616 Lorimer Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
718-389-2982
www.thebrooklynkitchen.com

Being a New York transplant and all, I cannot, not have a section dedicated to all things food and food culture in New York! The food scene is part of the culture of New York. The Brooklyn Kitchen, which I only recently discovered because of a great article written about the Brooklyn food scene in the New York Times is just the place to experience a mixture of food and food culture. What started out as a need for a couple of amateur chefs needing cooking utensils in their own neighborhood has exploded into a haven for food lovers in their hood. Founded by Harry Rosenblum and his wife Taylor Erkkinen, the Brooklyn Kitchen has transformed the neighborhood and the web. Not only do the offer vintage, new, strange and mundane cookware and cooking supplies both in store and online, but they have an amazing blog, a twitter page a face book page, book signings, book clubs and the offer cooking and food classes as well.

The cooking and food classes are what I find to be most fascinating. These are no ordinary classes; they are unique and completely exciting. From knife sharpening, to pig butchering (you get to take home about 6 lbs of fresh pork!) Kambucha making, canning, ice cream making, pie making, soufflés and more.

A definite New York food must, cooking and food classes at the Brooklyn Kitchen!!