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Emma's Torch founder Kerry Brodie.

Emma’s Torch graduates its 50th cohort of refugees-turned-restaurant workers

April 4 | Alice Gilbert 

I recently spoke with Emma’s Torch founder Kerry Brodie after one of the first graduation ceremonies of her Washington D.C. location. The restaurant’s goal is to help refugees join the workforce after finishing their culinary training. Now in its second location, Emma’s Torch originated in Carroll Gardens where, in addition to producing brunch staples like […]

Andrew Cotto in conversation with Francesco Nuccitelli, co-owner of Sociale. Photos by Giulia Perovich

‘Italian Food As a Muse’ presented at Brooklyn Dining Club

April 1 | Special from GOODFOOD newsletter

CARROLL GARDENS — The Brooklyn Dining Club featured a program examining the impact of Italian cuisine on the life and career of award-winning author and editor Andrew Cotto. The event took place at Sociale in Carroll Gardens. “Italian Food As a Muse” was presented in Cin Cin — the elegant private cellar of Sociale’s 320 […]

Brooklyn Eagle’s food editor Andrew Cotto (right) interviews Francesco Nuccitelli, owner and chef of Sociale, at a Brooklyn Dining Club event.Brooklyn Eagle photos by John McCarten

Brooklyn Dining Club at Sociale: Designing Brooklyn Bridge Park, a conversation with Michael Van Valkenburgh

March 22 | Andrew Cotto

Full slideshow below The Brooklyn Dining Club held a special event, “Designing Brooklyn Bridge Park: A Conversation with Michael Van Valkenburgh,” on Thursday at Sociale in Carroll Gardens. The evening, hosted by Brooklyn Eagle food columnist and Good Food newsletter co-author Andrew Cotto, featured a conversation between esteemed journalist and author Laura Trevelyan and Michael […]