Archie Weekly

SEPTEMBER

Events take a respite during the last two weeks of September. Come by for new books and old books and notebooks and writing implements and italian specialty foods and sicilian LUNCH and our weekend rice ball happy hour.

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 / 30Greenpoint 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

OCTOBER

Tuesday / 2BookBook Club: You're on an Airplane by Parker Posey

We are so excited about Parker Posey's new memoir! It's full of recipes, hilarious personal stories, and beautiful handmade collages created by the author herself. 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

Friday / 5, 12 + 26

TAHINI RANCH

Southern Meets Lebanese

A Dinner Pop-Up Series to support LGBTQ organizations by Edouard Massih and Tommy Werner. Join the chefs in a collaborative series that brings together two distinct-but-complementary cuisines  for a cause. Tommy and Edouard are working with  LGBTQ-aligned organizations from their roots, including the Lebanese Helem, the first home for LGBTQ youth in Lebanon, and NCAAN, North Carolina Aids Action Network.MENU

assorted pickles made in both a Lebanese and Southern style, labneh spread, pickled beet yogurt, hummus, fresh crudités, and pickled shrimp, served with grilled pita and olive breadbuild your own chicken shawarma, served with lettuce, tomato, sumac onion, and Seed & Mill tahini ranch, along with cornmeal-crusted fish and Geechie Boy Mills gritsRoasted carrots, drizzled with carrot top green goddess and popped sorghumLabneh icecream with cherries slow cooked in aperol+ rainbow cake slices from The Awkward Scone

OCT 5 DinnerOCT 12 DinnerOCT 26 DinnerTicket includes a complimentary cocktail, a three-course dinner, and donations to both LGBTQ organizations. Full beer and wine list sold on premises.  *NOTE! Arrive anytime between 7 and 9p.​$85

Saturday / 6

CLASS:

 Swedish Cinnamon Buns Three Wayswith author Johanna Kindvall

Come learn a paramount life skill with FIKA author Johanna Kindvall: to make Swedish Cinnamon Buns from scratch! You will be baking up the iconic cinnamon bun topped with pearl sugar and a few beloved varieties, cardamon bun twists with cardamon sugar and long braided buns with an almond filling.Endless coffee or tea and a signed copy of the book FIKA, by Johanna Kindvall herself are included in the ticket price. All classes at Archestratus guarantee a hands-on cooking experience, a meal with some new friends, and something to take home and share with your loved ones.

$70, 10a

Tuesday / 9Cookbook Club Autentico: Cooking Italian, the Authentic Way by Rolando Beramendi

Cook through AUTENTICO during the month of SEPTEMBER and drop by with your favorite dish on OCTOBER 9th—all are welcome! It's a potluck party! It's 

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civilized! It

give

us a monthly dose of hope for the universe! Come by Archestratus to pick it up for 20% off now.

FREE, 7p

Saturday / 13

CLASS:

 No Doubt Sauerkrautfor Oktoberfest

Getting Oktoberfest feels? Come to learn the fundamentals of anaerobic fermenting, meet your new friend lactobacillus, and get your hands salty starting up your own batch! Pick up this knowledge all from a savvy Pennsylvania girl who deeply knows the ways of sauerkraut.Each student will learn three different ways to make kraut (caraway + juniper, dolce with apple, beet + red cabbage) and create their own jar to take home to enjoy later. Plus, in the spirit of Oktoberfest, we’ll share a meal of local polish kielbasa smothered in ferments, mustard, and drink seasonal beer (yes, for breakfast-ish.)

$50, 10a

Monday / 15

CASE VECCHIE 'RIUNIONE'with Fabriza Lanza,David Tanis and Maira Kalman

Come

join the empress of Sicily’s most famous cooking school, Fabrizia Lanza of Case Vecchie di Regaleali, for a rare “Riunione” with her former students and brilliant friends David Tanis and Maira Kalman.Finalmente! A chance to hang out with some of the best people, listen to them chat about their personal experiences at Case Vecchie, drink wine and eat

arancine

. Q + A and book signing to follow.Tickets include entry, wine, and an

arancina

. Books by Fabrizia, David, and Maira will all be for sale at Archestratus.$25, 7-9p 

Thursday / 18

COPENHAGEN FOODwith author Trine Hahnemann

Join us for an evening with the lovely Danish cookbook author Trine Hahnemann. Expect lots of mingling, a conversation with Trine, a Q + A, and signing. Get a free glass of Glögg with the purchase of her new cookbook Copenhagen Food: Stories, Traditions and Recipes. 

Free, 7p

Friday / 19

Her Tamarind Kitchen:A Pakistani Dinner with author Sumayya Usmani

Join Scotland-based author and chef Sumayya Usmani as she prepares us all a feast inspired by the flavors and classic dishes of her childhood in Pakistan. We continue to return to her cookbooks Mountain Berries & Desert Spice and Summers Under the Tamarind Tree for inspiration ourselves. 

  Menu 

Chitrali Mishi/ Northern Pakistani dish with black cumin spiced black-eyed peas topped with herbed creme fruitSindhi Karri/ Southern Pakistani warming turmeric stew with seasonal vegetables + chickpea flour dumplings, basmati rice + beetroot kachumber salad

Pakistani Lamb Biryani/ whole garam masala lamb curry layered with rice infused with saffron, mint + rosewater infused rice

Aubergine Borani/ spiced tomatoes, aubergine + garlic yogurt layered dish

  Mughlai Shahi Tukra/ saffron, cardamom + rose warm bread pudding 

*Please arrive promptly at 7p. Beer and wine will be for sale on premises.  Signed copies of Sumayya's books will be available for purchase at the shop.$50, 7p

Sunday / 21

Vintage Baker Sweet + Boozy Happy Hour with author Jessie Sheehan

Join us for a Vintage Baker Sweet + Boozy Happy Hour with author Jessie Sheehan! Get a free glass of champagne and baked goods from the cookbook with the purchase of The Vintage Baker: More Than 50 Recipes from Butterscotch Pecan Curls to Sour Cream Jumbles. Expect lots of mingling, a conversation with Jessie moderated by her dear friend Nato Poliafito (of Baked fame), Q + A, and signing.

Free, 4p

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday / 23, 24 + 25

OMIOMI x Caroline Z Hurley

Drawing from the landscape inspired collections of local textile maker Caroline Z Hurley, Chelsea Turowsky, of San Francisco- based dream kitchen OMIOMI, will explore the progression and natural shifts from desert to sunset to sea through the culinary.

Experience the comestible building and movement over all three evenings or just one. Delight in the prompt and party of the Joshua Tree Desert, the Yucatan Sunset, and the Procida Sea.

Each evening meal consists of four exquisite courses. Nightly menus will be gluten-free and mainly plant-based and vegan, with minor inclusions of animal products. Beer, wine, and textiles will all be for sale on premises. We are looking forward to seeing you.

$85, 7-9:30p

Wednesday / 31Trivia Night

BOO! SPOOKY! CANDY! PUMPKIN! Alright!

Expect categories to be various, beer innumerable, arancine aplenty. Expect Halloween decorations and we will hopefully deliver! There will be three rounds + a lightning round, but only one epic trophy. Win Beer! Win Rice Balls! Win Cookies! Study up Renaissance man style!!!!!!!! Show up as a team, or swing by solo-- all are welcome! With Quizmaster Lucie Levine. All topics covered, not just food!

WEAR A COSTUME AND POSSIBLY WIN SOMETHING EXCELLENT!

4 people max per team! 2 drink minimum!

Go ahead, the macaroni is made.