Masters of Social Gastronomy!

Read all about it and get your tickets here: http://www.thebrooklynkitchen.com/masters-of-social-gastronomy-13111830001

1) MSG is tonight, Tuesday, 9/24. Get your tickets, drink beer, and learn all about BBQ: http://www.thebrooklynkitchen.com/web-store/09-24-masters-of-social-gastromy:-foodie-lecture-on-barbecue-tuesday-6:30pm/dp/20512

2) MSG has a fancy new website over at http://omgmsg.com/

We probably won't update over here anymore, so be sure to check there for all the latest details. 

Every month, our MSG lectures take on the history and science behind some of your favorite foods. Up this month: Chinese takeout.  Chinatown is perhaps the only neighborhood in New York where $1 can get a full meal; a century ago, the same was true of Chinatown's chop suey houses, whose entrees were considered exotic by droves of hungry New Yorkers.

MSG fans! 

Two quick things: 

1) The next MSG will be about Chinese take-out and will take place on August 28th at the Brainery (190 Underhill). Mark your calendars! 

You're all the best and we had such a great time at The Brooklyn Kitchen! 

Hint: it involves a lot of dried fruit. Read more.

The new cool thing: "Pulque is an ancient drink made from the fermented sap of the agave; it is thought to have been developed at least 2,000 years ago.  Distill that juice, and you get tequila (or mezcal); ferment it like beer, and you get pulque, thick and milky white.  A staple of Aztec life, for many years it survived as a drink of the working class; but recently, pulque has been receiving press for its growing popularity amongst Mexico City’s youth." Read more.

Update! Hey guys, online tickets are sold out, but there *might* be a few available at the door tomorrow night in case you weren't able to grab one! 

And! Be sure to sign up for our mailing list to make sure you know about next month's lecture and snag a ticket before they disappear.

Each month, Sarah and Soma of the Brooklyn Brainery take on a curious food topic and break down the history, science, and stories behind it. Up this month: cocktails. 

The cocktail is credited as one of America's greatest inventions. But where did it come from, and how did it evolve into the endless combinations we find today? Sarah will examine the dawn of the cocktail and trace the origins of some of our country's most beloved imbibements. You'll walk away with a new appreciation for the drinks that got your ancestors drunk.   Soma will tackle our modern-day obsession with the cocktail. Rules will be broken and assumptions shattered: water vs whiskey, shaken vs stirred, and the One True Way to craft a martini! Find out how egg whites got from your breakfast plate to your highball glass, and whether baseball sized ice cubes make your drinks a sure home run. PLUS! Everything you've ever wanted to know about the humble straw.

  All the details:

Monday, July 29

The Brooklyn Kitchen, 100 Frost Street

Doors at 6:30

$5, includes 2 beer tickets

Pay at the door, or get tickets online SOLD OUT!

Sign up for our MSG email list to find out about future events! 

What was chili’s path from a local dish of the Southwest to an easy weeknight meal for millions of Americans? There was an era when black pepper was considered spicy; but today, we make ourselves sweat with the hottest chili pepper blends. Why?

If you've got Saturday GoogaMooga tickets, swing on by Cafe GoogaMooga at 2:30pm for a special Masters of Social Gastronomy talk. 

Sarah and Soma will be showcasing the crazy world of the 1932 Futurists Cookbook: a manifesto intent on banning pasta in Italy, inventing pre-WW2 molecular gastronomy, and throwing high-concept dinner parties.