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...
Have you ever taken a class here at the Brainery and wished you could learn even more from your awesome teacher? You're in luck! Some of our amazing teachers have written equally amazing books!
In this episode of "Books By Brainery Teachers" we're focusing on three books in the food realm. We highly recommend each of these books and if you like what you read, you'll love the classes the authors teach.
The Chinese Takeout Cookbook by Diana...
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Last-minute planners, never fear! We have a bunch of (very) varied classes coming your way this week. Click the links to learn more and register.
Writing Poetry: The Villanelle - Sunday, April 13
Sounding the Planet: Ecomusicology and Advocacy - Wednesday, April 16
Chapbooks: the Pamphlet Stich and the Art of Self-Publishing - Thursday, April 17
Spring Tree Identification - Propsect Heights walks coming up on Saturday,...
We picked up a bottle of tarkhun, or tarragon soda, while shopping in Brighton Beach the other day--I couldn't resist the color, an incredibly bright shade of green that manages to mimic the color of grass while appearing unnatural when captured in a glass bottle. I loved it and couldn't wait to give it a try.
In contrast to the intense color, the flavor of the soda is pleasantly understated. We all picked up on the vaguely licorice...
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...
