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Why Michael Sullivan Left Anella
We were so pleased when chef Michael Sullivan won entry to Meatball Madness through Eater’s meatball contest and even more pleased to see him there. But this was right on the heels of the news that he had left suddenly left Greenpoint favorite Anella, so we asked him: What happened?!
Michael Sullivan’s Irish grandmother’s pork meatball. The scoop, after the jump. (more…)
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I Had a Farm, a Farm in Brooklyn
In New York City, where outdoor space – make that any space – is at a premium, would you give over your entire backyard to a farming initiative? That’s what several Brooklynites have already done, as chronicled in Serious Eats’ new video Brooklyn’s Cool New Backyard Farms. Stacey Murphy, founder of BK Farmyards, consults with homeowners about what they can grow, then designs and installs planting beds, irrigation, and the actual vegetables. For everything you can’t eat, BK Farmyards will credit you and sell “to your neighbors,” as their website explains. They already have a total of three and a half acres under cultivation.
In case you’re wondering where your next really, really locally-sourced restaurant meal comes from, this video may just provide the answer.
Anella
One of the saddest things about losing a restaurant can be losing a favorite dish. Such was the case when Le Zinc closed several years ago: Although the airy, art-poster interior was mercifully preserved by the next tenant, Kurt Gutenbrunner of Blaue Gans, the outstanding French pork country terrine vamoosed with the beloved bistro.
Happily, that terrine has landed at new Anella in Greenpoint, which Marie Fromage led us to this past weekend. All this time the secrets to the dish have lived on in the mind of Michael Sullivan, chef of Anella and former co-chef of Le Zinc with David Waltuck (Chanterelle, Macao), who recreates the terrine, peppery ground pork laced with a delicate liqueur like Pernod, a dense spread that turns fluffy as soon as you apply it to toast. (more…)
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