An Emancipation Day Celebration: A Great Day at Lefferts

Since the early 19th century, black communities across the nation have celebrated their culture, freedom and accomplishments with festive gatherings. In the spirit of Juneteenth, Pinkster and Homecomings, we cordially invite you to enjoy a communal picnic experience featuring the work of local cooks, purveyors, artists and gardeners. A stones throw away, enjoy Freedom Strut Two Thousand Twelve at Lefferts Historic House.

Join my Bed-Stuy Crawl partner, Nicole Taylor of Foodculturist.com and I in dressing your Sunday’s best for a communal picnic at Prospect Park. RSVP to get your own custom picnic basket for two, keepsake menu, flowers, and edible goodies. 

Sunday, July 1st 12-3pm

neighborhoodr-prospectheights:

Where: Hungry Ghost, 253 Flatbush Avenue

When: Friday, May 18, 8 - 10 am

come meet your Prospect Heights Neighborhoodr Editors at the Hungry Ghost for morning coffee talk! it’s going to be a beautiful day out so why not join in for a quick bite and friendly discourse?

say hi to Jeannie, Alisha, and Jen tomorrow!

UPDATE: We now have a Facebook group and a mailing list. You can also now RSVP for June’s meetup on the 15th here: http://on.fb.me/KkHqZS

Thanks to everyone who came out to the first meetup!

February’s sold out Bed-Stuy bar crawl reached nearly 20,000 people on Twitter through 50 tweets (via #bedstuycrawl), over 300 Facebook clicks, 1,700 Eventbrite page views, and over 40 attendees throughout the evening. In addition, there were mentions in the New York Times Diner’s Journal, New York Magazine’s Grub Street blog, Scoutmob newsletter, Brooklyn Exposed events and 15 other online publications.

Due to popular demand, we are excited to extend the Bed-Stuy Crawl series to other corners of the neighborhood. Regularly, we’ll be curating an experience introducing new audiences to our beloved community.

April’s Bed-Stuy Crawl is on Sat., April 14th - tickets are on sale now!

Get down on winter eating and happy hour drinking at local watering holes, making Bed-Stuy more than just the home of rap legends. “Food mayor” Nicole Taylor of FoodCulturist.com (with my help) will introduce you to a corner of Bed-Stuy where a number of new restaurants and bars are popping up featuring global cuisine at affordable prices, and unbeatable experiences.

Mark your calendars for Saturday, February 4th at 6pm!

Buy your tickets at: http://bedstuycrawl.eventbrite.com

Watch for special announcements including contest giveaways from our friends at:

     

Thanks to Nicole Taylor for inviting me to share my love of food with Brooklyn friends Saucy by Nature at Roberta’s this afternoon in Bushwick.

Listen to today’s podcast as we discuss the influence of growing up on farms and organic products while seeking out quality meals here in Brooklyn and throughout New York City markets.

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  • Brooklyn the Borough
  • Launchpad
  • Q: What will you never catch a local doing?
  • A: Talking about missing Manhattan.