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July 2009 |
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Cooking Little is a kitchen shopping and tips blog for urban dwellers and anyone who cooks in a small kitchen. Beyond the kitchen, we feature diversions such as culinary travel spots, classes and tasting events. |
 No one and no day deserves ersatz coffee. A day like today, a summer Saturday with blue skies and air clear from the night’s rain, this sort of day, calls for an epic cup of coffee or at the very least, primo. But no…
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 Paired with food or flying solo, a collection of good beer under one roof is a thing of beauty. Beers from Brooklyn Brewery, Southampton Publick House, Kelso of Brooklyn, Blue Point Brewery, Ommegang, Left Hand of Colorado, Smuttynose and many more will be available for your unbridled enjoyment at BamCafe on Wednesday, July 29 from 4pm-8pm. The producers, Edible Brooklyn and Edible Manhattan lined up the experts to design smart pairings of regional beer (mostly) and dishes from regional food makers such as Good Fork, Rose Water, Jasper Hill, Widow Hole's Oysters and others. Or attendees can devise their own beer and food parings to suit their own palates. Half price tickets go to those who order or renew an Edible subscription. If you love well-crafted beer, this is a dreamy event. (If you can't make Good Beer, mark your calendar for August 10 and get tickets to the Brooklyn Beer Dinner hosted by Garret Oliver, award-winning brewmaster, at Tiff's Restaurant in Pequannock, NJ.) $45 TIX AT BROWN PAPER TICKETS Events
 If you are the kind of person who takes the measuring spoon set off the ring and later regrets it, you will instantly understand the smarts in the adjustable design. By Kitchen Art, the adjustable teaspoon, tablespoon and half-cup scoop are extremely comfortable to use and clean easily with a slider that pops off. (To measure related ingredients in a recipe just measure the first ingredient and slide to slide to accommodate the next item's measurement. This may not be faster than measuring separately, but it is appealing somehow.) The tablespoon is pictured here. Kitchen Art adjustable measures are available at Sur la Table, Central Chef and Amazon. $7.49 AT AMAZON Ergo
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 Picking up a few things for dinner is easy and eco with the Town & Country by Detours. It's part handlebar bag and part shopping basket. Pop it off your bike and it goes down the aisles and straight through the check out. Smart design features abound – ballistic cloth, strong basket handles, open main compartment that holds eight pounds, a drawstring storm collar and a bright yellow removable rain cap. The basket holds it shape due to a rigid bottom and removable seam supports. Take out the supports and the basket can fold flat for storage. Pictured in sky blue, the Town and Country is also available in black, red, green and pink. Available direct from Detours, eBags and many local bike shops. $65.00 AT DETOURS Eco
 For just two more days New Yorkers can find many traditional foods of Austria at their local Food Emporiums. This is an opportunity to discover Austrian pumpkin seed oil and pesto, beer, wine, cheese, chocolate and other foods that until recently were only available at a small number of speciality stores or while visiting Austria. The foods featured at Food Emporium's Austria Week are just a few of the new culinary offerings presented at this year's Fancy Food show. Expect updates as our Austrian food favorites become available in the US over the coming months. In the mean time, we are stocking up on Weiser Wachau vinegars, jams and chutneys while we wait for their wines, cognacs and liqueurs to be readied for import. The liqueurs, delightful on their own, meld beautifully with sparkling wine. if you miss Austria Week or are not in New York, contact Wieser Wachau directly, they ship regularly to people who have visited the the Wachau Valley and must have more. |
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