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  Join Jill Damatac and Alicia Kennedy over ZOOM tonight at 7p. Jill Damatac left the United States in 2015 after living there as an undocumented immigrant with her family for twenty-two years. Not to be missed! More info here.

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On Wednesday! Join us for a very special evening in celebration of Food Person: A Novel. Apparently, the main character in the novel, Isabella, actually lives in Greenpoint where she frequents her favorite place in the city: Alice’s Cookbook Emporium. We obviously had to have Adam at the shop. Tix here. 

 No. 4  →  Our philosophy club commences tomorrow!!! Didn't get to grab the book? That's ok, I think there is a pdf of it online, too. Lemme check. Ok, yes, here it is. Come Come!  From our leader, Katie Kelly: A philosophy reading group, gathered for the sake of puzzling through the specific peculiarities, insights, and pleasures of the text, and for the sake of talking together about what the world is and who we are.   Si. 

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  This is going to be a trip. 

(lazy joke - apologies - don't let it deter you - her life was truly unreal - susannah is fully channeling her story)

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  Have you ever wondered if you can order a book from us that is not food related? The answer is SI. Please feel free to email us with those inquiries at [email protected] or support our shop on bookshop.org.  

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The Scots Kitchen: Classic Recipes and Traditions by F. Marian McNeill

The Scots Kitchen, first published in 1929, gives a delightful account of eating and drinking in Scotland throughout the ages, with definitive recipes for all the traditional national dishes.Cookery writer and broadcaster Catherine Brown describes the impact this pioneering book has had on the whole of Scottish cuisine and traces the fascinating life story of Marian McNeill herself. Notes explain how to use the book so that its treasure trove of recipes, covering the whole gamut of Scottish cuisine, can be explored in the modern kitchen.

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 A U T H O R    Z O O M    E V E N T MON MAY 19 Join us for a very special evening in celebration of Dirty Laundry: A Memoir of Food and Family. Author Jill Damatac will be joined in conversation by food and culture writer Alicia Kennedy.  $5 or book 

 A G O R A   C L U B TUE MAY 20  Agora, from the Greek – an Assembly of the People, used not only for debating, trials, and other public purposes, but also as a marketplace – a shop? A place where people gather to talk about ideas together.

A philosophy reading group, gathered for the sake of puzzling through the specific peculiarities, insights, and pleasures of the text, and for the sake of talking together about what the world is and who we are.

Monthly, or so. Essays, short texts, ideally readable in a long quiet afternoon. Texts drawn from no particular tradition or time period.

Facilitated by KATIE KELLEY (PhD, Philosophy, NSSR), lapsed academic and longtime friend, sometimes employee of the the shop.  Free event, Books for sale 

 A U T H O R   E V E N T WED MAY 21 Join us for a very special evening in celebration of Food Person: A Novel.Author Adam Roberts will be joined in conversation with accomplished cookbook author (and the woman who launched a thousand Substacks) Deb Perelman. Apparently, the main character in the novel, Isabella, actually lives in Greenpoint where she frequents her favorite place in the city: Alice’s Cookbook Emporium. We obviously had to have Adam at the shop. $5 or book 

 B O O K B O O K   C L U B FRI MAY 30 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 Group My Lunches with Orson by Peter Biskind in April and join us IN PERSON on May 30th! Free, Books for sale

 K E E P    G R E E N P O I N T   W E I R D   B O O K   C L U B MON JUN 2 Read through The Weird and the Eerie by Mark Fisher in April and May and join us IN PERSON on JUNE 2th! We are going to watch a movie Fisher references in the book after this discussion if you wanna stick around.  Free event, Books for sale 

 A U T H O R   E V E N T THUR JUN 5 Join us for a very special evening in celebration of Enrique Olvera's Sunny Days, Taco Nights. Olvera will be joined in conversation by a moderator, soon to be announced. 

Enrique Olvera is known for the sophisticated Mexican cuisine he serves at his globally renowned restaurants, including the iconic Pujol, in Mexico City. However, his true passion is the everyday taco, which he regards as the most ‘democratic’ of foods. In Sunny Days, Taco Nights, Olvera presents an in-depth exploration of the taco’s history and many different styles, ingredients, and accompaniments, and much more. $5 or book

 C O O K B O O K   C L U B WED JUN 11 Join us at the shop for a community potluck and party! The Archestratus Cookbook Club has been running for 9 years and counting...

IT IS SIMPLE: Cook your way through Madame Vo in MAY and drop by with a dish on JUNE 11! 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!  Free, but MUST bring a dish to eat, Books for sale

 A U T H O R   E V E N T THUR JUN 12 Join us for a very special evening in celebration of Acid Queen: The Psychedelic Life and Counterculture Rebellion of Rosemary Woodruff Leary. Author Susannah Cahalan, author of Brain on Fire and The Great Pretender, will be joined in conversation by owner of the shop Paige Lipari to talk about the fascinating life of Rosemary, their personal connection with Lilydale, NY, and much more. $5 or book 

 P O E T R Y   T A B L E DATE TBD Love to write poetry and want a place to be in the thick of it? Come join POETRY TABLE, a low stakes environment for your experiments, a place to meet fellow writers in the hood, and a way to establish a regular practice. Free, Drinks for sale 

 A C C A D E M I A DATE TBD  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. $695 for a 7 week intensive 

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

New sculptural objets de art from Daniel Zender.

S O C I A L   C L U B COMING IN 2025: 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.

PLEASE EMAIL [email protected] IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HOSTING A COMMUNITY GROUP or HAVING AN EVENT.

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