With the hot hot heat and sun showers we’ve been having, it’s no wonder we’re flush with tomatoes. Vine ripened red ones from Long Island? Yeah we got those. Little tiny fuzzy Garden Peach tomatoes in the house? You bet ya. Giant knobby heirloom varietals? Duh. After stuffing our faces with raw tomato salads and … Read more
On Being a Cookoff judge. It's not easy.
I’ve judged quite a few cookoffs in the past few years. Casseroles, Cupcakes, Pie (twice!), the Bodega Challenge, Chili. All have been fun, inspiring, difficult and often hell the next day on the gastro-intestinal system. I mean our bodies aren’t used to eating that kind of variety of one food all at once! It may … Read more
Awesome T Shirts
We now have these T-shirts by All Hands on Deck in stock. We have limited sizes and supply so you have to come in to get them, but they are awesome and come with fabric pens so you can color them in yourself! Tweet
Hot Hot Summer Pies.
Monday night was the first Pie Class of the season (We’ll be doing a few more as the harvest continues look for Blueberry, Apple, and Pumpkin later in the summer/fall) I decided to do a peach pie, after looking at the available fare at the farmer’s market last saturday. The peaches looked good, and they … Read more
Private Class: Winter Pies
Did you know we do private classes at the Brooklyn Kitchen? That’s right. Just get 5-8 friends, and an idea of what you want to learn, and we’ll make it happen. This one was a great group who grew up together in the ‘hood, and call themselves the Monday Night Girls. They wanted a pie … Read more