Friday, August 10, 2012

Weekend Fare - NYTimes.com

The locavore-themed restaurant Northeast Kingdom, 18 Wyckoff Avenue (Troutman Street), in Bushwick, Brooklyn, throws a ?King Arthur? dinner on Friday named after a pig the restaurant has raised in upstate New York. The 23-course nose-to-tail dinner is $130 person, including tax and tip, and reservations can be made by calling (718) 386-3864 or e-mailing contact@north-eastkingdom.com.

A free Friday night tasting takes place at Food Cellar & Co. Market, 4-85 47th Road, in Long Island City, Queens, from 7 to 10 p.m. Locally made products, from cured meats to gluten-free pudding from New York Natural Pudding Co., will be featured at this organic market.

The Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture is hosting a series of home canning workshops, and this Saturday?s class will focus on making jams from summer fruits. Lauri McBride, formerly of Beth?s Farms Kitchen, will lead the class, which runs from 1 to 3 p.m. at 53 Prospect Park West (between First and Second Street), in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The $20 fee includes a jar of jam to bring home; there are some scholarships available. Children over the age of 10 are welcome to join for free if they attend with a paying adult.

A dozen food trucks offering an array of international snacks will congregate at the South Street Seaport, 19 Fulton Street (Front Street), on Sunday starting at noon. Six vouchers are included in the $40 ticket price. The food and drinks range from $5 to $8.

A Greek wine tasting on a Williamsburg, Brooklyn, rooftop on Sunday from 6 to 9 p.m. includes sparkling wine, hors d?oeuvres, a tasting of four Greek varietals, food pairings cooked up by Brothers Green (two brothers who are musicians and caterers) and live music. Tickets are $45 per person and the exact location will be e-mailed to guests beforehand.

People?s Pop, which recently started selling its frozen ice pops in grocery stores, has partnered with Kim Crawford Wines in creating sauvignon blanc-infused strawberry lemongrass popsicles, which are being sold for $5 each through August at the Chelsea Market location, 75 Ninth Avenue (between 15th and 16th Streets).

Whether it?s a hearty bowl of boeuf bourguignon or a towering cheese souffl?, more than 100 restaurants across the country will showcase dishes inspired by Julia Child?s recipes through Aug. 15, commemorating what would have been her 100th birthday, as part of JC100, organized by Alfred A. Knopf, her publisher. In New York, the restaurants participating in Julia Child Restaurant Week are Aureole, Buvette, Jeanne & Gaston, Madison Bistro, Marea, Randolph?s Bar and Lounge at the Warwick Hotel and Union Square Caf?.

Source: http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/10/weekend-fare-104/

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