Archie Weekly

MAY

Tuesday / 29BookBook Club Presents The Vegetarian by Han Kang

Every six-ish weeks we will read a new memoir

,collection

of essays, novel, or anything else we find interesting that somehow, in a big or small way, relates to food.  Before the nightmares began, Yeong-

hye

and her husband lived an ordinary, controlled life. But the dreams—invasive images of blood and brutality—torture her, driving Yeong-

hye

to purge her mind and renounce eating meat altogether. It’s a small act of independence, but it interrupts her marriage and sets into motion an increasingly grotesque chain of events at home. As her husband, her brother-in-law and sister each fight to reassert their control, Yeong-

hye

obsessively defends the choice that’s become sacred to her. Soon their attempts turn desperate, subjecting first her mind, and then her body, to ever more intrusive and perverse violations, sending Yeong-

hye

spiraling into a dangerous, bizarre estrangement, not only from those closest to

her,

but also from herself. Cheese and wine. Books for sale!FREE, 7-9p

JUNE

Friday / 1Pasta Fresca Plate!

A relaxed evening of fresh, homemade pasta from a pasta-making Chef + Friend of Archie's. Dinners will take place on Wednesdays OR Fridays. Expect a different menu each week. We sell beer and wine. Stay tuned for the menu.$20

Saturday + Sunday / 2-3BirreBallz 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!$4.00+

Tuesday / 5A Night of Two Vessels: An Evening with Daniel Gumbiner

Join us at the long table for reading and ritual with McSweeney's author Daniel Gumbiner and Deputy Editor of The Believer Hayden Bennett. Featuring introspective pauses, snacks, rites, and rum.

“This is an utterly beautiful book. To read it is to understand that you have been waiting for it.” —Alejandro ZambraAt twenty-eight years old, Eli “Berg” Koenigsberg has never encountered a challenge he couldn’t push through – until a concussion leaves him with a lingering headache and a weakness for opiates. Berg moves to a remote Northern California town to seek space and time to recover, but soon finds himself breaking into homes in search of pills. Addled by addiction and chronic pain, Berg meets Alejandro, a reclusive master boatbuilder, and begins to see a path forward. Alejandro offers Berg honest labor, but more important a new approach to his suffering, a template for survival amidst intense pain. Nurtured by his friendship with Alejandro and aided by the comradeship of many of Talinas’s colorful residents, Berg begins to return to himself. Written in gleaming prose, this is a story about resilience, community, and what it takes to win back your soul.

FREE, 7p

Thursday / 7Our Sicilian Vegan Dinner

An evening of vegan Sicilian food inspired by Nonna. 

Expect full plates with beer & wine for sale. Reserve online, or drop by between 7-9p. Follow our

instagram

@_archestratus_ for Tuesday and Thursday morning posts

about

the menu. $19-ish

Tuesday / 12Cookbook Club

Cook through HOW TO EAT A PEACH by Diana Henry during the month of MAY and drop by with your favorite dish on JUNE 12th—all are welcome! It's a potluck party! It's

mad

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

Wednesday / 27Trivia Night

Expect categories to be various, beer innumerable, arancine aplenty. There will be three rounds + a lightning round, but only one epic trophy. Win Beer! Win Food! 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! 4 people max per team.FREE, 8pm

Saturday / 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.FREE, 12p

JULY

Take Note!WE WILL BE CLOSED FROM JULY 2 - JULY 10