It's here! Sarah Lohman's book, Eight Flavors, is officially being released into the world on Tuesday, December 6th. And to celebrate, we're giving away TWO copies!
To enter, comment below letting us know which of the eight flavors Sarah discusses in the book you're most excited to learn more about: black pepper, vanilla, curry powder, chili powder, soy sauce, garlic, MSG, and Sriracha.
Entries close on Friday, December 9 at...
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.
On Tuesday, July 28, the Masters of Social Gastronomy will tackle the long tradition of floral foods at a special after-hours lecture at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. MSG will take on both myths and science as they explore ice cream flavored with violet, apple pie perfumed with rosewater, the secrets of the steeply priced spice saffron, and much more.
Tickets will likely sell out so be sure to get your ticket now!
For May's Masters of Social Gastronomy lecture, we're revisiting the topic so awesome Mother Nature snowed it out this past winter: the food of the high seas.
We'll explore the culinary world of drunken sailors, seventeenth-century pirates, and the modern-day cruise ships that rule the waves. What's so tough about hard tack, and how exactly do you come down with a case of scurvy?
We'll be trumpeting the salty secrets...
It might not be prime ice cream eating weather quite yet, but for this month's Masters of Social Gastronomy lecture, we're bringing summertime to Brooklyn no matter what the thermometer says.
Hear the tale of vanilla ice cream, a commonplace flavor with a rare and exotic past. We'll take a hard look at the science that makes ice cream tick and see if we can harness the DIY spirit to craft up astronaut ice cream in your very own...
