Last week in the Finger Lakes, the New York Wine & Grape Foundation invited a few adventurous and strong-backed sommeliers and wine writers to help with the 2012 harvest as part of a new exchange and education program among New York wineries and city-bound industry professionals. Our very own Amy Zavatto, Edible’s wine correspondent, was one of those lucky few who got to stomp some grapes.
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Hungry? Our events calendar is packed full of Edible events around the city, like the NYC Film Fest–the 5-day foodie-film extravaganza hosted by George Motz that kicks off tonight. Here’s what’s happening this week.
Tomorrow night we’ll be loading our plates with dishes from around the world (lobster pierogi anyone?) and washing them down with everything from Long Island wine to Planter’s Punch. Come join us from 6-9 at Edible Escape. That is unless you have tastier plans…
On November 18th urban forager and Edible contributor Marie Viljoen will give an illustrated talk at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden about what to forage in the five boroughs and what to do with your finds once they are in the kitchen
Next month agronomist, vintner, and co-owner of Shinn Estate Vineyards, Barbara Shinn will be at the Museum of Natural History talking all things wine. She’ll discuss how to foster organic and biodynamic-based wine growing and why we should all aspire to such things.
Tickets to the next week’s Edible Escape–our killer travel bash on Wednesday, October 17, where attendees feast on food and drink from dozens of destinations–are going fast!
Hungry? Our events calendar is packed full of Edible events around the city, like Palo Santo’s 5-course dinner with Chilean wine pairings. Here’s what’s happening this week.
When Liza Queen got priced out of the space where she ran Queen’s Hideaway—her quirky Greenpoint restaurant where the food depended on Greenmarket ingredients and her mood–she ended up in Saigon for two years, cooking Western food for expats. Now she’s back in Brooklyn, once again cooking whatever she feels like, but if you look carefully, there’s a little bit of Vietnam in every dish.
For the second year, Local Roots NYC is offering a Pop Up Thanksgiving CSA–basically all the fresh, local goodness of your usual farmshare, but with a special, bigger selection of ingredients curated for Turkey Day.
Central to the celebration of El día de los muertos is pan de muerto, or bread of the dead—a sweet, butter-rich bread perfumed with cinnamon or aniseed, orange blossom or vanilla, covered in sesame seeds or colored sugar.
At Edible Escape, our travel tasting party on October 17th, one lucky person will win a coffee brewing class from Toby’s Estate Coffee. Plus, when you’re not stuffing yourself with lobster pierogies or pork belly sliders, you’ll get to try Toby’s top-notch espresso, macchiato and filter coffees, including Yara Estate from Kenya and Las Corinas from Honduras.
Hungry? Our events calendar is packed full of Edible events around the city, like this 5-course, seasonal dinner in Alba Vineyard. Here’s what’s happening this week.
