Over the weekend we ran into Brooklyn chef Jacques Gautier of the pan-Latin Park Slope restaurant Palo Santo (home to the after-after party of Brooklyn Uncorked) buying squash blossoms from Evolutionary Organics, one our favorite Greenmarket farms.
He was taking home a $5 box or two for a test-run of his dish at our Good Beer party on the 28th, our annual Good Beer Month suds tasting at Brooklyn’s BAM. (Tickets and details here.) The plan is to prepare quesadillas, which are going to be paired with a Brattleboro, Vermont brew called McNeill’s Blonde Bombshell. (That’s appropriate, cause Kira, the bad-ass farmer from Evolutionary, happens to be one of those.)
That got us hungry. It also got us thinking about what else we might have to look forward to, so we procured a list of the 22 we already know for you guys, right here. And if we do say so ourselves: Hell yeah! And speaking of hell yeahs, you should check out the list of Good Beer Month partners, too. Many have specials and deals going till the end of July.
- Back Forty, Fire Island: Pork Meatball Sliders with a Smoky Tomato Sauce
- Palo Santo, McNeil’s Blonde Bombshell: Squash Blossom Quesadillas
- Roberta’s, Captain Lawrence Liquid Gold: Mussel, Ndjua, and Mustard Crostini, Pork Jowl Skewers with Pickled Carrots, The Best of Brooklyn Grange
- Brandt Beef, Kelso: Confit of Brandt Beef Cheeks with Caramelized Turnips and Garlic Scapes
- Cafe Glechik, Palm
- Co, Magic Hat: Giardiniera-Crushed Tomatoes, Chili Flakes, Fresh Corn, Arugula/ Margherita: Tomato Pulp, Fresh Mozz, Sea Salt, Basil Leaves
- Esca, Blue Point: Crudo
- Fette Sau, Brooklyn Brewery: Beef Brisket Slider with a Smoked Jalapeno Sauce
- Prime Meats, Sixpoint: Weisswurst with Lacto-Fermented Sauerkraut, House-Made Pretzel Chip & Bavarian Sweet Mustard
- Gramercy Tavern, Gramercy’s Homebrew: Hush Puppies
- Jimmy’s 43, Brooklyn Brew Shop: Piggery Farm Pulled Pork with School House Kitchen Mustard, Pickled Onions on a Tom Cat Brioche Roll
- Lucy’s Whey, Saranac Brewery: Consider Bardwell Cheeses
- Luke’s Lobster, Peak Organic: Shrimp Rolls: Griddled New England Hot Dog Bun, with Sweet Maine Shrimp, Mayo, Butter and Seasoning
- Northern Spy, South Hampton: Fazio’s Rabbit Terrine with Bing Cherry, Arugula, and Frisee Salad
- Organic Valley/Whole Foods, Ommegang: Seduction bread topped with Organic Valley Raw Sharp Cheddar Cheese & Rick’s Picks Corn Relish
- Orwasher’s, Sixpoint: Breads
- Rick’s Picks, Saranac Brewery: Pickles
- Sammy’s Roumanian Steak House, Lagunitas: Chopped Liver with Rye Bread
- Sigmund Pretzels, Sierra Nevada: Salted, Chili and Gruyere Pretzels
- The Good Fork, Abita: Slow Roasted Pork Shoulder with Korean Flavors, Black Rice and Pickled Vegetables
- Umi Nom, Cottrell Brewery: Grilled Pork Ribs with Garlic, Ginger, Lemongrass, Oyster Sauce Marinade
- The Vanderbilt, Heartland Brewery: House-Cured Beef Jerky
