Archie Weekly

FEBRUARY

Tuesday / 19BookBook Club: No Recipe: Cooking as Spiritual Practiceby Edward Espe Brown

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. Come by Archestratus to pick it up for 20% off now.

FREE, 7p

Wednesday / 20A Gran Bollito Mistowith YAYA

Join us for a classic Gran Bollito Misto from Piemonte: A mix of 7 different cuts of beef poached in a hen broth served with 7 different sauces and 7 different vegetables. The 'bollito misto' was originally invented to celebrate the auction of the Piedmontese cows in the dead of winter. Join the ladies of YAYA for a meal that celebrates the diversity of the cow in its totality.

$65, 7p

Thursday / 21Our Sicilian Vegan Dinner

TWO TICKETS LEFT!

An evening of Sicilian, family-style food inspired by Nonna. Three courses cooked by Archestratus owner Paige Lipari. Si, one of those courses is dessert.Due to high demand, there are two seatings for dinner. Please choose your arrival time for either 6:30 or 8:30p, and thank you thank you grazie for arriving promptly.

Beer and Wine for sale.No No No BYOB.

$30

Friday / 22CLASS: 

SOLD OUT 

Making Everyday Sourdoughwith Johanna Kindvall

Come spend a cozy Friday evening with cookbook author and illustrator Johanna Kindvall to master her tried and tested sourdough bread from scratch. Johanna has been making this bread almost every week for her family at home, so you know this recipe has been perfected over time and filled with a lot of love.This 3-hour class also includes beer and savory snacks to share, your very own starter, and a bread to take home.

$75, 6 to 9p

Saturdays + SundaysBirreBallz BookBallz Happy Hour

Drinking amongst the books feels right. Thus, we are frying up a new arancine EVERY WEEKEND from opening until we run outta ballz. NY MAG THINKS THEY ARE THEE BEST. Free with the purchase of any drink or NEW Cookbook. But yes—buy a beer or book, get a ball!$4.50+

Sunday / 24Greenpoint Cat Club

If you are passionate about the welfare of our neighborhood cats, join us for Greenpoint Cat Club, a new monthly meet-up group at Archestratus. Let's come together to try and understand the complex and emotional issues relating to outdoor cats, combat cat overpopulation, and keep local cats safe and healthy. Sign up to get Cat Club Newsletters here.FREE, 12p

Tuesday / 26Cookbook Club: Vibration Cookingby Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor

Cook and read through the brilliant Vibration Cooking by Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor during the month of FEBRUARY and drop by with your favorite dish on FEBRUARY 26th—all are welcome! It's a potluck party! It's mad civilized! It gives us a monthly dose of hope for the universe! Come by Archestratus to pick up the book for 20% off now.

FREE, 7p

Thursday / 28Eggplant Parm Dinner

FEW TICKETS LEFT!

An evening of Sicilian, family-style food inspired by Nonna. Three courses cooked by Archestratus owner Paige Lipari. Si, one of those courses is dessert. Big winter salad, nice slab of parm, something sweet to finish.Beer and Wine for sale.

$30

MARCH

Thursday / 7Puerto Rican Dinnerwith Chef Ana Ortiz

A night of Puerto Rican ingredients and flavors with the amazing Ana Ortiz, an accomplished chef who is just as passionate about the food as she is about the company and conversation. Join us for a meal inspired by her childhood in Puerto Rico and, of course, her Spanish grandmother’s cooking.M   E   N   U GANDULES & CASABE pigeon pea puree, cassava crackersESCABECHE DE CHAYOTE en SALSA DE NUECES pickled chayote squash, cashew, brown butterBOLLITOS de PLATANO plantain dumplings, veggie broth, herbsBACALAO a la VIZCAÍNA cod, romesco, raisins, capers, root vegetable mash veggie version: eggplant, raisins, capersAGUCATE & BERRO avocado, watercressGUAYABA con QUESO guava, cheeseBIZCOCHO de PIÑA pineapple upside down cake, pink peppercorn, vanilla anglaiseWe sell beer and wine. This is NOT a BYOB establishment. Please arrive promptly at 7pm.

$65

Friday / 8SOLD OUT CLASS:Another Cannoli Class with Victoria Granof

Come spend a cozy Friday evening with cookbook author and food stylist Victoria Granof to master her thoroughly researched cannoli recipe from start to finish! Officially crowned the 'Cannoli Queen' by Bon Appetit magazine, Victoria is a cannoli expert and has a very unique method that captures the authentic taste of this most famous Italian pastry.This 2.5-hour class also includes your very own set of cannoli tubes and cannoli to take home.$75, 6 to 8:30p

Thursday / 14Timballo Dinner

An evening of Sicilian, family-style food inspired by Nonna. Three courses cooked by Archestratus owner Paige Lipari. Si, one of those courses is dessert. Big winter salad, nice slice of timballo, something sweet to finish.Due to high demand, there are two seatings for dinner. Please choose your arrival time for either 6:30 or 8:30p, and thank you thank you grazie for arriving promptly.Beer and Wine for sale.

$30

Saturday / 16CLASS:Another Cannoli Class with Victoria Granof

$75, 6 to 8:30p

Saturday / 23CLASS:Another Cannoli Class with Victoria Granof

$75, 6 to 8:30p

Thursday / 28Our Sicilian Vegan Dinner

An evening of Sicilian, family-style food inspired by Nonna. Three courses cooked by Archestratus owner Paige Lipari. Si, one of those courses is dessert.Due to high demand, there are two seatings for dinner. Please choose your arrival time for either 6:30 or 8:30p, and thank you thank you grazie for arriving promptly.

Beer and Wine for sale.No No No BYOB.

$30

“Forget the rules and forget what you’ve been told,” teaches Brown. “Discover for yourself by tasting, testing, experimenting, and experiencing.”-Edward Espe Brown