On Tuesday, June 4, head up to Public Assembly in Williamsburg to see our pals at The Society for the Advancement of Social Studies' June show. It's free, you'll learn a ton of history (this month's topic is archrivals) and there are always delicious themed drink specials.
The details:
What: SASS Presents: Archrivals of History Where: Public Assembly, back room, 70 North 6th Street in Williamsburg When...
Our next MSG lecture is on May 28, and we're talking about the future; read on for details.
Banning pasta in Italy, pre-WW2 molecular gastronomy and high-concept dinner parties: Welcome to The Futurist Cookbook! Published in 1932 by F.T. Marinetti, it aimed to transform everyday meals from stodgy, sleep-inducing traditions into multi-sensory, scientific experiences appropriate for the modern world. ...
When you learn that the Peace of Westphalia ended both the Thirty Years' War and the Eighty Years' War, you start to think, what other wars are only named after their length? You might also wonder why historians couldn't get a little more creative, but I'm only here to help you answer the first one.
A few were short enough to be named after the number of days - the Six Day War (there were two!), the Ten Day War, a...
After watching the 1974 Great Gatsby movie and reading this great blog post by The Bowery Boys on the real "Valley of Ashes," I decided to throw together a quick map of locations from the book. Still a work in progress!
We've been getting a decent number of questions about coworking, so here's the scoop: we aren't doing coworking for the time being. It turned out that coworking + two spaces + classes = despairingly long days, so it's on the back burner for a bit.
Chances are it'll show up in Prospect Heights in one form or another once we're moved out of Carroll Gardens, but only time will tell!
Here's a look at some classes coming up with week!
For the Record: A History of the DJ - May 6 in Prospect Heights
Easy Crafts: Tangle Free Headphones - May 7 in Carroll Gardens
Manage Your Gmail Inbox - special weekend session! May 11 in Prospect Heights
Time for more Masters of Social Gastronomy recapping! Last month we covered sugar and artificial sweeteners.
In 1937 Michael Svaeda was working in a lab on drugs to control fever. While, you know, smoking a cigarette.
He put the cigarette down to do some Science, and when he picked it up... sweetness! While it might have been the first candy cigarette that actually featured tobacco, the important part was the comp...
Time for more Masters of Social Gastronomy recapping! Last month we covered sugar and artificial sweeteners.
In terms of artificial sweeteners, saccharin has been around since the beginning of time. These days it hangs around in products like Brooklyn's very own Sweet 'N Low.
But back in 1879, we lacked any artificial sweeteners at all. And we didn't find them by looking for them, either.
Ira Remsen and Const...
Thanks to everyone who braved the beautiful weather to come out to last night's Masters of Social Gastronomy on sugar & sweeteners!
While Sarah will have you covered on NYC's sugar history, I thought I'd give you some further reading if your scientific curiosity was piqued. I'll be making follow-up posts on HFCS vs sugar and the hilarious history of artificial sweeteners, but figured you all mig...
