March 2009
16 posts
Save the Date!
Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 18th for a Night in Belgium, NYC style! I’ll post more details in the next few days but I can tell you it will involve several delicious beers, a few mussels and a chocolate or two!
Some Literature to go with your Pint
Next time you are at your local bar, grab a copy of the April/May Yankee Brew News. Located on page 4 is a letter I wrote to the editors about the intrepid young individuals (i.e. young studs like myself) working within the beer industry. This is what editor Gregg Glaser had to say: “Justin: Many thanks for this. The publishers and I loved what you wrote. Sorry about the lack of NYC 20-somethings...
Boston Kicks Cask
Yesterday I attended the first day of the New England Cask Ale Exhibition (NERAX) and drank my imperial body weight in British BItters. Today is the unleashing of Dogfish Head’s 75-minutes IPA in select bars in the North East. Fortunately for me, Boston knows how to get down with the cask. Cheers!
Good Beer, Better Swine
My mouth began watering while I sat on the train. As I raced passed the rundown buildings of Jamaica and dirty alleys of East New York, visions of chunky little pigs played in my mind. In my head the swine, fat and happy, sipped on local beers while skipping towards Park Slope in Brooklyn. The reason for their exodus was a Heritage Game and Beer dinner put on by the Palo Santo restaurant, a place...
Breakfast, continued
Strawberries and Maple… …nice and simple
I guess I won't be able to buy Moonshine any more
I have to hand it this guy, he lived the way he wanted. Moonshine on, brother.
Fishy Cash Slips Away from These Geniuses
I was leafing through the New York Post during my lunch break and opened up to a page featuring Mario Batali’s rotund, red face. Apparently, two masked gunmen broke into Esca, his Italian seafood place on West 43rd known for its way with raw fish. All they stole was an envelope full of paper receipts, despite going to the coat closet where over fifteen-grand in cash was stashed a day before. The...
Beer dinner in Brooklyn at Palo Santo this Thursday. Local brews and Heritage meats…mmmmmm.
Brady is a dickhead
While wandering through downtown Boston last week I stumbled into an old used bookstore. I made my way between the dangerously leaning stacks to aisle 3A, the food and cooking section. After a few painful minutes crouched down near the floor, I came upon the book Beer by Michael Jackson for only ten bucks! Jackpot! (I know what you’re thinking and no, it’s not the King of Pop. This is Michael...
My Afternoon with Sam Adams
When I walked into the brewery there was a small television crew filming a red-cheeked woman making coffee. “What is going on?” I inquired of the gentleman handing out tickets for the Sam Adams brewery beer tour. “Some woman brews her own coffee. A local station is doing some piece on local beverages, I don’t really know. Want to go on a brewery tour?” And so my afternoon began at the...
Local 2
Just in case you had something important to do, you may have not noticed the release of Brooklyn Breweries Local 2 last Friday. Although the beer has been available sporadically for about two weeks, Friday marked the official release date and coincided with a launch party at the brewery in Williamsburg. The fiesta was rife with an eclectic mix of casual drinkers, local beer aficionados and a...
Taste of Success
Last week I was a fly on the wall. A friend of mine is a photographer and was working an event at the City Winery in downtown Manhattan. The event, called Taste of Success, was a fundraiser put on by StreetWise Partners, an organization aimed at coupling large corporations and low-income individuals. I didn’t know any of this information when my buddy invited me to attend, but once he said...
Peanut Butter and Salmonella Sandwiches, anyone?
The recent peanut scare has put a spotlight on the safety of organic produce. A recent article has shed some light on aspects of the industry I’ve been skeptical of for a long time. Throughout college I had to defend my badmouthing of certified organic foods and produce: “But isn’t healthier for you?” “It tastes better, doesn’t it?” “They are more expensive but it’s worth it…right?” My answer...
Let's Get Savory
Enough of the sweet stuff! Some brown rice seasoned with onion and chili, sun-dried tomatoes and chopped almonds. Toss a lovely little fried egg on top and cover with Parmesan just to keep it interesting. Nothing says morning breath like spicy, runny yolks.
Warm it Up
With more than a foot of snow on the ground the last thing I wanted to do was whip up some breakfast before rushing off to the restaurant. My groggy morning mind was trying to persuade me to whip together some of the same old for breakfast, but sheer will power—not to mention lack of bread and peanut butter, my morning staples—prevented me from doing so. Thus, in honor of the winter wonderland...
Breakfast of Champions
Japanese Sencha. Sometimes you just aren’t that hungry in the morning. …or sometimes you are still hurting from yesterday’s hangover. Go figure.