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| Jenny & Karen |
On Saturday, May 3, the ladies that ventured to NYC for Go 'n Groove's Weekend Getaway thoroughly enjoyed the Foodie Tour given by Prof. Jenny Schiff Berg, Clinical Associate Professor of Food Studies; Director, Graduate Programs in Food Studies. Jenny was my roommate at the Hotel School at Cornell University and she taught me how to like pate and other interesting savories!
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| Kaitlin At Jack's |
We met downtown at Jack's Stir Brew Coffee in the South Street Seaport where we
got delicious croissants and stir brewed coffee. From there we walked throughout the Seaport where Jenny gave us a history of this area and the Fulton Fish Market that used to be located here. Along the way we enjoyed checking out all the great foodie trucks.
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| Ikea's Water Taxi |
We then battled the wind & rain as we took the NY Water Taxi across to the Red Hook area of Brooklyn. Here we perused the outside of the gigantic Ikea, but didn't take the time out to check it out cause this is a foodie tour.
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| Red Hook Community Farm, A Project of Added Value |
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| Working The Urban Garden at the Red Hook Community Farm |
As the rain subsided we walked to the Red Hook Community Farm where Jenny told us about how the garden beds of this agricultural oasis is located on what was once a playground in Red Hook, the heart of Brooklyn's old industrial waterfront. Added Value, a non-profit organization promotes the sustainable development of Red Hook by nurturing as many as 1,500 students to the farm during the school year, and both local restaurants and residents buy the farm's produce—more than 30 crops in all, including arugula, beets, okra, heirloom tomatoes, chard, beans, garlic and basil, not to mention cut flowers.
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| Working the Urban Garden at the Red Hook Community Farm |
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| Working The Urban Garden at the Red Hook Community Farm |
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| Fairway Market in Red Hook |
From here is was off to the remarkable Fairway Market with a gorgeous waterfront view of the Statue of Liberty, is Fairways largest store at 52,000 square feet. The market has everything possible! The largest artisanal cheese counter around, an amazing deli, the highest quality USDA Prime Beef from their butcher chop including their own USDA Prime Dry Aged Beef, the freshest seafood, the largest selection of daily delivered produce, a bakery that bakes from scratch and coffee beans roasted on premises. In addition to regular groceries and kosher foods there are the specialty imports – olive oils, exclusive artisanal oils and vinegars, tapenades and sauces, spreads to perfectly complement your perfect cheese. Here we selected a variety of goodies and enjoyed a picnic on the tables out back of the market.
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| Buckets Of Cheese |
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| Yummy Pastries |
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| Olives Olives & More Olives |
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| So Much Spring Asparagus |
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| Sahadi's in the Arabic Section on Atlantic Ave. |
After our wonderful picnic we walked back over to Ikea and took their shuttle to Borough Hall and then walked over the the Arabic section on Atlantic Avenue. We enjoyed more tasty treats from Sahadi's, Specialty & Fine Foods Since 1948. More olives, cheeses, pastries and goodies!
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| Mr. Sahadi & Karen |
After hailing a few cabs, we were off to Williamsburg where our first stop was Mast Brothers Chocolate. where the decadent scent of chocolate overwhelmed us as we entered this very cool shop. Laden with yummy samples, the shop is a very cool setting with big leather chairs with high ceilings lots of brick.
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| Brooklyn Flea Smorgasburg |
Upon leaving Mast we weaved our way over to the Brooklyn Flea Smorgasburg on the Williamsburg waterfront. Smorgasburg brings together food entrepreneurs and established purveyors from New York City and across the region selling both packaged and prepared foods, fresh produce, and other food-related stands (kitchen utensils, housewares, etc.). With over 100 purveyors, this is a place not to be missed by any foodie or non foodie alike!
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| View of Manhattan from the Brooklyn Flea Smorgasburg |
Following are just a few of the many wonderful vendors:
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| People's Pops fresh, local fruit ice pops and shaved ice |
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| Bite Me Cheesecakes making cheese * smashing cakes |
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| McClure's Pickles pickles, relish & bloody mary mix |
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| Cutie Pies handcrafted baked goods |
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| Kings County Jerky Co. grass fed beef * toasted spices * exceptional jerky |
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| Pizza Moto mobile wood fired pizza |
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| Mozz Shop mozzarella all day long |
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| Landhaus farm to sandwich |
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| Butter Love Bakeshop so for the love of butter, make pie, buy pie, and eat pie |
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| The Red Hook Lobster Pound sensational seafood straight from the Maine coast to the five boroughs |
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| The Brooklyn Kitchen |
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| S'mores in Action |
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| S'more Bakery & Cafe handmade handcrafted s'mores * savor the mess |
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| Rick's Picks pickles for you "since 2004" |
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| The Good Batch handmade dutch stroopwafels |
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| Furn Shawarma serving eastern mediterranean street food And finally we ended our tour at Spike Hill Williamsburg for a round of local Brooklyn beers. From there we were serenaded by a lively trio on the subway back to Manhattan. A great time was had for all and we can't wait to see what Jenny has in store for us next spring.
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| Spike Hill Williamsburg |
