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No. 1 →  We are now open 7 days a week. Arancine Happy Hour: Weekdays from 4p to 6p.

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Filipino American Baker Fundraiser Brooklynite Sweetheart Abi Balangit is popping up at the shop and we couldn't be more excited. Come mangia on confections from her new cookbook! All proceeds will be donated towards the HarperCollins Union Strike Fund. Save the date (Sunday, March 5) and preorder the book!

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  TUESDAY. Peter is special and is exclusively surrounded by special people. Not to be missed.

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  We are pleased to announce our six-week intensive food writing class with Devra Ferst is back!!! We have been doing this class over and over through the years because it's great and Devra is friggin font of industry intel! Break in :)

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PSA! A very important documentary was recently made about how to make a most exquisite pastry and the recipe was sourced from the most delicious bakery that serves it. Stuff of dreams! Check it out. 

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  Also, eggs have started costing US $6 wholesale per carton. Just wanted to be transparent about our costs and also go wowowowowowowowowowow with you.

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  We are seeking investors for the shop in a non-desperate way that feels pretty grounded : )  If you or someone you know is interested in investing in a small, community-focused business and hearing more information, send an email to [email protected].

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  What else? O! We want to write a cookbook. If you have BIG CONNECTIONS shoot us an email! Thank you. And thank you to those who already have!

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ART NOW ON VIEW / i n   F O O D S hu · mil · i · a · ting stutters an exasperated Gena Rowlands in the 1977 film Opening Night. The utterance seems to be caused by the producer attempting to close the curtain on her increasingly unhinged performance (the play she is acting in is currently in previews in New Haven). However, what she is really humiliated by is the fact that she has been forced to become publicly unhinged in order to find a way to inhabit the role of The Second Woman. Humiliation is what happens when you work things out in public.

  ART NOW ON VIEW / i n   B O O K S HEADS WILL ROLL 

New sculptural objets de art from Daniel Zender.

TUES FEB 21 /   P E R F O R M A N C E  Two 2-hour evenings of music, comedy, and treats. Peter Smith hosts and Ruby McCollister can join for both ;-) Other special guests. Drinks for sale!  Email [email protected] to RSVP.

  WED FEB 22 / C O M M U N I T Y Cook your way through The Zuni Cafe Cookbook by Judy Rodgers during JANUARY and FEBRUARY and drop by with a dish on WED FEB 22 — all are welcome! It's a potluck party! It's mad civilized! It gives us a monthly dose of hope for the universe!

FEB 28 /   Z O O M   C L A S S  In 3 friggin hours I will teach you how to make killer rainbow cookies! A hands-on, fun-filled experience that engages all your senses (and, in turn, affirms what it is to be alive, etc...)

  WED MAR 1 / C L U B  Every six-ish weeks we read a new memoir, a collection of essays, novels, or anything else we find interesting that somehow, in a big or small way, relates to food. Then we discuss. Read through What She Ate by Laura Shapiro and join us IN PERSON in March.

 FRI MAR 3 / C L A S S   Learn to prepare a full seasonal Sicilian meal with cook/owner of Archestratus Paige Lipari. Come ready to cook a bunch of dishes, stay long enough to mangia, and leave with some delicious recipes in hand.

  WED MAR 5 /  P O P    U P    Join us as we celebrate the exciting new cookbook from the delightful Filipino American baker-fundraiser-Brooklynite Abi Balingit. Abi will be cooking and serving up flavorful treats via our kitchen from Mayumu: Filipino American Desserts Remixed. 

 WED MAR 8 /  A U T H O R    E V E N T  Join us as we welcome an inspiring and sustainable chef, entrepreneur, and now cookbook author Homa Dashtaki to the shop!  The White Moustache Yogurt company founder is here to celebrate her elegant, personal new cookbook Yogurt & Whey: Recipes of an Iranian Immigrant Life. Expect snacks, a moderated conversation, a Q + A, and signing.

TUES MAR 21 /   Z O O M  C L A S S  Join us this spring for a 6-week intensive course on breaking into the food writing world led by veteran food writer and editor Devra Ferst.

 TUE MAR 28 /  A U T H O R    E V E N T  Join us as we welcome back the prolific Abra Berens to the shop! This time we are celebrating her excitJoin us as we welcome back the prolific Abra Berens to the shop! This time we are celebrating her exciting new cookbook just in time for spring and summer: PULP: A Practical Guide to Cooking with Fruit.

OCT 6 /   I N   P E R S O N   C L A S S  In 3 friggin' hours Paige will teach you how to make killer RAINBOW COOKIES! A hands-on, fun-filled experience that engages all the senses.

  2023 DATE TBD / a u t h o r  e v e n t Join us as we celebrate the new edition of SÉANCE with artist and author Shannon Taggart. Shannon will be joined in conversation by Archestratus owner Paige Lipari, along with some special guests and surprises. Possible spoonbending. Stay tuned in.

S O C I A L   C L U B: Join us as we build a community around building community cookbooks! It's the COMMUNITY COOKBOOK COMMITTEE. Learn more here. Want to be a part of the reading/editing/ compiling team that makes this all happen? Email us to be added to the Google Group and we will keep you updated about when these meetings will resume.

THERE ARE SO MANY MORE EVENTS TO COME THIS SPRING. PLEASE EMAIL [email protected] IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HOSTING A COMMUNITY GROUP or HAVING AN EVENT.

We'll be back soon. In the meantime, listen to our latest food-filled Spotify Playlist, or subscribe + watch our YouTube Channel + this here video: