rosy gardens in Brooklyn
And clear orb-like containers protect the small cakes as you bring them with you into whatever weather outside (here, Alice and Jess smile at the cupcake box that did almost glow as we carried it back to the Games for Change conference).
When the drizzle disappeared, the sun shone on produce at the Union Square and Prospect Park farmers’ markets Saturday morning,
on foraged ramps,
the ends of rhubarb,
tulips, dahlias, hydrangeas,
and edible purple in garlic chive flowers (my favorite) and radishes,
while bundled asparagus stood near a merry band of musicians,
where my friend Eric met me, and then we walked Park Slope, finding another festival called Local Produce that included a rather tall individual and hula hoops,
before heading over to Red Hook for a pickle party.
I met my new friend Colin (he’s lovely), who keeps chickens in his backyard near the lettuces of his garden,
a choice I think Eric should imitate when he moves to Philadelphia (and, ultimately, the Philadelphia suburbs).
Partnering with Eric’s friend Zed (yes, that’s his real name), we created a traditional Chicago dog base to showcase the homemade pickles,
as Korean barbecue production began outside—I thought the marinade was perfect, though it is, apparently, still being tweaked:
Much later, squid caught by a late arrival to the party cooked in a cumin marinade and was scissored, all of us pulling it apart in the light of a headlamp (as though spelunking new grilling territory),
and then Eric and Zed directed our path toward Williamsburg, where we discovered the Green Balloon Experiment,
and less cryptically, equally artistically, the next morning, I discovered the incredible detail work at beautiful old houses in Prospect Lefferts Gardens (PLG), a historic area of Brooklyn, on their neighborhood tour with proud owners describing restoration processes and their pride in these streets of brownstones, and limestones,
and so many roses…
More images from the trip in the Flickr set.
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Posted by Kristen Taylor on Monday, June 1st, 2009, 8:11 am * Filed in flowers, Food, garden, Market, Travel. * Tags: brooklyn, farmers, kristen, kthread, new, PLG, taylor, york. Follow responses through the RSS 2.0 feed. Leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
June 1st, 2009 at 8:34 pm
I love the container delicately protects its tasty cupcake passenger. It’s like a little pope-mobile, but for a delicious cupcake instead, mm!
I want to visit NYC with you…or certainly, Chicago!
June 2nd, 2009 at 7:42 am
Mica, a cupcake summer tour it is! We will evaluate offerings on a range of variables including appropriate transport packaging. There are so many cupcake options in NY that I haven’t discovered yet…