Every month, our MSG lectures take on the history and science behind some of your favorite foods. Up this month: barbecue.
Have you ever wondered where the tradition of slow cooking generous hunks of fatty meat came from? From its roots in Spanish barbacoa, to massive Southern meat pits and the modern day backyard cook out, we'll track the barbecue's history.
Then, Soma will tackle the fiercely regional world of b...
It's back-to-school season, so we thought it was time to give away a few gift certificate packages! We'll set you up with one of our incredible tote bags (your choice), a bundle of our world-famous fact magnets, and a $50 gift certificate to help you get your learn on!
Leave a comment below by Friday, September 6 at 12pm EDT, and we'll select the winners at random and let you know via email/facebook. You hav...
If you're pinching pennies (aren't we all!), here are a few classes that won't stretch your wallet too far.
The Masters of Social Gastronomy Take on Chinese Takeout - Wednesday, August 28
The Brooklyn Waterfront: Past and Present - Wednesday, September 11
Great New York City Buildings Few Guidebooks Will Ever Mention - Thursday, September 12
The History of Meat - Monday, September 16...
Our friends at the Old Stone House in Park Slope are hosting their first annual pie competition on August 24th. It's part of their "Revolutionary Fare" event, a night of food, crafts, and music commemorating the Battle of Brooklyn, and it should be a lot of fun. We'll be helping to judge the entries, and we can't wait to try your pie!
All the details: Pie Contest at the Old Stone House (336 3rd Street)...
I love the bright red cherries that you get at the grocery store for $2. I really, really love them.
But a few summers ago, I made some "real" maraschino cherries using the good stuff: Luxardo Maraschino liqueur, and was blown away by the results. These guys are absolutely nothing like the ones you grew up with: they're boozy, rich, and complex, instead of just sweet and syrupy like the grocery store version. ...
Ice Cream Club aims to solve the number one problem facing people today: when you make ice cream at home, you end up with too much of one flavor. So we all get together to share tips and tricks and, mostly importantly, ice cream!
We ran ICC for a while a year or two ago, and decided it's time to bring it back. Come on over to the Brainery on August 10 from 11:30am-1:30pm for the first...
On August 13, our pals at S.A.S.S, the montly free history lecture series, are hosting their second annual Battle of the Historic Bad Asses. You'll get the low down on each contestant: John Adams, Andrew Jackson, and Teddy Roosevelt, and then, at the end of the night, you'll get to decide who takes home the title.
Very important note: S.A.S.S. is moving to a new location this month, Cameo...
Sometimes, it seems like all the best things in NYC happen during the workday. But since it's summer, here's hoping you can skip out of the office a bit early and head over to one of Brooklyn Brewery's Small Batch Tours, which take place every Monday-Thursday at 5pm.
For $8, you get a small, in-depth tour of the brewery, tastings of four beers, and a glass to take home (plus way more). It jumped out at me as...
Every so often, an event comes along that makes me really, really happy to live in New York. This summer, that event is Tangra Summer, a pop-up feast hosted by Diana Kuan and Chitra Agrawal at the Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum on August 25th.
Both Diana and Chitra teach for us and are completely awesome, and the concept for the dinner—"the food pays tribute to Tangra, a Calcutta neighborhood that is home to ...
From August 5-16, the latest NYC Makery pop-up Makerspace will take place at the Brainery, and we're pretty psyched.
If you haven't had the chance to participate in one of their workshops, the NYC Makery is "part shop & part workshop. A movable and temporary venue where youth and adults are encouraged to be curious, to tinker, to experiment, and to make with technology." We couldn't be more excited to hos...
