HOT HOT HOOTENANNY!!

Our friends at the Brooklyn Star have suffered major fire damage, meaning months out of work for their staff. C'mon down to Williamsburg, y'all, and bust out your finest hillbilly chic, and join us for a scorching benefit full of delicious food, actual carnival games, and hot fun.

Herb Eckhouse is the man behind La Quercia, the premier producer of heirloom, entirely handcrafted prosciutto. With ingredients all sourced from within 200 miles of the La Quercia facilities, Herb's salted, cured meats are an homage to the beauty and bounty of the American West, and sensation among foodies in the know, after all, we carry them here at the Meat Hook.

For this one-time only event, Herb is visiting us from Iowa to offer a tasting of his products and a discussion of his his practices. From curing fanatics, and eco-concious eaters, to anyone with an appreciation of American food craft: this event is bound to be a crowd pleaser.

We hope that you will join us for this remarkable evening.

Everything you always wanted to know, but were afraid to ask! Milo Rodriguez, Bombay Sapphire's master mixologist, will lead this seminar looking at, you guessed it, GIN!

Gin has come a long way, from its tawdry, boozy origins in the gin palaces of London's East End, to today's more sophisticated incarnations. Milo will lead guests through the ten botanicals that make Bombay Sapphire truly unique giving you a chance to touch, taste, see, smell, and discover the ingredients first-hand. Participants will also mix up their very own custom signature cocktails while guided by Milo on some of the tricks of the trade and biggest gin trends, including colorful ingredients like lavender, celery juice, cardamom, and lemongrass.

Duration: about 2 hours
You are not required to bring anything with you.

Join fermentation enthusiast and chef Jessica Baucom in exploring the history, healthfulness, biology and politics of tempeh while learning how to easily make this incredible protein source at home. Once you taste fresh, raw tempeh you will never go back to those tasteless packaged brands!

Fermentation enthusiast Jessica Baucom is a graduate of the chef's training program at the Natural Gourmet Institute For Health and Culinary Arts. Coming from a background in microbiology, her kitchen became her laboratory once she discovered the incredible healing and optimizing properties of fermented foods. Her fervor for ferments has pushed her to seek out and learn from some of the great forces in fermentation today. Jessica is the founder of Tempeh Shop Brooklyn.

Ever wanted to brew your own beer at home? From malt, to tools, to yeast, our home-brewer extraordinaire, Dan Pizzillo, will go through all the steps necessary to create a delicious batch of beer at home. Come prepared with all your beer-related questions. Each student will go home with a six-pack of Home brew, and a beer brewing starter kit (an $80 value, complete with a 6.5 gallon fermenter, and 6.5 gallon bottling bucket with spigot, as well as cleanser, siphon and bottling set-up, capper, and much more)!


Class duration: 2 hours
You are not required to bring anything with you.

Ever wanted to brew your own beer at home? From malt, to tools, to yeast, our home-brewer extraordinaire, Dan Pizzillo, will go through all the steps necessary to create a delicious batch of beer at home. Come prepared with all your beer-related questions. Each student will go home with a six-pack of Home brew, and a beer brewing starter kit (an $80 value, complete with a 6.5 gallon fermenter, and 6.5 gallon bottling bucket with spigot, as well as cleanser, siphon and bottling set-up, capper, and much more)!


Class duration: 2 hours
You are not required to bring anything with you.

Back by popular demand: more gardening! 2010 will be the year you have a successful garden! In this four-part class series, we'll walk you through city farming, from the soil to your plate. Students will learn how to map their gardens, choose appropriate seeds, and more. Harvest techniques of all kinds will be covered as you travel through an edible landscape, munching all the way on produce from local growers upstate and down.

This four part series, which can be purchased together or separately, will be taught by Annie Novak, who comes to us from The Rooftop Farm in Greenpoint and GrowingChefs.org.

Duration: 1.5 hours per session.
You are not required to bring anything with you.

Back by popular demand: more gardening! 2010 will be the year you have a successful garden! In this four-part class series, we'll walk you through city farming, from the soil to your plate. Students will learn how to map their gardens, choose appropriate seeds, and more. Harvest techniques of all kinds will be covered as you travel through an edible landscape, munching all the way on produce from local growers upstate and down.

This four part series, which can be purchased together or separately, will be taught by Annie Novak, who comes to us from The Rooftop Farm in Greenpoint and GrowingChefs.org.

Duration: 1.5 hours per session.
You are not required to bring anything with you.

Anita Sharp of Electric Blue Baking will teach this delicious class on desserts. Participants will go beyond chocolate and whipped cream; to make 2-3 delectable desserts with ingredients like basil, pineapple, raw cacao and pine nuts. We will discuss presentation and plating, taking into account the complete sensory experience of an aphrodisiac meal.

Duration: about 2 hours.
Students are not required to bring anything with them.

This class is deliciously Vegan Friendly!

Back by popular demand: more gardening! 2010 will be the year you have a successful garden! In this four-part class series, we'll walk you through city farming, from the soil to your plate. Students will learn how to map their gardens, choose appropriate seeds, and more. Harvest techniques of all kinds will be covered as you travel through an edible landscape, munching all the way on produce from local growers upstate and down.

This four part series, which can be purchased together or separately, will be taught by Annie Novak, who comes to us from The Rooftop Farm in Greenpoint and GrowingChefs.org.

Duration: 1.5 hours per session.
You are not required to bring anything with you.

Back by popular demand: more gardening! 2010 will be the year you have a successful garden! In this four-part class series, we'll walk you through city farming, from the soil to your plate. Students will learn how to map their gardens, choose appropriate seeds, and more. Harvest techniques of all kinds will be covered as you travel through an edible landscape, munching all the way on produce from local growers upstate and down.

This four part series, which can be purchased together or separately, will be taught by Annie Novak, who comes to us from The Rooftop Farm in Greenpoint and GrowingChefs.org.

Duration: 1.5 hours per session.
You are not required to bring anything with you.

2010 will be the year you have a successful garden! In this four-part class series, we'll walk you through city farming, from the soil to your plate. Starting with wintertime tasks like ordering seeds and choosing your growing space, we'll work our way through an edible landscape, munching all the way on produce from local growers upstate and down.

This four part series, which can be purchased together or separately, will be taught by Annie Novak, who comes to us from The Rooftop Farm in Greenpoint and GrowingChefs.org.

Duration: 1.5 hours per session.
You are not required to bring anything with you.

This selection purchases the whole class series.