REEL TASTY: Season Opener

Deck is clean. Knives are sharp. Screen warming up. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, REEL TASTY: Season Due is set to begin. Tomorrow night will kick off the season with a bachelorette party. A table full of ladies eating drinking and laughing their to-be-wed friend off in style. 80′s style that is. The Sarah Jessica Parker/Helen Hunt madness of “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” will be on the big wall and the food will try it’s hardest to compete with the on screen dance off.

It looks like our first official dinner will be right around May 15 possibly the week before. Those of you on the mailing list, don’t worry you will get an email. Those of you not on it, get on it. This season is going to be packed with new recipes, new people and some new features. We have some ideas around a movable feast version of REEL TASTY. Look for that literally POPPING up on a block near you. As well, we might fancy up a few dinners and bring in some special wine peeps and movie peeps. Of course I am purposely being vague. I wouldn’t be good at my day job if I wasn’t right? So, Aimee and I are excited to say the least. We hope to see you on the deck very, very, very soon.

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TABLE FULL-REEL TASTY: GOODFELLAS

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Saturday, October 10th at 6:00pm
The FINALLY. Our LAST dinner on the deck for the season. Here’s the skinny on the fat.

Starts: 6:00pm (cocktails and appetizers)
Ends: 11pm (really, when the film is over)
Donation: $40 (make a reservation below)
Movie: Goodfellas

Menu

Once again, Aimee and I have not finalized it yet. We have been waiting for this one all summer. Just like Mama Scorsese‘s meal we will be cooking up some Italian classics with a bit of our usual twist. We promise by the time you leave you will feel as full as Tony Soprano looks. We will update it as soon as we have the savory details.

Reservations

Reservations are required. Space is limited to 16 people. When booking please make sure to change the quantity field to the number of people in your party. In the note section let us know if there are any food restrictions anyone in your party has. Your movie ticket is your pay pal receipt, when you arrive please just let us know your name so we can keep track of you.

IF IT RAINS: If it rains dinner is still on. Although we will not have the giant outdoor screen, we will move the festivities inside and continue with the feast and the film.

More on Reel Tasty:

Reel Tasty Brooklyn is an expansion of the dinner’s we hosted on my back deck in Greenpoint last summer. This summer, we are adding a twist to the delicious food and great company. As the name implies, we will be screening a movie during the meal. Don’t worry, there will still be plenty of time pre-entree to mingle, catchup and meet some new friends. Once the sun goes down we will role the film in all its two story high glory. This is an experiment, so we are not sure how much silence or chatting will go on. That’s for you to decide.

As for the cooking, I have some help this year. My friend Aimee has jumped at the chance to cook for all of you and has not wasted anytime creating some delicious menu items. Aimee’s passion for food goes way back. You can check out her culinary exploits here. She has already taught me a thing or two about how to spice up a recipe and tone down a dessert. Trust me you are going to love Aimee and her cooking as much as I do. We hope you will come out and enjoy yourselves with us this summer. See you on the deck.

You can check out pics from our last dinner here.

If you can’t make this dinner but want us to send you an invite to the next one send us an email at dinners@forkingtasty.com and we will put you on out special list.

RECAP-REEL TASTY: STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE

photo credit: Kun Kim

Last Saturday the REEL TASTY deck turned black and white and became extra spicy. It had been on Aimee’s brain for a while to get a Creole/Cajun meal on the table. She had spent some time this year down in NOLA and was itching to recreate some of her favorite dishes for friends. As it turns out choosing the movie was the tough part. As we scoured the archives looking for NOLA inspired movies, few of them leaped out at us. Of those none felt appropriate for following JAWS (our last movie choice).Then we came upon this gem. A classic. One of the rare works in which a play translates so well to the screen that it is rewarded with highest honors in both artistic disciplines. A Street Car Named Desire, although a pretty heavy drama, sets a mood that can’t help pull you deep into the era and the environment. Now all I had to do was brush up on Creole/Cajun recipes. I used to be deep into the style but as I started my rue I realized I have not cooked it in years.

For those who are first time readers, Reel Tasty is…

RECAP-REEL TASTY: JAWS

A few days ago a giant, man-eating shark visited the deck along with 17 dinner guests. Our fourth dinner this summer was another beautiful evening. Some old faces again, mixed with a few new ones made for a great evening.

We started off with…

TABLE FULL – REEL TASTY BROOKLYN: JAWS

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Saturday, August 15th at 7:00pm
Our fourth summer dinner on the deck.
Here’s the skinny on the fat.

Starts: 7pm (cocktails and appetizers)
Ends: 11pm (really, when the film is over)
Donation: $40 (make a reservation below)
Movie: Jaws

Menu

Once again, Aimee and I have not finalized it yet. We promise a summer menu that will remind you of summers by the beach as a little kid. Killer shark not included, unless of course we make it into a ceviche. We will update it as soon as we have the details.

Reservations

Reservations are required. Space is limited to 16 people. When booking please make sure to change the quantity field to the number of people in your party. In the note section let us know if there are any food restrictions anyone in your party has. Your movie ticket is your pay pal receipt, when you arrive please just let us know your name so we can keep track of you.

TABLE FULL

IF IT RAINS: If it rains dinner is still on. Although we will not have the giant outdoor screen, we will move the festivities inside and continue with the feast and the film.

More on Reel Tasty:

Reel Tasty Brooklyn is an expansion of the dinner’s we hosted on my back deck in Greenpoint last summer. This summer, we are adding a twist to the delicious food and great company. As the name implies, we will be screening a movie during the meal. Don’t worry, there will still be plenty of time pre-entree to mingle, catchup and meet some new friends. Once the sun goes down we will role the film in all its two story high glory. This is an experiment, so we are not sure how much silence or chatting will go on. That’s for you to decide.

As for the cooking, I have some help this year. My friend Aimee has jumped at the chance to cook for all of you and has not wasted anytime creating some delicious menu items. Aimee’s passion for food goes way back. You can check out her culinary exploits here. She has already taught me a thing or two about how to spice up a recipe and tone down a dessert. Trust me you are going to love Aimee and her cooking as much as I do. We hope you will come out and enjoy yourselves with us this summer. See you on the deck.

You can check out pics from our last dinner here.

If you can’t make this dinner but want us to send you an invite to the next one send us an email at dinners@forkingtasty.com and we will put you on out special list.

RECAP-Reel Tasty Brooklyn: Airplane

photo credit: Kun Kim

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WOW. The third REEL TASTY dinner was last Saturday and we had a great turn out. A few familiar faces graced the table for a second time but the rest were all fresh, hungry peeps. It was touch and go moments before guests started to arrive as an evil cloud loomed over the deck poking its cumulonimbus fingers at us threatening the worst. Thankfully brother wind blew our foe north and the night began without a problem.

As always, we want to thank all our guests for making the evening super special. Aside from the joy we get out of playing around in the kitchen with knives and fresh ingredients, having a great mix of old and new friends breaking bread together is the reason we put on these evenings .

Let me jump back for the first time readers…

Vegan Vacation

Photo credit: probcman02

Thanks to my friend Amit, I attended one of the Brasserie Supperclub

dinners. Located out in the sunset district we both made the trek out to this new Vegan dinner spot run by three ex-Vegan chefs looking to open their own restaurant. As many of you know I am not vegan, nor vegetarian by any stretch. In fact…

TABLE FULL-Reel Tasty Brooklyn: Airplane

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Saturday, July 25th at 7:00pm
Our third summer dinner on the deck.
Here’s the skinny on the fat.

Starts: 7pm (cocktails and appetizers)
Ends: 11pm (really, when the film is over)
Donation: $40 (make a reservation below)
Movie: Airplane (you all voted and it beat Caddyshack by 1 vote)

Menu

We are crafting it now. Chicken or fish? Hmmmmm. We will update it as soon as we have the details. For now you can bet it will be tasty and paired appropriately. As always. wine and beer will be paired with the meal

Reservations are required. Space is limited to 16 people. When booking please make sure to change the quantity field to the number of people in your party. In the note section let us know if there are any food restrictions anyone in your party has. Your movie ticket is your pay pal receipt, when you arrive please just let us know your name so we can keep track of you.

RESERVATIONS FULL

IF IT RAINS: If it rains dinner is still on. Although we will not have the giant outdoor screen, we will move the festivities inside and continue with the feast and the film.

More on Reel Tasty:

Reel Tasty Brooklyn is an expansion of the dinner’s we hosted on my back deck in Greenpoint last summer. This summer, we are adding a twist to the delicious food and great company. As the name implies, we will be screening a movie during the meal. Don’t worry, there will still be plenty of time pre-entree to mingle, catchup and meet some new friends. Once the sun goes down we will role the film in all its two story high glory. This is an experiment, so we are not sure how much silence or chatting will go on. That’s for you to decide.

As for the cooking, I have some help this year. My friend Aimee has jumped at the chance to cook for all of you and has not wasted anytime creating some delicious menu items. Aimee’s passion for food goes way back. You can check out her culinary exploits here. She has already taught me a thing or two about how to spice up a recipe and tone down a dessert. Trust me you are going to love Aimee and her cooking as much as I do. We hope you will come out and enjoy yourselves with us this summer. See you on the deck.

You can check out pics from our last dinner here.

If you can’t make this dinner but want us to send you an invite to the next one send us an email at dinners@forkingtasty.com and we will put you on out special list.

Pick the next Reel Tasty film

Our next dinner will be on July 25th. This time we are letting you influence what movie we film. In choosing these three contenders we thought about summer, fun and pure hilarity. Not only did we dig deep to the roots of our childhood summers but we pulled three of the funniest movies from the 80′s of all time. All of them have their charm and are comedy in different ways.

Here is how it will work…

RECAP-Reel Tasty Brooklyn: Rear Window

photo credit: Kun Kim

Our second dinner on the deck was a ton of fun. Sorry it took a while to get this post up. We want to, again, thank all our guests for making the evening super special. This Reel Tasty Brooklyn dinner featured Grace Kelly and Jimmy Stewart in Rear Window paired with some wonderful dishes…