An ex-Wall Streeter spawns a shell company.
The River Café
A watershed moment.
Mermaid’s Garden
A CSA with fins.
Melissa Clark
One of the country’s most beloved food writers is Brooklyn-born, -bred and -based.
Help Us Choose Our Next Cover Photo
31 comments so far | May 22, 2013 By The Editors
When it rains, it pours! (And no, we’re not talking about the weather.) We were in need of a few good photos for our upcoming issue and wow! What a selection we got! We’ve already hemmed and hawed and narrowed it down to five photo possibilities, but can you help us choose the best one?
We’re in “the Weeds”
Comment | May 21, 2013 By Gabrielle Langholtz
We are heavy users of the genius online show about Gotham tokers called High Maintenance (get it?). So imagine our dopey grins when a new “Elijah” episode opened with someone reading aloud from the current issue of Edible Brooklyn.
The Good Stuff at Brooklyn Uncorked!
Comment | May 21, 2013 By Amy Zavatto
It’s time for one of my all-time favorite wine events of the year, Brooklyn Uncorked – a sipping and swirling smorgasbord of Long Island’s fab vinified offerings. But this year in particular is pretty special because it marks a moment in Long Island wine country history – the 40th Anniversary. A glass raised to that.
Join Us for a Backyard Pig Roast This Summer with ‘wichcraft
Comment | May 20, 2013 By The Editors
In honor of Eat-Drink-Local week, our annual 8-day celebration of our foodshed, we’re teaming up with ‘wichcraft for a backyard pig roast in Bryant Park. Aside from the obvious, a pig–this one sustainably raised at Niman Ranch–we’ll have loads of Greenmarket fixings and ‘wichcraft’s award-winning oatmeal cream’wiches, plus Long Island wines, New York state beers and music.
EDIBLE EVENTS: A Porgy Lunch and Sustainable Seafood Supper Club
1 comment | May 17, 2013 By The Editors
Hungry? Our events calendar has loads of Edible events around the city, like this Sustainable Seafood Supper Club at Brooklyn Commune. Here’s what’s happening this week.
Craft Beer on My Mind
Comment | May 16, 2013 By Amber Benham
As I sit here, sipping this Summer Weizen Ale from Smuttynose Brewing Company and feeling a heck of a lot better about this work day, I’ll tell you reasons why you, my fellow suds lovers, should be drinking beer soon, too.
EDIBLE GLIMPSES: Organic Valley Farmers Visit Students at The Earth School
Comment | May 15, 2013 By Chelsey Simpson
Susan Hardy and Maureen Knapp, Organic Valley dairy farmers from upstate New York, have formed an ongoing relationship with The Earth School, an eco-minded public school on East 6th Street. Two weeks ago, the farmers paid the schoolkids a visit.
Coming Up in June: Eat-Drink-Local Week and Pass the Paella
Comment | May 14, 2013 By The Editors | Photographs by Santiago Suarez
We’re thrilled to announce our fourth annual Eat Drink Local week, an eight-day locavore love fest for our foodshed celebrated by Edibles around the tri-state area. For one week, starting June 22nd, we urge you to show some love for our local food system by dining out, cooking in and enjoying local, seasonal ingredients.