We're happy to report that we have walls and floors and ceilings at the new space in Prospect Heights. And though there's still lots of furniture to buy things to paint, we'll be hosting some classes there starting in mid-January, with daytime coworking coming very shortly thereafter.
Below is the still-very-raw backyard, just waiting for some TLC this spring. We can't wait!
And if you're wondering exactly...
I made an absolutely awesome recipe from the blog A Cake Bakes in Brooklyn today (thanks to Four Pounds Flour for the link!). It's for "frozen malted milk cookies," and it's really a cake, not cookies, but no matter cause it tastes amazing.
In order to make the cake, I picked up some malted milk powder (above) for the very first time. Though I (rightfully) love malted milk balls, I'd neve...
We're proud to announce a fun new Brainery project called Dabbler.
Getting into a new hobby is great and rewarding and blah blah blah, but it's apparently hard enough that we all rarely do it. No need to fret, though, Dabbler to the rescue.
Every month we'll deliver a newsletter to your inbox introducing you to a fun new hobby, skill or interest: links, videos, how-to's, shopping lists, and plenty of notes to...
Starting next week, we’ve got two awesome classes coming up with Scott Ordway: The Social History of Classical Music and The Cultural Cold War. Scott’s a composer and doctoral research fellow at the University of Pennsylvania; he really knows his stuff, and we're pretty psyched to have him teaching at the Brainery.
Both classes start next Monday, December 10th, and you should sign up now! ...
Want to take a class soon? Check out what's coming up in the next week or so:
Revolutionary Riffs - the aftermath of the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions
It's All Greek to Me: An Introduction to Greek Mythology - Zeus lips sink ships
Early Hollywood Censorship: The Rise & Fall of the Production Code - the movieland battle pitting conservative forces against everything fun
How to Host a Fo...
Our friend Reema showed these great commercials in last night's NYC subway class. They were produced by the MTA itself in 1989, with the intent of getting New Yorkers back on the trains and "heralding the revitalization of the system." The resulting commercials are a strange, not-super-positive but charming and incredibly honest look at the subway system.
You should spend 3 minutes watching them, below, or o...
Gift certificates are back!
Everything you need to know can be found on our handy gift certificate page, which you may as well bookmark now: http://brooklynbrainery.com/gift-certificates
If you're looking to give Dabbler, our new project that delivers a hobby to your inbox, each and every month, you can get all the details here: http://brooklynbrainery.com/dabbler-gift-subscriptions
MSG is our free monthly lecture series all about the history and science behind some of your favorite edibles. This month, we're taking on diets and the dieting industry.
For every supposedly innovative weight loss fad, there is a century-old counterpart. From low-carb diets to extreme mastication, calorie counting to calisthenics, Sarah will reveal the radicals and pseudo-scientists that invented America's ...
Celebrate the last of this year's awesome weather by learning about the history and science of ice cream, our latest Masters of Social Gastronomy podcast.
What's in store?
Sarah Lohman of Four Pounds Flour will unearth the stories behind our favorite ice cream treats and share some of history’s wildest bygone flavors–that may be due for a revival. You’ll be able to answer questions like: which came first, ch...
Two great Brooklyn organizations--the Greenpointers blog and Film Biz Recycling in Gowanus--are hosting auctions to benefit hurricane relief.
The Greenpointers auction is online, and you can purchase $10 tickets through Sunday to win all
sorts of awesome prizes from local businesses (including a $50 gift certificate from us!).
They've already raised an amazing $8,000 for New York Cares and the
Greenpoint Soup K...
