Just a quick note to let you know that the amazing folks from New Work City are using the Brainery as their temporary HQ on Friday, November 2, while their dowtown Manahttan space is still without power. As members of the Brainery community, feel free to stop by and use the wifi and meet some neighbors.
More importantly, Tony Bacigalupo, in addition to running the show at the Brainery and generally being awesome, is leading up an effort...
Next Tuesday we're hosting a Masters of Social Gastronomy on taboo foods. We'll be talking about everything from cannibalism to, well, things like what you're about to read. It's free, and full of beer, so you might as well RSVP now.
Y'know how you meet vegetarians who eat fish, and you throw a little tantrum about how Fish Are People Too and That's Not Vegetarianism and everyone just shrugs? And then some people won't eat honey...
A couple weeks ago, we were lucky to host Julie Klausner, Ted Leo, and Chris Spooner for a whiskey & whittling class as part of Julie's podcast, How Was Your Week. Our very own Soma taught them a thing or two, and a good, bloody, drunken time was definitely had by all.
You can witness it here:
Next Tuesday we're hosting a Masters of Social Gastronomy on taboo foods. We'll be talking about everything from cannibalism to, well, things like what you're about to read. It's free, and full of beer, so you might as well RSVP now.
Pythagoras! The very name should strike theorems into your heart. a2 + b2 = c2, to be exact.
Pythagoras wasn't just some middle school math teacher hanging out in Greece, though. Mathematics was so central...
Once a month, you can join us in Williamsburg for MSG and learn a little something about the history and science of your favorite foods from Soma and Sarah Lohman. But what if you can't get up there every last Tuesday of the month, or what if you don't even live in New York?
In light of that sad problem, our solution is the Masters of Social Gastronomy podcasts! They're all up for offer right here, and new ones pop up every month or so....
