What we’re doing:
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Monday: Have a very happy Monday at the fifth annual Spirits of New York event from Slow Food NYC and the New York Distilling Company for a tasting of New York’s best small-batch spirits.
Tuesday: Are you curious about matcha? Find out all about it at the Mucho Matcha Tea Tasting by Tea Dealers, Inc.
Wednesday: If you’re interested in the smokier side of agave-based spirits, head over to Threes Brewing for a workshop on mezcal.
Thursday: To learn all the tips and tricks of the shellfish trade, take this Brooklyn Kitchen shellfish intensive from the folks at Greenpoint Fish & Lobster.
Friday: You can drink a milkshake and donate to (RED) by heading over to the Instagram-famous Black Tap.
Saturday: Would you like to experience A Starry Night on the Farm without paying for an Airbnb? Modern Farmer has organized a dinner featuring food by chef Bill Telepan, Frank Castronovo and Frank Falcinelli of Frankies Spuntino, Evan Hanczor of Egg, and Liz Neumark of Great Performances.
Sunday: Take a trip to Philadelphia’s Roughwood Seed Collection with Farm School NYC for a seed keeping workshop. Tickets are available on a sliding scale.
Coming Soon: Good Beer is next month! Make sure to get your tickets for a night of beer and fun. If you’ll be on Long Island in August (or want to take a day trip), don’t miss our Food Truck Derby, taking place on the East End.
Stories we’re reading:
Last week 4,543 New Yorkers #recycled 41,265 lbs of food scraps at their local Greenmarkets. https://t.co/fLZy68Zmlt pic.twitter.com/yPAOj8zgbD
— GrowNYC (@GrowNYC) June 15, 2016
Bolivia doesn’t want Bill Gates’s chickens.
José Andrés is a Spanish-born chef fighting Donald Trump on his anti-immigration rhetoric: https://t.co/5DQjPZ75NP
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) June 19, 2016
Michael Pollan talked to Mother Jones’ food politics podcast about psychedelics.
thx for joining @epochtimes: Innovation Event Highlights Intersections Between Food and Technology https://t.co/D5KllGjPnr @brianhalweil
— Ariel Lauren Wilson (@ariellauren) June 19, 2016
Philly is the first U.S. city to introduce a soda tax.
What happens when a Jewish woman decides to try bacon for the first time? Watch here: https://t.co/8bhLEoGaHC https://t.co/5TWsmj2el7
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) June 18, 2016
The Bourgeois Pig is going vegan and renaming itself Ladybird.
Feeds we’re following:
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We swoon over our illustrator Adriana Gallo’s feed on a daily basis.
When the weather calls for tacos and margaritas, we can generally be found at Chavela’s in Crown Heights.
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The cook behind the forthcoming Modern Love Brooklyn checked out Sage Brooklyn for a meal of summer rolls and fries.
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If you like sweets, stop wasting time and head over to Confectionery in the East Village.
