Books by Brainery teachers and friends make great holiday gifts! Here are some new ones and some old favorites, from cooking and food history to flowers and fact-checking.
So many of our friends and teachers had books published this year, and we're sharing those with you below along with a couple of classics from our teachers. They range from science to cooking to culture and more - enjoy browsing!
Discover the forgotten origins of this infamous New York waterway and learn about how the Gowanus has affected the culture of Brooklyn.
TRASH: New York City's Battle with Garbage - Monday, October 27
Music in American Sign Language - starts Tuesday, October 28 (four Tuesdays)
Food of the Dead: A Culinary History of Funeral Food - Wednesday, October 29
Great NYC Buildings Few Guide Books Will Ever Mention - Thursday, October 30
Beyond the Bake Sale: How To Raise Real Money & Launch a Nonprofit - Saturday, November 1
Sculpting with Wool: Needle Felting Basics - Tuesday, October 14 Full!
An Introduction to Sichuan Cuisine - Wednesday, October 15 Full!
The Brooklyn Waterfront: Past and Present - Thursday, October 16
Street Art Tour: Bushwick - Saturday, October 18
The New Sauces in The Kitchen - Sunday, October 19
At this month's Masters of Social Gastronomy, we'll look at the culinary world's experiments with illicit substances.
Let's get high with the Victorians! From patent medicines to absinthe, Coca-Cola to laughing gas, we'll look at all the forms of socially acceptable substance abuse during the 19th century.
Later, we'll fast-forward to modern-day America, where quasi-legal marijuana has spawned an industry of cannabis edibles. We'll survey...
