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We’re in High Maintenance

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.

Join Us for a Backyard Pig Roast This Summer with ‘wichcraft

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.

Coming Up in June: Eat-Drink-Local Week and Pass the Paella

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.

EDIBLE GLIMPSES: The River Café

More than three decades ago and long before Brooklyn was a culinary destination, The River Café ushered in a new movement in dining: local food. Now, having suffered millions of dollars in damage during Hurricane Sandy, the restaurant’s owner, Michael “Buzzy” O’Keeffe, vows he will rebuild.

Send Us Your Pics and Win a Copy of the I Love NY Cookbook

As an ode to New York, Daniel Humm and Will Guidara, the chef/manager team behind Eleven Madison Park and NoMad restaurants, have teamed up and released a gorgeous cookbook showcasing the ingredients, farmers and bounty of the Empire State. Now we’re giving away a free copy to one lucky reader.

IN OUR CURRENT ISSUE: Closing the Loop

A broken sewage line and a conference on organic farming got Chef George Weld thinking about shit…literally. In our current issue he explains how human excrement has become the missing piece in the cycle of nutrients.