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Our screenwriting class begins tonight with the truly wonderful Sophie Finkelstein! Finally build your writing practice and get inspired!!! 

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"I don't think screenwriting is therapeutic. It's actually really, really hard for me. It's not an enjoyable process." -  Charlie Kaufman

No. 2 → (WEDNESDAY)

Have you been to Agi's Counter in Crown Heights? It's a cozy place with a seasonal, family inspired menu and treated with so much warmth and care. Chef Jeremy Salamon wrote a beautiful cookbook and we simply wanna make everything in it. We are celebrating Second Generation this Wednesday and he is bringing bites and Hungarian wines for us to try, so come, come. Former Gage & Tollner Pastry Chef Caroline Schiff is moderating! $5 or a book. 

No. 3 → (FRIDAY)

Come party with us (and some indie musicians) for the Taste in Music release party! We may risk sounding like totally uncool, but the book truly has the magical quality of making you feel part of the band and on the best world tour of your precious youth!!! Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!! But don't even worry about it. Look at these contributors:

No. 4 → (SUNDAY)

If you pick up the J.G. Ballard book today and read 70 pages for the next six days, you can still join our Keep Greenpoint Weird Book Club!

No. 5 →

We were featured on Monocle's The Menu podcast this week. They talk about Burmese cuisine and good coffee and our lil corner of the world, too. 

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Link fixed : ) Hi hi, owner Paige here - I am starting a newsletter this fall and was hoping to get some feedback from you all. Thank you so much for answering this one survey question right here. It's anonymous. You da best!

 events → 

 MON SEP 16 to OCT 21 /  PART ONE of SOPHIE TEACHES SCREENWRITING at ARCHESTRATUS → 

Ever had an idea for a screenplay but have no idea where to start? If so, this class is for you!

Local hero and screenwriting professor Sophie Finkelstein will introduce you to the craft of screenwriting and take you through an exploration into the universal art of storytelling.

  Over the course of six weeks, you will learn new ways to think about your work, industry strategies to help organize your ideas, questions to ask yourself, and straight up tricks to make the blank page more approachable and equip you with all the tools you need to turn your story ideas into screenplays. More info. 

 WED SEP 18 /   SECOND GENERATION author Jeremy Salamon in conversation with Caroline Schiff → 

Join us for a very special evening as we celebrate SECOND GENERATION: Hungarian and Jewish Classics Reimagined for the Modern Table. Jeremy will be joined in conversation with accomplished cookbook author and future restauranteur Caroline Schiff. 

Expect a chat with Jeremy + Caroline, Q + A with all of you, sweet treats and Hungarian wine from Agi's Counter, and a book signing. Books and other beverages will be for sale on premises. Preorder and guarantee your book here. More info. 

 FRI SEP 20 /   A PARTY for TASTE IN MUSIC with authors Alex Bleeker & Luke Pyenson + bites and performances → 

SAVE THE DATE! More details to come...

Join us for a very special evening as we celebrate TASTE IN MUSIC: Eating on Tour with Indie Musicians by Alex Bleeker and Luke Pyenson (of the bands Real Estate and Frankie Cosmos, respectively.)

Expect a super fun party atmosphere with bites, drinks, musical performances, a casual convo with the authors, a Q + A with all of you, and a book signing. Lots of coziness and good vibes and books will be for sale on premises. Preorder and guarantee your copy above! More info. 

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 → Listen to Luke and Alex of Taste in Music chat with the lovely Snacky Tunes pod and get PUMPED!

  SUN SEP 22 /  

  KEEP GREENPOINT WEIRD: Super-Cannes by J. G. Ballard  → 

IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP GREENPOINT WEIRD. Read through Super-Cannes by J. G. Ballard in August + September and join us IN PERSON on September 22nd! 

Books for sale!  Current Keep Greenpoint Weird titles are 20% off. More info. 

 THUR SEP 26 /   Salty, Cheesy, Herby, Crispy Snackable Bakes with author Jessie Sheehan → 

Join us for a very special evening as we celebrate our friend Jessie Sheehan's new cookbook Salty, Cheesy, Herby, Crispy Snackable Bakes: 100 Easy-Peasy, Savory Recipes for 24/7 Deliciousness. She will be joined in conversation with accomplished cookbook author (and the woman who launched a thousand Substacks) Deb Perelman.

Expect a conversation with Jessie + Deb, Q + A with all of you, savory bakes from Jessie herself, and a book signing. Books and other beverages will be for sale on premises. Preorder and guarantee your book above. More Info.

 WED OCT 9 /   BookBook Club: Small Fires An Epic in the Kitchen by Rebecca May Johnson  → 

Every six-ish weeks we read a new memoir, a collection of essays, novel, or anything else we find interesting that somehow, in a big or small way, relates to food. Then we discuss.

Read through Small Fires: An Epic in the Kitchen by Rebecca May Johnson in August and September and join us IN PERSON on October 9th! More info. 

 TUE OCT 15 /  Cookbook Club: The Jemima Code by Toni Tipton Martin → 

  Join us at the shop for a community potluck and party! The Archestratus Cookbook Club has been running for 8 years and counting...

IT IS SIMPLE: Cook your way through THE JEMIMA CODE by Toni Tipton Martin in SEPTEMBER and drop by with a dish on TUESDAY OCTOBER 15th! All are welcome! It's a potluck party! It's mad civilized! Potlucks with all of you give us a dose of hope for the universe! More info.

 THUR OCT 17 /  THUR OCT 17 / Sicily, My Sweet with author Victoria Granof in conversation with Carla Lalli Music → 

Join us for a very special evening as we celebrate our beloved Sicilian sister Victoria Granof! We present to you her transportive new cookbook Sicily, My Sweet: Love Notes to an Island, with Recipes for Cakes, Cookies, Puddings, and Preserves. Victoria will be joined in conversation by accomplished cookbook author and hilarious cooking video queen Carla Lalli Music. More info. 

 WED NOV 13 /  Nature's Candy with author Camilla Wynne in conversation with Natasha Pickowicz → 

Join us for a very special evening as we celebrate our friend Camilla Wynne's thrilling new cookbook where she dives deep on a topic we are pumped to master: candied fruit!  Just in time for the holiday table, we present Nature's Candy: Timeless and Inventive Recipes for Creating and Baking with Candied Fruit. Camilla will be joined in conversation by accomplished pastry chef, cookbook author, and longtime friend Natasha Pickowicz. More info. 

 SEP to NOV /   Alicia Kennedy's The Desk Bookclub pick / Eating to Extinction by Dan Saladino  → 

The September/November pick from Alicia Kennedy's The Desk Book Club:

The Desk Book Club will be a monthly space for discussion on four different food nonfiction books per year, ranging from memoir to reportage to, in some cases, more academic food studies work. Paid subscribers only. More info.