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Upcoming Events

May 19, 2012

Taste of Tribeca 2012

This year, the Taste of Tribeca will off:

·Critically acclaimed restaurants —including The Harrison, Bouley, Tribeca Grill, Blaue Gans, Landmarc, newcomer Plein Sud,The Odeon, and Nobu (returning to the Festival after four years), and many others;

·A family-friendly Kids’ Zone with Looney Lenny;

·A Comprehensive Wine Tour with live entertainment provided exclusively by City Winery;

·Plus, locally-brewed beverages for sale, such as Waa-tah, NY Spring, Plan Tea, Fizzy Lizzy, VBLast, and Gus Soda.

For tickets to all events, including the Spirited Evening with Cocktails at Macao Trading Company please visit tasteoftribeca2012.eventbrite.com.

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Start: May 19, 2012 11:30 AM
End: May 19, 2012 3:00 PM
Venue: Unnamed Venue
Address:
Duane St. and Hudson St., New York, NY, United States
Cost: 40.00-45.00

A Special Screening of American Meat at Guild Hall in East Hampton, NY

Enjoy a special screening of American Meat, the acclaimed documentary. There will be a conversation following with director Graham Meriwether, Ian Calder-Piedmonte & Alex Balsam of Balsam Farms, as well as other agricultural figures in the area. Invitees include Chef Joseph Realmuto, farmer Scott Chaskey and others. After the screening, there will be a special food event starting at 4:30pm featuring local produce and craft beers at Nick and Toni’s.

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Start: May 19, 2012 2:00 PM
End: May 19, 2012 2:00 PM
Venue: Guild Hall
Address:
158 Main Street, East Hampton, NY, United States

May 20, 2012

Tim Vireo Keating of the Rainforest Relief Leads a Foraging Walk in Prospect Park

Join Tim Vireo Keating of the Rainforest Relief for a foraging walk in Prospect Park.  The walk will focus on common and easily-gathered edibles and ones that are easy to process and remember.  Walkers are asked to contribute a donation of $10 to $15, but nobody will be turned away and all are welcome.  Please bring a notebook, plenty of plastic bags and it is recommended that you also bring a camera and binoculars.   Meet at the gate of the entrance to Prospect Park across from the arch at Grand Army Plaza.

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Start: May 20, 2012 1:00 PM
End: May 20, 2012 1:00 PM
Venue: Prospect Park
Address:
Brooklyn, NY, United States
Cost: 10.00-15.00

The Green Table Presents Sunday Supper

Louisiana crawfish are now in season and The Green Table is hosting a New Orleans-style crawfish boil to kick off their Sunday Supper events.  Their very own chef, Brent Sims, is from New Orleans, and he’ll be using his secret spices on these craw daddies.  Bring your friends and neighbors for an evening of great food and conviviality around the table!

Peel-and-eat crawfish, potatoes and garlic, just $35 per person, or $45 per person with unlimited local beer (does not include tax and tip).  One communal seating at 6:30 pm; reservations required.  Call 212-741-6623

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Start: May 20, 2012 6:30 PM
End: May 20, 2012 6:30 PM
Venue: The Green Table at Chelsea Market
Address:
75 Ninth Avenue, New York, NY, United States
Cost: 35.00-45.00

May 22, 2012

The Brooklyn Brewery Hosts the New York City Brewers Guild Founders Bash

Announcing the formation of the New York City Brewers Guild, an organization of The Empire City’s breweries dedicated to advancing the local brewing industry and thereby lessening human  misery. To acknowledge and celebrate this historic communion, the Guild is holding a unique evening of rare & obscure beers from each of the nine inaugural brewers. This experience of the senses will be unprecedented in its display of industry unity, creativity and flavor. Amidst the revelry on May 22nd, the NYCBG will merrily proclaim its takeover of the New York Craft Beer Week and announce its new date.

General Admission tickets are $75, and are good for a commemorative tasting glass & unlimited pours of each brewery’s offerings. Food will be provided by Eataly Birreria & 508 GastroBrewery.

For an additional $50, one can opt to receive a discounted year-long Individual Guild Membership to the NYCBG (regular membership $75). The Individual level of membership includes:

• Official NYC Brewers Guild T-shirt

• VIP access to Official NYC Brewers Guild Events

• VIP Tours & Tastings at participating breweries and brewpubs (VIP tours are scheduled throughout the year to allow Beer lovers special access & treatment at their favorite breweries throughout the city. VIP tours will be announced via e-blasts and will be available by reservation only on a first-come, first-serve basis).

Discounted $50 Individual Guild memberships will be available for on-site purchase during the event.  Tickets are available for purchase here.

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Start: May 22, 2012 7:00 PM
End: May 22, 2012 10:00 PM
Venue: Brooklyn Brewery
Address:
79 N. 11th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11211, United States
Cost: 75.00-125.00

May 23, 2012

The Great “Pinch Tail, Suck Head”

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Start: May 23, 2012 6:00 PM
End: May 23, 2012 9:00 PM
Venue: Brooklyn Brewery
Address:
79 N. 11th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Cost: 40.00

May 26, 2012

New-York Historical Society Hosts a Beer Tasting with The Matt Brewing Company, in Conjunction with the New Exhibition Beer Here: Brewing New York’s History

The Matt Brewing Company has prospered at the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains in Central New York for over a century. Under the leadership of the third and fourth generations of the Matt Family, the Brewery has earned the reputation as one of the most respected specialty brewers in the country and continues its family tradition with the celebrated Saranac family of beers. The tasting will feature Saranac White IPA, bursting with Citra hops, and the refreshing fruitiness of orange peel & coriander and the softening characters of wheat malt and oats, and other special selected beer.  There will be a 2pm tasting and a 4pm tasting.  Tickets available here.

To celebrate its summer exhibition Beer Here: Brewing New York’s History, the New-York Historical Society will host a series of beer tastings that showcase the thriving brewing culture in New York City and State. Beer Here will examine the social, economic, political, and technological history of the production and consumption of beer, ale, and porter in the city from the seventeenth century to the present day. The beer tasting program, run by Starr Restaurants catering group, will take place in the exhibition’s beer hall on most Saturday afternoons from May 26 through August 25, 2012.

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Start: May 26, 2012 2:00 PM
End: May 26, 2012 2:00 PM
Venue: Robert H. Smith Gallery South at the New York Historical Society
Address:
170 Central Park West, New York, NY, United States
Cost: 20.00-35.00

May 27, 2012

The Green Table Presents Sunday Supper

Louisiana crawfish are now in season and The Green Table is hosting a New Orleans-style crawfish boil to kick off their Sunday Supper events.  Their very own chef, Brent Sims, is from New Orleans, and he’ll be using his secret spices on these craw daddies.  Bring your friends and neighbors for an evening of great food and conviviality around the table!

Peel-and-eat crawfish, potatoes and garlic, just $35 per person, or $45 per person with unlimited local beer (does not include tax and tip).  One communal seating at 6:30 pm; reservations required.  Call 212-741-6623

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Start: May 27, 2012 6:30 PM
End: May 27, 2012 6:30 PM
Venue: The Green Table at Chelsea Market
Address:
75 Ninth Avenue, New York, NY, United States
Cost: 35.00-45.00

June 2, 2012

New-York Historical Society Hosts a Beer Tasting with Kelso Beer Co., in Conjunction with the New Exhibition Beer Here: Brewing New York’s History

To celebrate its summer exhibition Beer Here: Brewing New York’s History, the New-York Historical Society will host a series of beer tastings that showcase the thriving brewing culture in New York City and State. Beer Here will examine the social, economic, political, and technological history of the production and consumption of beer, ale, and porter in the city from the seventeenth century to the present day. The beer tasting program, run by Starr Restaurants catering group, will take place in the exhibition’s beer hall on most Saturday afternoons from May 26 through August 25, 2012.

The half-hour beer tastings, which will occur at 2 pm and 4 pm, will offer visitors the chance to hear directly from brewers and brewery founders about the history and process of making beer. In addition to tasting local artisanal creations, visitors also will experience first-hand the hops, whole leaf flowers and other ingredients used to make beer.

Kelso Beer Co. was founded by Kelly Taylor, also a brewmaster at Heartland Brewery, and wife, Sonya Giacobbe, in 2006 to create fresh, flavorful, low-alcohol session beer. The tasting will feature Saison, a Belgian style ale; Recessionator, a big bold doppleback; India Pale Ale, a punchy, bright and unique beer; and Pilsner, a classic European pils, with a floral nose, slightly sweet with a dry finish.

Purchase tickets here.

 

 

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Date: June 2, 2012
Venue: Robert H. Smith Gallery South at the New York Historical Society
Address:
170 Central Park West, New York, NY, United States
Cost: 20.00-35.00

June 3, 2012

The Green Table Presents Sunday Supper

Louisiana crawfish are now in season and The Green Table is hosting a New Orleans-style crawfish boil to kick off their Sunday Supper events.  Their very own chef, Brent Sims, is from New Orleans, and he’ll be using his secret spices on these craw daddies.  Bring your friends and neighbors for an evening of great food and conviviality around the table!

Peel-and-eat crawfish, potatoes and garlic, just $35 per person, or $45 per person with unlimited local beer (does not include tax and tip).  One communal seating at 6:30 pm; reservations required.  Call 212-741-6623

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Start: June 3, 2012 6:30 PM
End: June 3, 2012 6:30 PM
Venue: The Green Table at Chelsea Market
Address:
75 Ninth Avenue, New York, NY, United States
Cost: 35.00-45.00