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....
A couple weeks back, Sarah Lohman, author of Four Pounds Flour and Very Good Friend of the Brainery tweeted the awesome little map below, Distilleries in Brooklyn in 1851. Sarah's map focuses on Central Brooklyn, and I love how you can see how concentrated they were in this relatively small area.
Open Distilleries in Brooklyn 1851 in a new window
I wanted to see how the past compared to the recent explosion in distilleries...
On November 1, we're psyched to be hosting an event at the Brainery that combines two wonderful things: beer and robots.
The folks at Analog Method have been hard at work brewing a porter with an Arduino microcontroller alongside to monitor its progress. The robot tweets from @floatingptale, so be sure to follow along to see how things are going, then join us to sample the brew and learn all about the project on the 1st.
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