Tag: Gowanus

Artisan Cheese Made in a Gowanus Apartment

Some home cooks ferment their own yogurt or make mozzarella from a kit. Matt Spiegler takes DIY dairy to another dimension: Technically he’s a layman—keeping his day job as a web developer, and giving his homemade caseus away to friends—but he is anything but an amateur.

Four and Twenty Blackbirds Rolls Out a Pie Empire

When you heard that two sisters—one trained in sculpture and photography, the other in business and finance—opened a pie shop in Gowanus, you might have guessed they launched the business six months after rolling out their first crust. But pie is Emily and Melissa Elsen’s birthright.

Gypsy Brewers

No brewery? No problem. A visit to Lauren and Joe Grimm’s Gowanus apartment confirms their penchant for experimentation and reveals the philosophy of Grimm Artisanal Ales.