Brooklyn Brainery

Next Tuesday, May 1, come on down to Public Assembly, our home away from home, at 7pm for an awesome evening of social studies and being social. As always, there'll be drink specials and a good time. 

RSVP here, and read on for details:

S.A.S.S. is going way back B.C., to the land before time to talk about what was going on before our ancestors invented cool things like writing. So grab your nicest club, put on your going-out...

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We have 3 million free events coming up, and I need to be sure you all know about them! In the course of procrastinating while writing this post, however, a couple of them filled up (Happy Hour at Babeland and Biking in Heels). High fives if you got on that early. 

Masters of Social Gastronomy: Fake Meat - Every month, we get together at Public Assembly to talk food. This month, we'll tell you all about the history of vegetarianism...

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Each month, MSG takes on a curious food topic and breaks down the history, science, and stories behind it. Accept no imitations, because on April 24th we'll be talking FAKE MEAT.

Sarah Lohman of Four Pounds Flour will give you a run-down of vegetarianism in the west. From Benjamin Franklin's "Tow-fu" to Dr. Kellogg's commercial "Protose," we'll explore just how long we've been eating things that masquerade as meat. 

Soma will be taking...

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Each month, the Society for the Advancement of Social Studies brings you three short lectures on a different historical topic. It's like history class but with lots of drink specials and much prettier powerpoints. 

This month's all about the government's long and tumultuous history with illicit substances, and it promises to be quite the evening. You'll get glimpses into "the history of marijuana in the States, the era of prohibition, and...

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Our next MSG lecture is on Tuesday, March 27, and it's going to be the most epic yet, as we take on the history and science of imitation ingredients. There'll even be a sample-heavy showdown where you get to definitively decide if there's any difference between artifical and natural flavorings. RSVP now!

As for the lectures, Sarah will explore the history of artificial food, starting with medieval feasts obsessed with disgusting...

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