I’m delighted to discover hearth cooking techniques included in Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking
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Cupcake Competition at Brooklyn Kitchen!
NORTH BROOKLYN TAKES THE CAKE! Sat May 18th. 6-9pm. Brooklyn Kitchen. 100 Frost
Is your cupcake the best in North Brooklyn?
Then time is now to throw down your best cupcake and earn bragging rights! Come compete with some of the best baking Brooklyn has to offer for a good cause–supporting grassroots environmental & social justice activism! Join NAG (Neighbors Allied for Good Growth) & our friends at the Brooklyn Kitchen this Saturday for this epic cupcake cookoff!
$15 to compete, eat & drink
Get tickets and register to compete online!
This is North Brooklyn, so we know the competition will run deep. Our esteemed judges will be Jen G. ofGreenpointers, Ovenly Head Baker Hannah Duke, Carmen Rodriguez of Brooklyn Cupcake and Councilmember Diana Reyna!
Contest categories include People’s Choice, Best Overall, Best Presentation, Best Savory, & Best Vegan! Contestants will be bringing 2 dozen cupcakes; Registration for competition can be found as part of the brown paper ticket process linked above. For more info, email or call the office (nag.bklyn@gmail.com / 718.384.2248)
Prizes from Brooklyn Slate, Ovenly, Southside CSA and more! People’s Choice wins a half berry share from the Southside CSA (Worth $225!!!)
Beer from Brooklyn Brewery!
Join up today with all these other home-cook extraordinaires in this fun competition to see who Takes the (Cup)cake in North Brooklyn!! Support NAG by eating cupcakes!!
http://www.nag-brooklyn.org/2013/04/who-will-take-the-cupcake/
How Did This Happen?
Since I announced my book deal, a lot of people have asked me how it all happened; how did my career come to this point? I’m going to try to answer–so I hope this is helpful, and not too self indulgent.
I went to art school, where I learned many things…
Etsy Kitchen Histories: The Indestructible Cast Iron Pan
How to rehab cast iron in my latest on Etsy. Read it here!
In fact, cast iron gets better…
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RT Hey, #foodies—stop by @MorganLibrary, #NYC to see this culinary treasure: a mid-15th century cookery scroll featuring nearly 200 recipes in Middle English. http://bit.ly/11KFdS6
caption: Cookery Scroll, in English, England, mid-fifteenth century, MS B.36, recipes lx-lxv, clxl. Bequest of Curt F. Bühler; 1985
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4Do you think immigrants living in the U.S. illegally should be allowed to gain citizenship?
Apparently, the people who want undocumented immigrants deported are simply the LOUDEST, not the majority. At least according to this study.
In our latest national survey, 43% said yes.
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“In the 19th century, May 1 was moving day. All leases in the city expired at exactly 9am, so everyone who was moving took to the streets with their belongings — creating unimagined chaos.” - via The Merchant’s House Museum
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Events: Learn to Cook Over an Open Fire!
Campfire Cuisine Beyond Hot Dogs: An Introduction to Hearth Cooking
Saturday, May 11th 11am-2pm $50…
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