See us in The New York Times!

Check out TASTES of Brooklyn in the New York Times! Thanks, NYTimes for sharing this wonderful event. It means everything to us. Think tickets will last long? We don't! Buy your TASTES of Brooklyn ticket today.

When I grow up......I want to be like Abigail

Abby Hitchcock is literally a renaissance woman! She has a degree in botany, a culinary certificate, started her own culinary school, catered, recipe developed, is a certified sommelier, all in addition to running her very own AMAZING restaurant in Brooklyn's Prospect Heights!

Abigail is located on 807 Classon Avenue and features amazing salads and pasta dishes, an oxtail dish Tastes can't wait to try, as well as quite the wine, cheese, and charcuterie list!  There is also fabulous and informative wine tasting classes to be taken, as well as dark dining events to attend, where guests are blind-folded while they eat Abby's super secret menu.  Which is why we are SO THRILLED to welcome Abigail to our line-up at Tastes of Brooklyn!

Check out all that is going on at Abigail here http://abigailbrooklyn.com/default.asp

THE MEAT HOOK JOINS TASTES!

TASTE'S OF BROOKLYN is thrilled to have the uber-hip, ever knowledgeable, top of the line butcher shop, the Meat Hook, join us next Saturday.

The Meat Hook is devoted to bringing Brooklyn the best locally sourced meat.  They only receive whole animals from local farms and break them down in-house.  They also know their stuff! They take their craft very seriously and are always looking to learn or educate people about the food they are eating. Which is why we are SO EXCITED to have them at Borough Hall October 15th! This philosophy is so integral to the mission of Tastes of Brooklyn and Seeds in the Middle.

Some of the amazing delicious products they sell include a compound marrow butter with chives that is to die for on crostini ;) and the best dry aged rib-eye this side of TEXAS!

L magazine did an article on their accomplished and amazing butcher, Sara Bigelow.  You can read that here:
http://www.thelmagazine.com/gyrobase/sara-bigelow-girl-butcher/Content?oid=1833539&storyPage=1

Also, their executive butcher writes fabulous meat related articles for the Atlantic's food channel! You can do your homework before OCTOBER 15th here //www.theatlantic.com/tom-mylan
As well as read up on Tom's deconstruction of a whole lamb! http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2008/10/lamb-butchering-class-brooklyn-kitchen-tom-mylan-williamsburg-nyc.html
See the pictures below!

Can't wait to see you guys there on October 15th! Make sure to buy your tickets now before they sell out!!!!

Tastes of Brooklyn is now a certified market! So what?

This little fact is SUPER exciting because it means that TASTES OF BROOKLYN will now be able to provide lovely and local wines to pair deliciously with all of the amazing food at the festival.  Wine Tasting tickets will be available at the door for 10 dollars. After all, what is great food without great wine?


"If food is the body of good living, wine is its soul." --- Clifton Fadiman

"Wine can of their wits the wise beguile, make the sage frolic, and the serious smile."--- Homer

Seeds in the Middle brought the first ever farmer's market to Crown Heights

Check out the hard work of Seeds in the Middle coming to fruition at the Crown Heights farmer's market.

New York 1 has the story: http://www.ny1.com/content/147710/community-calls-new-crown-heights-market-a-success

Crown Heights Farmer's Market is open every Thursday from 1 o'clock pm till sundown.

Seeds in the Middle Events: Cooking Class at the Yale Club!

See what our Seeds in the Middle kids are up to!

 Earlier in the year, the children learned to make healthy and delicious salads at the prestigious Yale Club.  The lesson included not only tips on how to make healthy and delicious snacks but also reminded the kids that academic success is also very important.  Many of the children now want to apply to Yale for the amazing academics, but also so they can eat the delicious food prepared by Chef Kehrli when they graduate!

Check out his bio here!

Lunch is served!

Hard at work shredding carrots!

Did you know the tongue has over 10,000 taste buds?!

Using those tastebuds to cultivate what looks like a very discerning palate!!!!

YUM!

Chef Kehrli speaks to the kids about the importance of both health and academics!

Hard at work preparing the salads!

Wondering where all Tastes of Brooklyn's paper and food waste will end up?

NOT A LANDFILL! 


Tastes of Brooklyn is SO excited to have VOKASHI come show us composting done right.  The Vokashi process is a new way to compost founded by a Japanese horticulturist Prof Teuro Higa.  The process is simple easy and odorless and takes YOUR food waste and turns it into nutrient rich compost.  A great way to get green without getting gross! 


Brooklyn Bounty has a great and informative post about Vokashi.  Check it out here: http://brooklynbounty.org/2011/09/13/composting-with-vokashi/ 


as well as Vokashi's main website 
http://vokashi.com/default.aspx

Tastes of Brooklyn is EGGstatic to welcome EGG!

TASTES of Brooklyn is delighted to welcome Egg to our all-star roster of restaurants, chefs, artisans and vineyards, about to line the stone pathways of Borough Hall on Oct. 15th. What better choice on a Saturday morning than cuisine crafted by a Virginia native inspired by Southern country breakfasts?

 Free-roaming chickens hatch the eggs from Egg, located at 135 North 5th St between Bedford and Berry (718-302-5151). The spectacular menu reflects George's commitment to  sustainable and local sources. Egg has even developed a farm in Oak Hill, New York to help them further understand the true meaning of “farm to table”.

Thanks, George! Can't wait to see what you're hatching, Egg! Take a look at  Egg’s menu and read about their farm, Goatfell, here:

http://www.pigandegg.com/ 

http://goatfellfarm.com/
And don't forget to buy tickets now to the first-ever TASTES of Brooklyn in just 12 days! Tickets are $35 for 6 tastes (in advance) and $45 at the festival. 

Tastes AND Sips!

Thank you Red Jacket Orchards for Joining us!

Quench your thirst after all your Tastes with delicious and natural juices from Red Jacket Orchards!

http://redjacket.accountsupport.com/index.html

This family farm in the Finger Lakes region of New York State is managed by the second and third generation of the Nicholson family. They press the freshest juice possible, and with flavors such as Rhubarb Apple Juice, Joe's Summer Blend, and Dark Cherry Stomp, they preserve the tastes of Spring and Summer!

Preview: Tastes of Brooklyn

We're very excited to announce Saul Restaurant has joined the roster of participants for Tastes of Brooklyn!

http://www.saulrestaurant.com/

This Michelin rated restaurant focuses on seasonal and artisanal ingredients to produce some of the finest food in Brooklyn.

Crown Heights Farmers Market a Success!!

See our Crown Heights Farmers Market in the news!

http://www.news12.com/articleDetail.jsp?articleId=292505&position=1&news_type=news

http://www.collive.com/news_search.rtx?query=Farmers%20Market

Fresh produce at the Farmers Market, photo courtesy of COLLive.com

Thanks to everyone who came out to supper the first Farmers Market in Crown Heights of the season! They will take place every Thursday through November, from 3:00 - 7:00 pm at Hamilton Metz Park (Albany/Lefferts Avenues). We hope to see you there next week!

Preview 2 Participating Restaurants for Tastes of Brooklyn!

Announcing the first of many participating restaurants and food vendors for the Tastes of Brooklyn event on October 15th: iCi Restaurant & Palo Santo!

iCi focuses on fresh, seasonal, and local food, deriving inspiration from the farms and markets they source from. Their seasonal menus focus on foods that are harvested in an ecologically sound manner by socially responsible people. Check them out here - http://www.icirestaurant.com/

iCi Halibut, photo taken by The Brooklyn Paper

Palo Santo is a nieghborhood Latin market and wine bar dishing out daily menus built from local, sustainable farm products as well as carefully sourced fair-trade imports. Visit their website for more info - http://www.palosanto.us/

Palo Santo Wild Boar, photo courtesy of Chef Jacques

We're very pleased to feature these restaurants and are excited to try what they'll be cooking for Tastes!

Visit the Crown Heights Farmers Market

Seeds in the Middle is pleased to announce: The FIRST-EVER Crown Heights Farmers Market

Starting TODAY Thursday, September 15
TIME: 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm
WHERE: Hamilton Metz Park, Albany/Lefferts Aves., Brooklyn, NY

...and every Thursday through November!

All are welcome! WIC, EBT, SNAP, FMNP


We welcome Farmer Roy Hildebrant of Iona Hills  in New Jersey, and Market Managers Gourmet Chef Jack Silberstein and Supermom Gardner Natasha (Nandi) Smith.

A special thanks to the Aetna Foundation, Citizens Committee for NYC, Bronx Health Reach, Home Depot, Whole Foods Market, Yale Club, Institute for Integrative Nutrition, Dr. Mary Leou and all the donors who support Seeds in the Middle's mission to empower all to get healthy.

Seeds in the Middle and the community extend profound thanks Sen. Eric Adams, NYC Parks Dept., NY State Agriculture Markets, USDA, Farmers Federation of NY, Empire State Development and all the dedicated employees and neighbors who made this happen!

Seeds in the Middle presents Tastes of Brooklyn

Tastes of Brooklyn will be a field-to-fork culinary festival held at Brooklyn’s Borough Hall on Saturday, October 15, 2011.

Top Brooklyn chefs will partner with farmers to present the first-ever Tastes of Brooklyn. This exciting new festival celebrates Brooklyn’s culinary talent while providing our least privileged children with access to healthy food and fitness. We also invite Brooklyn food artisans at the Borough Hall Greenmarket on Saturday, October 15, to highlight their delicious, local ingenuity.