Posts tagged food

Before locomotives, Thanksgiving turkeys walked to market.

“It is almost forgotten now that, before truck transportation and refrigerated boxcars, turkeys never would have reached city tables for Thanksgiving and Christmas if they hadn’t walked.”

Fun article on the misadventures of the original turkey trotters.

Not sure what this is but it’s inviting.

Not sure what this is but it’s inviting.

Whoops! No Vimeo embedding at the moment, so click through for the video. Early in this blog I mentioned Mast Brothers chocolate, but that wasn’t the end of them! They’re legit trying to fashion their whole selves into a brand, rising to the top of the Brooklyn artisanal heap. They profess the purest beans, the unlikeliest flavors, the finest papers, no two chocolate bars quite alike - a level of focus & dedication embraced perhaps by the Body Shop. Seems a bit…much for the simple enjoyment of something designed to melt in your mouth (they’ve decided not to sex it up or make it cheeky) but this video puts on display their allegiance to handicrafts in natural tones - the bricks, wood beams, iron and leather the surround them - without so much as a wink, and argues how they apply themselves and their souls to forging the richest chocolate they can from the most responsibly-sourced ingredients available. A neat oddity on its own, the video shows that they mean what they say, and are forming a sustainable ethos from it. The faintest afterthought: how does it taste? As a branding exercise in high-quality foodstuffs, these guys are hard to beat, and now we can watch how they’ve advanced their agenda. [via]

Whoops! No Vimeo embedding at the moment, so click through for the video.

Early in this blog I mentioned Mast Brothers chocolate, but that wasn’t the end of them! They’re legit trying to fashion their whole selves into a brand, rising to the top of the Brooklyn artisanal heap.

They profess the purest beans, the unlikeliest flavors, the finest papers, no two chocolate bars quite alike - a level of focus & dedication embraced perhaps by the Body Shop. Seems a bit…much for the simple enjoyment of something designed to melt in your mouth (they’ve decided not to sex it up or make it cheeky) but this video puts on display their allegiance to handicrafts in natural tones - the bricks, wood beams, iron and leather the surround them - without so much as a wink, and argues how they apply themselves and their souls to forging the richest chocolate they can from the most responsibly-sourced ingredients available. A neat oddity on its own, the video shows that they mean what they say, and are forming a sustainable ethos from it. The faintest afterthought: how does it taste? As a branding exercise in high-quality foodstuffs, these guys are hard to beat, and now we can watch how they’ve advanced their agenda.

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“…a small cafe on Madison Avenue” - I work on Madison Avenue! Where is this? Don’t you see, they’ve tipped a library on its side! I don’t usually get excited about innovations in coffee, but this seems ingenious. Click through for more large photos at Contemporist. Ah-HA! 317 Madison, at 42nd.

“…a small cafe on Madison Avenue” - I work on Madison Avenue! Where is this? Don’t you see, they’ve tipped a library on its side!

I don’t usually get excited about innovations in coffee, but this seems ingenious. Click through for more large photos at Contemporist.

Ah-HA! 317 Madison, at 42nd.

The lumberjacks, yes, but what about the hipsters? Really fun campaign from Michigan-based North Peak Brewing Company, via dropular.

The lumberjacks, yes, but what about the hipsters? Really fun campaign from Michigan-based North Peak Brewing Company, via dropular.

Go ahead and bite that apple, fella - this is the original gin!

Go ahead and bite that apple, fella - this is the original gin!

The next level of snow cones. Neat Times article, including where to get ‘em in New York. Pictured is plum slush. If you’re wondering (I know I was), these ice shavers cost $1,200 and up!

The next level of snow cones. Neat Times article, including where to get ‘em in New York. Pictured is plum slush. If you’re wondering (I know I was), these ice shavers cost $1,200 and up!

Guess the recipe? Pennant by Australian personal effects startup Pony Rider. Click to buy. Meanwhile, imagine receiving one of these catalogs in mail! [via svpply] Answer: Scones

Guess the recipe? Pennant by Australian personal effects startup Pony Rider. Click to buy. Meanwhile, imagine receiving one of these catalogs in mail! [via svpply]

Answer: Scones

A fun article on white dog.

A fun article on white dog.

One evening last week, as Pegu Club’s fine spirits aerated our worries, we noticed this large book propped up behind the bar. Click through for the diet. Some European Ebay seems to offer a copy, originally published in 1959, for sale.

One evening last week, as Pegu Club’s fine spirits aerated our worries, we noticed this large book propped up behind the bar. Click through for the diet. Some European Ebay seems to offer a copy, originally published in 1959, for sale.