Brooklyn's Edible Ethnic Eats! A Foodie Tour through Brooklyn
On this 4 and 6 hour tasting tour of NY's best borough, we travel the world but stay in Brooklyn.
On our 4 hour weekend tour: First up, a visit to Fulton Ferry Landing and Brooklyn Bridge Park - a pivotal moment in the Battle of Brooklyn during the Revolutionary War. After our history hit, we descend for the food. Our first stop is Atlantic Avenue's Middle Eastern markets Damascus Bakery for savory spinach pies*, honey pastries like baklava and vegetable spreads such as hummus (chickpea) and baba ghanoush (eggplant). Next to Damascus is Sahadi's, known for olives*, dried fruits and nuts and coffee. Then it's just down the block to Italian Carroll Gardens: G. Esposito and Sons Pork Store first for a sample of soppressata* and fresh mozzarella*. A block away is Caputo's Bakery since 1923, famous for Italian breads and focaccia. We'll have the black olive loaf*. Next up is Court Street Pastry for sesame seed cookies*.
After Carroll Gardens we'll ride the bus to the Red Hook Mercado, an amazing home-grown artisan market known for its Latino food specialties. We'll chow down on Salvadorean pupusitas* (corn cakes stuffed with chicken or pork,) and Mexican tacos. Enjoy a horchata* - chilled rice milk spiced with cinnamon.
Eat your way through Brooklyn NYC!
The Red Hook Mercado is open on weekends only - if we nosh through Brooklyn on a weekday, we will head to Sunset Park, Brooklyn's Mexican community for tacos* and horchata* at a local restaurant.
On our 6 hour weekend tour, its all of the above plus Brighton Beach, aka Odessa on the Ocean, with Russian megamarkets like Brighton Bazaar, that stock everything from pickled radishes* to smoked sturgeon and from kielbasa (smoked sausage) to pelmeni (lamb dumplings). After Brighton, the tour will conclude in Coney Island where, if you're not already stuffed, you can enjoy a Nathan's Famous Hot Dog.
Some stores are closed on certain days of the week; also, there will be lots of opportunities to purchase food to take home so bring your coolers!
Brooklyn's Edible Ethnic Eats tour costs $400 for a 4 hour tour & $500 for a 6 hour tour. $15 per person for food, with included noshes noted by an *. Call Mark to discuss your food options and neighborhood choices.
On our 4 hour weekend tour: First up, a visit to Fulton Ferry Landing and Brooklyn Bridge Park - a pivotal moment in the Battle of Brooklyn during the Revolutionary War. After our history hit, we descend for the food. Our first stop is Atlantic Avenue's Middle Eastern markets Damascus Bakery for savory spinach pies*, honey pastries like baklava and vegetable spreads such as hummus (chickpea) and baba ghanoush (eggplant). Next to Damascus is Sahadi's, known for olives*, dried fruits and nuts and coffee. Then it's just down the block to Italian Carroll Gardens: G. Esposito and Sons Pork Store first for a sample of soppressata* and fresh mozzarella*. A block away is Caputo's Bakery since 1923, famous for Italian breads and focaccia. We'll have the black olive loaf*. Next up is Court Street Pastry for sesame seed cookies*.
After Carroll Gardens we'll ride the bus to the Red Hook Mercado, an amazing home-grown artisan market known for its Latino food specialties. We'll chow down on Salvadorean pupusitas* (corn cakes stuffed with chicken or pork,) and Mexican tacos. Enjoy a horchata* - chilled rice milk spiced with cinnamon.
Eat your way through Brooklyn NYC!
The Red Hook Mercado is open on weekends only - if we nosh through Brooklyn on a weekday, we will head to Sunset Park, Brooklyn's Mexican community for tacos* and horchata* at a local restaurant.On our 6 hour weekend tour, its all of the above plus Brighton Beach, aka Odessa on the Ocean, with Russian megamarkets like Brighton Bazaar, that stock everything from pickled radishes* to smoked sturgeon and from kielbasa (smoked sausage) to pelmeni (lamb dumplings). After Brighton, the tour will conclude in Coney Island where, if you're not already stuffed, you can enjoy a Nathan's Famous Hot Dog.
Some stores are closed on certain days of the week; also, there will be lots of opportunities to purchase food to take home so bring your coolers!
Brooklyn's Edible Ethnic Eats tour costs $400 for a 4 hour tour & $500 for a 6 hour tour. $15 per person for food, with included noshes noted by an *. Call Mark to discuss your food options and neighborhood choices.
Gallery
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Mark at the Red Hook Mercado
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Gus, Mark and Tony at Damascus Bakery
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Mark at Fulton Ferry Landing
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Mark at a Russian megamarket in Brighton Beach
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Mark at the olive bar at Sahadi's
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Caputo's Bakery on Court street in Carroll Gardens
