After my earlier seed-sprouting mishaps (I forgot which seeds were which and what needed what), I’ve come up with a system this time: If the powers that be were making a prequel book to “Seed Sprouting for Dummies,” the should ask me to write it. The amount of things I’m unsure about that you’d think [...]
Many vegetables continue to ripen after they are picked. Enzymes in the vegetables continue ripening, converting the sugar into starch. If you just pick vegetables, cut them up and freeze them, they’ll taste like cardboard within a couple of months. To stop that, you need to heat them quickly and then stop the cooking quickly [...]
I spent what seemed like a billion hours hawking nut pate and iced coffee at the Greenpoint Food Market last Saturday. Which was a wonderful way to meet even more lovely people doing groovy food things in these parts; sample a billion cupcakes (and a macaroon, but more on this later); and generally taste, see [...]
• M. Stone jewelry sale & rooftop gathering Saturday. 252 Norman Avenue, 3-7 p.m. keg beer + necklaces & earrings that look like the west • May’s Greenpoint Foodmarket is also Saturday afternoon. Church of the Messiah (basement), 129 Russell Street, 12-5 p.m. From creator Joann Kim: The market is hosted by the Church of [...]
Or “I ate at every restaurant in Greenpoint and Williamsburg this weekend. Go on and ogle that pulled pork slider from Teddy’s Bar and Grill. [Photo courtesy of the Goddamn Cobras.] Taste Williamsburg Greenpoint was this past Sunday (if you did not happen to notice the raucous crowds feasting hungrily on North 11th) to benefit Northside [...]
… overalls in In Style magazine: June 2010 issue; page 164 In Urban Outfitters: Georgetown, DC store In H&M: Georgetown, DC store
Wanna be a part of history? At this slideshow potluck we will attempt to claim the title of The Guinness Book of World Records for the Largest Potluck on Earth. Who do we have to beat? A potluck that brought together 602 individual dishes in Phoenix, AZ and was sponsored by Promise margarine. This potluck [...]
beer crawl + shopfest in Greenpoint tomorrow from 12-7 p.m., featuring discounts and freebies at Franklin Street’s shops, cafes & bars. Via Brooklyn Based.
… has gotten out of control. I almost just called it a “tree.” But it’s not a tree, or it didn’t start out a tree, anyway. It was squarely in house plant territory when I bought it. Windowsill-plant territory. Now, however, it has quite unabashedly overtaken my windowsill and is slowly (but quite deliberately, I [...]
… called “Boys and Cats on Beds.” That is seriously, like, all I take pictures of: [Hell, because I like calls to action, and it worked so well with the overalls ... got any good phone-photos of Boys and Cats on Beds? Send 'em our way! brooklynhomecompanion@gmail.com]
I’m on Greenpointers answering the “Greenpointers 5″ survey. I sound silly, but whatevs: go read more about what I like about this neighborhood. And then email them at greenpointers@gmail.com with your own answers. Promote the places that make this neighborhood great for you!
I’m on a week-long visit to our nation’s capital (a city which, a long long 7 months ago, I called home). There are many things to love about DC, but the food is not one of them. It’s not so much that things are very bad, so much as nothing is that good. But Friday [...]
Name: Dana Bruno Location: Astoria, Queens. NY. Works at a Swiss perfumery, married to a rockstar, and evokes la dolce vita. Swoon.
As Katie mentioned, we took a trip upstate this past weekend. And, as always happens when I visit places, I now want to live there. There is a recurring life cycle to my out-of-town excursions: 1. Visit some place I don’t live. 2. Fall in love with it, imagine all the possibilities there, decide everything [...]
Brooklyn Home Companion took a short vacation to New Paltz this weekend. It is a place we visit every summer to revisit camping under stars, practice our rock climbing, swim in glorious waterfalls, and quietly weave daisy chains. Depending on where you are here—the earth smells like fresh vegetables, neighboring clouds, brewing yerba mate, the [...]
* The Greenpoint Public Library is looking for local artists for its spring benefit art show/silent auction. Deadline: April30. * Roberta’s wood-fired pizzeria in Bushwick has a new bun in the over – literally (hahahahaha. it’s the kind of morning for bad puns): “We’ve learned a lot working with small accounts and now we’re going [...]
The creation of fragrances and flavors is a beloved part of my world. For five years, I am beholden to a great global family that has taught me the process of distilling, of enfleurage, and more inventive techniques to develop new scents that continue to inspire each next generation. When you buy a carton of [...]
Meet our newest friend and world traveler. K Peter Dahlström. Sintra, Portugal. 1998.
It had broad bipartisan support and backing from the White House, and it was expected to come to the Senate floor before the Memorial Day recess. But in a letter to Sens. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), the chairman and ranking minority member on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee, the [...]
I’ve been achey & allergy-ridden & coughing something silly the past two days. And yesterday, all I could convince myself to eat was canned soup (ugh) and leftover pizza – not exactly a fount of nutrients. But now I’ve been to the grocery store. And I’ve got my appetite back. Today, I will maximize nutrients! [...]
The grave annoyance of procuring a more substantial income has violently torn me away from the comforts of our home, pushed me onto the G-train, and slapped me onto the streets of midtown Manhattan. Most of my theatre writing pursuits send me there, too. For both, I am so very grateful for the opportunity. But [...]
* Greenpoint Soup Kitchen Garden, a volunteer-run community garden housed in the backyard of the Greenpoint Reformed Church, is holding an informational/organizing meeting this Saturday from 4-5 p.m. in the backyard of 136 Milton Street. Looking to set up volunteer schedules for gardening, watering. * Food Safety Bill (S510) debate in the Senate pushed back [...]
I was overzealous. Remember all that stuff I planted? Basil, dill, arugula, spinach, sorrel, mugwort, lavender, rosemary, thyme, a few things I can hardly remember (feverfew?) So many different kinds of seeds. So many different light, heat and water conditions required for their care. I couldn’t keep track of it all. Or, rather, I didn’t [...]
