Brooklyn Sorachi Ace with Tomme Dolce (photo: sfgate.com). Smooth, buttery, and gently sweet, this firm goat’s milk cheese is from Soyoung Scanlan of Andante Dairy in Petaluma, California, one of America’s very best cheesemakers. The cheese is rubbed in plum brandy and plum preserves. Its subtle hints of sweetness will offset the light hops of the Sorachi Ace nicely.
Martin Johnson runs The Joy of Cheese, a series of informal cheese tastings held at several venues around Manhattan and Brooklyn; he blogs about cheese daily at www.thejoyofcheese.com.
Brooklyn Winter Ale with Grayson: Fudgey in texture, a little barnyard-ey in aroma, and slightly sweet in flavor, this cow’s milk cheese is from Meadow Creek Dairy in Galax Virginia. Its complex blend of farmhouse flavors will pair nicely with the maltiness of the Winter Ale.
Martin Johnson runs The Joy of Cheese, a series of informal cheese tastings held at several venues around Manhattan and Brooklyn; he blogs about cheese daily at www.thejoyofcheese.com.
Brooklyn BAMboozle with Red Hawk: Superduper creamy, yet tangy and more than a little barnyard funk, this cow’s milk cheese is from California. It’s rich texture will balance the dry complexity of the beer, and the funkiness will bond with the gentle sweetness of the BAMboozle.
Martin Johnson runs The Joy of Cheese, a series of informal cheese tastings held at several venues around Manhattan and Brooklyn; he blogs about cheese daily at www.thejoyofcheese.com.
Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout with Forme D’Ambert: Buttery, earthy, and peppery, this oft overlooked French blue will entice lovers the blues and newbies with equal ease. Its earthy and peppery notes are a good match for the implicit sweetness of the stout.
Martin Johnson runs The Joy of Cheese, a series of informal cheese tastings held at several venues around Manhattan and Brooklyn; he blogs about cheese daily at www.thejoyofcheese.com.
We emerged from the Chinatown metro station in downtown DC after a fun-filled four-hour bus ride down from New York City. Arriving at the residence of Francis Kim, one of the local Slideluck Potshow directors, we encountered a young lady with two Tupperware containers full of chocolate chip cookies.
We asked if she was going to a potluck, thinking that everyone in DC must be en route to Slideluck Potshow DC VI, and was surprised to find out that she was just going one at “Maria’s apartment”. Who knew DC was such a potlucky town? Hoping to maybe get a freshly-baked cookie out of the exchange, we inquired further, only to find out that she had bought the cookies at Costco and then transferred them to Tupperware to give the appearance of home-cooking. Wow, that’s clever, we exclaimed. And lame. We shared the elevator for another couple floors and an awkward guilty silence hung in the elevator like an egg fart. Wow, DC, we knew you were dirty, but not that dirty.
Cookie Monster was getting off the elevator and we said, “Hey have a good potluck.”
And she responded, “Thanks, you too.”
We ignored some of our NYC friend’s suggestions to “check out Starbuck’s” while were down there and focus on some of Washington’s cultural wonders. For the 4th year in a row, we collaborated with FotoWeek DC to bring our unique mix of a multimedia slideshow and potluck dinner to the good people of DC. We curated a show of about 30 artists, primarily DC-based, and rolled into town with no less than 30 cases of Brooklyn Lager, Brooklyn Brown Ale and IPA.
There were no shortage of Dockers or earnest political opinions, but among the 250 or more folks that attended, was a lively and diverse mix of people. And no more was that more accurately reflected than in the potluck dinner – sesame bok choy, cauliflower and cashew salad, mac n’cheese cups, an olive and orange salad, chocolate pumpkin bread – too name a few dishes.
The slide show was comic at times, sexy at others, and of course, challenging and hard-hitting in many cases. Our DC peeps don’t care for fluff. Nor do they care for Costco cookies packaged in Tupperware.
One of the benefits of teaming up with FotoWeek was that they had a number of exhibitions mounted in the space – including the finalists for Pictures of the Year International and the World Press Photos of the Year. The afforded the opportunity for Slideluckers to wander the cavernous and carpeted ex-Borders Bookstore, cold beers in hand, to check out some mind-blowing work. One particularly investigative couple – who looked like they may ridden on their fixies all the way from Williamsburg – were delighted to unearth the repetition of a Gabriel Garcia Marquez quote captioning two different works, practically right next to each other. Awkward!
After the slides had stopped and the last drop of Brooklyn Brown had found a belly, a spontaneous Sunday night after party coalesced around the corner at the 18th Street Lounge. Yet another pleasant surprise, this place was packed, with multiple floors eliciting fierce dance moves and a large deck for 50 or more Slideluckers to recount and discuss the evening’s program into the wee hours of the night.
Once again, Washington, DC, you made us proud to be American.
I’m not going to be ashamed: I love Martha Stewart. Martha makes me feel ashamed when I make the sloppy switch between baking powder and baking soda, and parentally proud of my 99% germination rates when sowing springtime seeds. Don’t let her love of terrariums fool you: Martha Stewart is a badass.
The Companion with Tomme De Savoie: Buttery, earthy and herbal, this classic French cow’s milk cheese is what the French mean when they just say “Tomme.” Its elegant, grassy flavors will pair nicely with the subdued fruit of The Companion.
Martin Johnson runs The Joy of Cheese, a series of informal cheese tastings held at several venues around Manhattan and Brooklyn; he blogs about cheese daily at www.thejoyofcheese.com.
You are invited to join us for the first ever SLIDELUCK in Europe! For SLIDELUCK Berlin, attendants will enjoy a curated slideshow from some of Berlin’s best artists while dining by candlelight in one of our city’s most interesting art spaces. Tacos Berlin will do the cooking and Brooklyn Brewery will be in town with beer.
What is SLIDELUCK? SLIDELUCK POTSHOW was founded in Seattle, Washington, USA and is a non-profit organization dedicated to building and strengthening community through food and art. SLPS operates multimedia slideshows combined with potluck dinners in about forty cities around the world. But since Berliners and potlucks don’t always mix, we’ve opted for a SLIDELUCK.
For SL Berlin we’ll be featuring a slideshow of emerging and established Berlin talent as well as artists from around the world. Past contributors to SLIDELUCK POTSHOW include: The Guggenheim Foundation, Chuck Close, Elliott Erwitt, Shepard Fairey, Elinor Carucci, Martin Schoeller, Alec Soth, Lauren Greenfield, Edward Burtynsky, Martin Parr, Bruce Gilden, Nina Berman, Bruce Davidson and many others.
Brooklyn Local 1 with Mont St. Francis: Meaty, soft, and aromatic, the Mont St. Francis is a washed rind goat’s milk cheese from Capriole Farms in southern Indiana. Its array of gamey flavors will pair nicely with the fruity and slightly sweet overtones of the Local 1.
Martin Johnson runs The Joy of Cheese, a series of informal cheese tastings held at several venues around Manhattan and Brooklyn; he blogs about cheese daily at www.thejoyofcheese.com.
Last night at The Brooklyn Brewery, we welcomed AMA Bionda to the U.S. market with Italian flare and fare (the former provided by the Amarcord Brewery; the latter by Betto). AMA Bionda is brewed in Italy specifically to be paired with the culinary delights of its motherland — we look forward to enjoying this new beer with our friends and favorite dishes.
See more photos of the party from Beertography here.
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