Did you hear that? Did you hear that? We're going to be serving an all-new all-Brooklyn sandwich! This simple yet completely delicious sammie will be featuring Brooklyn Cured Pastrami, Roberta's sweet and salty butter, and Tin Mustard's whole grain mustard. The bread you ask? Well, that will be served on Balthazar's rye loaf and will be un-toasted so that you can taste all of that rye goodness. Come try one today! Or tomorrow. Or the next day.
NEWS
Edible National & Gabe The Fish Babe
Gabe, our number one favorite fish babe, now has a new home in the New Amsterdam Market. Every Sunday Gabe you can find her slangin' fresh seafood from the waters of New England from 11am - 4pm. If you can't make it down to the South Street Sea Port, be sure to sign up for our CSA at the shop. We'll be doing it all year long!
Be sure to check out this awesome article about fishing in the Cape, written by Gabe. [Edible Cape Cod]
And check out the New Amsterdam article here. [Edible Manhattan]
Slideluck Potshow
Do you like booze? How about an overwhelming amount of delicious food? We thought so. That's why we're inviting you to join the Dep and all the wonderful peeps participating in the Slideluck Potshow tomorrow night (July, 19th) at 6:30 at the Brooklyn Brewery. Tickets cost $15 and include ALL-YOU-CAN-DRINK Brooklyn Brewery Beer and tons of free, totally awesome food. It's going to be a shit show, in the best way possible, of course.
You can buy your tickets HERE and we can't wait to see your pretty drunk faces come by the table! Cheers, yeah!
Gabe the Fish Babe's Seafood CSA UPDATE
Some things have changed with our seafood CSA. 1. It's cheaper! And, 2. the packages are a little different, as well.
Instead of paying $50 a week for a full share (which includes fish and shellfish), it'll now be $40 a week and will extend for four full weeks - which makes it $160 total.
Also! There's a fish-only package that is just $25 a week, for four weeks (totaling $100).
Sign-up for each week closes on Thursday at 5:00pm so come get some sea-goods!
Here's a picture from this week's latest Gabe the Fish Babe delivery. Woot woot!
New Year's Aphrodisiac Cheese Platter
Now that Christmas is over, it's time to get ready for New Years Eve! And what better way to bring in 2012 than with an amazing, totally impressive aphrodisiac cheese platter! We recommend showcasing a nice wheel of Brillat-Savarin, which is a soft, spreadable, pasteurized cows milk cheese that boasts a fat content of over 75%. This triple cream brie pairs perfectly with a nice glass of bubbly and begs to be eaten with a fresh juicy strawberries and sweet, dried apricots. Serve with a sleeve of our favorite crispy fig or fragrant rosemary crackers from The Fine Cheese Co., a jar of lavender spiced asparagus from Brooklyn Brine, a handful of largueta Spanish almonds, and of course, some sweet honey. Add a nice chunk of Buche de lacey and a wedge of gruyere to this platter, and you'll be sure to have one hell of a night!
Gift Cards!
There's no need to stress about Christmas shopping anymore! We've got gift cards available in any monetary increment you can imagine - as long as you have the funds to back it, of course. And with cows in little celebratory hats printed on the gift cards themselves, what's not to love? We're sure that this gift will make any foodie or neighborhood local righteously happy and will fill the bellies of your loved ones for months to come. You remember how much they love the #4 sandwich, right? I mean who doesn't? Well this is the way to give them a gift that keeps on giving.
Christmas Special: A Sweet Brooklyn Gift Basket
Here's our second gift basket which is absolutely perfect for any of your loved ones that have an insatiable sweet tooth and a special place in their heart for the neighborhood. With Spatzi's granola, Spoonable caramel, and our favorite salted almond chocolate that's made right down the street at Mast Brothers, this Christmas special is sweet in more ways than one. We can put these sugary goodies in a variety of styled gift baskets; from rustic wood to industrial wire - whichever you'd like. If you're interested to know more about the products, pricing, and/or other holiday gift baskets, stop by the shop or call us at 347-227-8424.
Christmas Special: A Savory Brooklyn Gift Basket
We love our neighborhood a lot. Like a lot. Not enough to be weird, but enough to sell these awesome gift baskets that feature all our favorite neighborhood-y products. From the spicy, vinegary McClure's pickle chips to the tangy Brown Ale spread by My Friend's Mustard; these products highlight the the awesomeness of Brooklyn artisans. Check back for our other neighborhood baskets later this week. And if you're interested in pricing, call the store at 347-227-8424.
GO WILLYSBURG!
Tasting: Spoonable, Brooklyn's Saucy Caramel
Come into the shop today (Saturday, Dec 3rd) to try some of our favorite ultra-sweet and semi-salty caramel. Indulge yourself with four exotic flavor combinations; sesame caramel, salty caramel, peppered orange, and spicy chili. Whether you're stirring a spoonful of Spoonable into a piping hot mulled cider, or if you're drizzling some on top of one of our unique ice creams, this made in Brooklyn sweets company will be your partner in a sweet, sweet crime.
Beerfest
Happy Halloween - Try our Treat!
Happy Halloween everybody! We're handing out Monster Munch, our favorite British baked corn snack, to those specially dressed kid-os tonight! With a flavor somewhere between a funyun and a dill pickle, these crunchy chips are just as unique as some of the costumes you'll surely see this Halloween.