Closing Bell: What's Cooking, New Brooklyn?
Grub Street got their hands on the table of contents [PDF] of The New Brooklyn Cookbook, which showcases 63 dishes that represent New Brooklyn cuisine and delves into what it actually is. It’s been called “[A] very specific subgenre of the more familiar New American Cuisine. It flourishes in the bucolic hinterlands of Boerum Hill…
Grub Street got their hands on the table of contents [PDF] of The New Brooklyn Cookbook, which showcases 63 dishes that represent New Brooklyn cuisine and delves into what it actually is. It’s been called “[A] very specific subgenre of the more familiar New American Cuisine. It flourishes in the bucolic hinterlands of Boerum Hill and Prospect Heights, the low country of Carroll Gardens and Williamsburg, and the great plains of Park Slope, and has as its common denominator a very New York culinary sophistication melded with a wistfully agrarian passion for the artisanal, the sustainably grown, and the homespun.” Okay! Featured in the cookbook are dishes from Brooklyn Flea faves like Marlow and Sons and The Good Fork, as well as Roberta’s, Franny’s, and al di la.
Which 63 Dishes Represent New Brooklyn Cuisine? [Grub Street]
Photo via Grub Street and kathyylchan
Too funny, Babs.
Has anyone noticed that the two Gorilla Coffee ladies are profiled? I guess this was pre-mass walkout?
“the great plains of Park Slope” That is just incredibly bad writing. As the New Yorker would say, “Block that metaphor.”
Oh relax, people, it’s just a book! But if you want something more old-school, here’s a gem: THE BROOKLYN COOKBOOK by Lynn Stallworth, originally published by Knopf, now sadly out of print although used copies are available online. The recipes are largely Italian, Jewish and African-American (but there’s a little bit of everything including Swedish, Irish, Polish etc) + some really great cultural history.
Agree with dirty hipster — this represents an actual style of cuisine, and one I happen to like very much. Did any of you bother to look at the TOC? I think it looks fantastic.
Wait, DH, did you just do a 360? (Or 180?)
OMG Aurora it is a good place to take your parents. And I am over 40. I also can’t see anything but who needs little pocket flashlights when you have an iphone?
actually – scratch that, keep hating. went to aurora a few weeks ago and the avg age of the diners was 50+ very distracting. no joke, everyone had those little pocket flash lights to read the menu, blinding me in the process.
next visit i’m sure they’ll have a metamucill based cocktail.
I frequently sport facial and I think mopar is spot on. Made me laugh.
what’s the freakin problem? it’s titled “new brooklyn” cuisine – and yes, there is definitely a distinct style.
oh yeah – most of the people who go to these places are younger and have more facial hair than you.
haters gonna hate.