting us on 11/15 to talk about small batch preserving. Kinda perfect for your teeny/awkward NYC kitchen. She’s going to show you how to make a pear-ginger jam and how to make the most of the recipes in her new book. There are … Read more

October 25 2012

Costume Party !Canceled!

GASTROBALL CANCELED BOO!  (That’s a regular boo, like this sucks.)   Due to impending buckets of rain and suspended MTA service, tonight’s GASTROBALL at the Brooklyn Brewery has been canceled.   We are sorry for any inconvenience, but you can blame it all on that pesky Hurricane Sandy. This was a fundraiser for our Classrooms in … Read more

October 9 2012

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October 2 2012

VERYBIGSALE Starts Friday

Come see us for our VERY BIG SALE Oct 5-8th to score All Clad skillets, Le Creuset round ovens and stockpots, Staub dutch ovens, Lamson Sharp knife carving kits, Bodum tea and coffee equipment, Dansk dishware, cutting boards, cookbooks and more.   Lobster bibs are on sale, too (a dandy stocking stuffer).  For the holiday bakers out there, we’ll have a mountain of cookie cutters, apple peelers and … Read more

September 21 2012

October is for Apple Picking

Wanna get on a bus and go apple picking with us?  We’re heading to Fishkill Farms in the Hudson Valley on Oct. 7th. This guy>>>>>>>> aka Chainsaw Doc will be doing chainsaw demos, there will be hayrides, a pumpkin patch, cider doughnuts, bouncy house and that refreshing view of the Hudson Valley and Catskills. And over a … Read more

September 19 2012

Bklyn Local: way better than brunch

This Saturday you’ll find us at City Harvest’s BROOKLYN LOCAL, at the open-air market down on Pier 1 at Brooklyn Bridge Park.   Fingers crossed, it will be delightful, sunny-cool fall weather all day long! City Harvest raises money for the many people in NYC who face hunger (way too many), and so Brooklyn Local is … Read more