Fascinating. The need for "Deep Local" niche news can exist on a national scale. Like Gawker, Curbed, Gothamist and others, who are spawning sister sites nationally, Edible Brooklyn is published by Edible Nation, yet, I gather, it is edited, written and produced in a hyper local way. I am very interested in what they are doing as it’s almost like a blog-ish model for print media. Interesting. Very interesting.
Edible Brooklyn is published by Edible Nation, which has its own blog. Edible Nation is, apparently, the right magazine/blog for you if you they say if you:
Know the farmer who grows your food.
You took the pass on Chilean Sea Bass.
You have never heard of Emeril.
You still subscribe to Organic Gardening even though Mike McGrath left years ago.
You love white zinfandel.
You eat grassfed beef burgers because they taste good, not because they are trendy.
You hate broccoli.
You still have arugula seed packets dated 1999.
You wouldn’t be caught dead drinking white zinfandel.
You love www.ediblemation.com because it features the best of Edible Communities Publications and up to the minute food news.
Edible Brooklyn is available in Park Slope at a veritable who’s who list of great restaurants and shops. What a list: Applewood, Bierkraft, Blue Apron, Buttercu’s PAW-tisserie, Cafe Steinhoff, The ChipShop, Chocolate Room, D’Mai Urban Spa, Element, Flatbush Farm, Little Dishes, Luscious, Minnow, Naidres, Park Slope Food Coop, Prospect Wine Shop, Pumpkin’s Organiz Market, Red,White & Bubbly, Root Stock and Quade, Rose Water, Second Helpings, Second Street Cafe, Shawn Wine and Spirits, SIP Fine Wine, Slope Cellars., The Tea Lounge, Union Market, Urban Organics.
Hello,
Thanks for the note about Edible Brooklyn. Actually, Edible Brooklyn is an independent magazine, but it’s part of the national network of local food magazines called Edible Communities, which was started with Edible Ojai (Ojai, California) about five years ago and now includes almost 30 magazines from coast to coast. (Edible Nation is the official blog of the whole Edible Communities network, and it’s managed by Bruce Cole, editor of Edible San Francisco.)
Edible Brooklyn is the sister magazine of Edible East End, which celebrates the food culture of the Hamptons and North Fork. But the whole staff for Edible Brooklyn including editor, writers and photographers are in Brooklyn, and the magazine is available throughout the borough, slowly reaching out to places like Bay Ridge and Sunset Park and Brighton Beach and circulation and demand merits.
Hope to see you at our May 16 local wine event at BAM Cafe.
Take care, Brian Halweil (co-owner of Edible Brooklyn and Edible East End)