Village Voice’s Brooklyn Pour Craft Beer Festival

1 Hanson Place is notorious.  The infamous clock tower building in Fort Green has been a guiding locals around the neighborhood for decades. In the former bank, at the base of the building, you would expect to find a Geraldo Rivera opening Capone’s safe for the first time.  On October 15th, instead of guns and gold bars, you would have discovered craft beers and gourmet pretzels in the vault. The Brooklyn Pour, sponsored by the Village Voice, beckoned the thirsty foodies from all over the city to sample a host of undiscovered beers... [Read More]

Featuring: Pretzel Crisps

    My co-workers all love to snack in the office, bringing in cookies and chips and all sorts of junk food, which is unfortunate for my waistline as I have zero will-power to resist.  We tried bringing in all those “healthy” snacks like rice crackers and boring, bland chips, but then we would just escalate and bring in fudge, extra-buttered popcorn and beef jerkey to make up for it. Fortunately, my office has recently become obsessed with Pretzel Crisps, a healtheir alternative for delicious snacking.  With zero trans or saturated... [Read More]