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You’re Invited. Brew, Beer, & Bonbons: A Brooklyn Meetup

18 Feb

If you love Brooklyn as much as I do, I’d love for you to join me at my latest Brooklyn meetup, Brew, Beer, & Bonbons at 61Local on February 29th at 7pm. One of my favorite coffee roasters, Brewklyn Grind, will be there offering samples of their delicious brew and No Bake Makery will have non-baked treats for the perfect pairing. As usual, 61Local will be serving up their selection of local beer and wine.

I decided to combine three of my Brooklyn faves to create the ultimate meetup experience. I start my mornings with Brewklyn Grind coffee, and I know you’ll want to too once you try a sample. And what better to pair with a good coffee than sweet treats? I can’t get enough of No Bake Makery’s little bite sized desserts in flavors like Vanilla Honey, Coconut, and S’mores. And you’ve probably heard me rave about 61Local (pretty much every other week), but it’s because I love the bar’s concept. It’s a public house, and they are all about community and supporting local businesses.

Come by, bring some friends, enjoy some local flavor, and chat about what you love about this borough. RSVP here now.

Join the Local Roots NYC Supper Club.

22 Jan

In a food rut? Awaken your taste buds and try something new with my favorite CSA, Local Roots NYC. The group holds a supper club spotlighting chefs and local ingredients. On Wednesday February 1st, the group will host their third supper club with guest chef Matthew Leif of Landhaus. Held in the beautiful exposed brick mezzanine at 61 Local, this dinner sits 30 and will feature a four course menu with ingredients from the CSA’s  farms and other neighboring farms.

The star of the show will be the apple. Each dish will show the versatility and wide range of flavors of apples, one of the few fruits that are available in the winter season. The meal will include a starter, a first course, a main course, and a dessert. Get your tickets here for an amazing meal with some good company.

Welcoming 2012, Brooklyn Style

1 Jan

I welcomed 2012 in true Brooklyn style. A group of my Brooklyn-appreciating pals and I headed to Alma for a 3-course meal, margaritas, and plenty of prosecco. I enjoyed an ensalada, followed by a chile relleno stuffed with butternut squash and rice, and finished off with some caramel flan. My counterparts enjoyed paella, pork belly, filet mignon, and lots of churros. We ate and drink on the rooftop, overlooking downtown Manhattan.

After we were completely full, we headed over to 61Local, one of my favorite bars. The fab owner David introduced us to their latest offering– hard ginger ale. How do they make ginger ale hard? No, it’s not spiked, it’s actually made of fermented pineapple, which gives it a sweet taste too. In the usual new years eve style, the entire bar counted down to midnight, cheers-ing to 2012.

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My Brooklyn New Years Eve Plans

29 Dec

I had a difficult time deciding at which Brooklyn spot I would ring in the new year. After careful deliberation, I picked Alma for dinner. With a $50 prix fixe and the ultimate rooftop dining experience, I knew it would be ideal for a new years eve celebration. The menu includes paella de Mexico, braised duck tacos, mexican churros with caramel sauce, and more delectable picks.

AFTER dinner, I’ll  be heading to one of my favorite bars of all time– 61Local. At midnight, they’ll be serving up some off-the-beaten-path fizzy stuff like hard ginger beer, hard apple cider, and a fizzy red blended from Red Hook winery in Brooklyn.

Sound good? Come out and join the party. And even if you can’t make it, I’ll be sure to post about the festivities here with plenty of pictures.

ALL DAY Thanksgiving Party this Weekend

15 Nov

My favorite Brooklyn bar 61Local is throwing another unique event that I’m so excited for– an all day Thanksgiving party on November 19th 1pm to 11pm. They’re going raffle crazy with prizes from Red Hook Winery, Saxelby Cheese Mongers, Brooklyn Soda Works, KBBK Kombucha, BK Farmyards, Cut Brooklyn, Brooklyn Brine, Oslo Coffee, Mast Brothers Chocolate, and more. Plus, they’ll all be in house to chat.

The raffle proceeds will go to support their good friend Carlo Scissura for his campaign for Brooklyn Borough President. 61Local has a close relationship with Carlo, as he helped the bar make progress in opening when they had some delays, because Carlo believed in their cause. Carol also helped many food and beverage companies get affordable commercial space.

Here’s the schedule:

1pm: They break out the Kings County Special – a beer and bite combo sourced from you guessed it… Brooklyn!  Purchase raffle tickets for gift baskets filled with Kings County products and take some local goodness home.

6pm – 8pm: Meet + Greet session with Carlo on the mezzanine to answer questions and talk about how he is involved with local production, small business and building the Brooklyn community. (Email contact@61local.com for details.)

8pm: Brooklyn’s first “Orange Wine” from Red Hook Winery goes on-tap.  This northern Italian specialty was crafted in the new world facility of Brooklyn’s Red Hook Winery and contains all the love and character that the old world intended.  Sample this unique wine and meet Christopher Nicholson from the winery.

10pm: Raffle prizes are drawn and everyone’s a winner! (Redeem any raffle ticket for a ½ price Brooklyn made craft beer or wine.)

See you there.

Celebrate Autumn at 61Local

8 Oct

I’m always so excited to see 61Local’s latest events. Not only are they an awesome bar, but they are also have amazing community space with cool and creative events all the time. I’m particularly pumped about the Autumn Festival on October 16th.

Here’s your chance to sample the bounty of late summer/fall at 61’s Autumn Festival of fermented delights!  They will be serving hearty plates of house-made sauerkraut, potato bread from Bien Cuit, and  a variety of sausages from Brooklyn Cured, Schaller & Weber and Dickson’s Farmstand Meats and a wide selection of Fall Beers, like Captain Lawrence Pumpkin Ale, Brooklyn Brewery Post Road Pumpkin Ale, Victory, Festbier Märzen, and Ramstein Oktoberfest Lager.

For  a $12 ticket at the bar, you get an ample plate of food including two kinds of sauerkraut, potato bread, three sausages and plenty of mustard. The Autumn Festival begins at 12pm and wraps up when they run out of food.  No advance tickets to buy, just show up at the door.

See you there.

Kick off the Fall with a Beer-Pairing Gala

9 Sep

On Sunday, September 11, Slice Literary is hosting their second-annual family style beer-pairing dinner at one of my favorite Brooklyn bars, 61 Local. Sixpoint head brewer Ian McConnell and local food guru Joe Scalora have crafted a delicious autumnal menu to kick off the month.

All proceeds will support the print and publication of Slice, and will help new writers have their voices heard.

Come for dinner, and make sure to stay for drink specials at the bar. Sixpoint has donated beers from their limited inventory that will be on tap at a special discount exclusively for this event. Get your tickets here; it sounds like the perfect way to start the Fall season.

Swap your Homemade Goods at 61Local

26 Aug

Are you a cook, baker, canner, or brewer? Head to the BK Swappers event at 61 Local on September 8th 6:30-9pm. You can swap anything that you make yourself, whether it’s jams, pickles, kombucha, candies, bread, cookies, syrups, infused liquors or oils, sauces and salsa, anything! A few people who keep chickens and bees will also be there with plenty of locally laid eggs and Brooklyn-cultivated honey.  61Local suggests portion sizes between 4–16 oz, depending on the cost of the materials involved.

All you need to do is bring 3-5 items (though some people bring more, some less), which can range from a jar of jam you put up a few months ago to a loaf of bread you baked that day. The swapping itself is a friendly and casual barter transaction. You will make in-kind trades with other swappers and leave with as many items as you came with.

Go to this site to RSVP! 

Pint Mash Up Recap

16 Aug

As you may have read in a previous post, two of my favorite NYC businesses 61Local and Steve’s Ice Cream united to create the ultimate Pint Mash Up party! From 11am through 1am on Saturday, the 61Local and Steve’s teams scooped ice cream samples, served up beer floats, and gave out fabulous prizes. Check out my photos from the event in the slideshow below.

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Sign up for Local Roots Fall CSA!

14 Aug

If you missed Local Roots CSA‘s awesome summer share, you’re in luck. The Fall share is just around the corner, and they are accepting new members! Local Roots is taking applications now through Friday August 19th, so hurry and sign up. With a membership, you’ll get the opportunity to get in on the freshest veggies, fruit, grains, breads, eggs, beef, and even duck from various local farms.

The Fall season runs from the week of August 29th through the week of November 14th. You can choose between a half (feeds 1-2 people) or full share (feeds 3-5 people), and pick up your goods weekly at one of 4 locations– 61Local, Brooklyn Pharmacy, d.b.a, or 92Y Tribeca. Items to be expected this season are tomatoes, potatoes, broccoli, eggplant, peaches, pears, grapes, and apples.

After participating in the Summer share, I can tell you that I can’t recommend Local Roots CSA more. The produce is always summer fresh and delicious, and the staff is more than helpful. Visit the website to sign up and get more info.

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