Just in Time for Fall: Edible Manhattan

For those of you who adore the Edible series of magazines & events and who love Manhattan, the magazine celebrated its premiere with a moveable feast and launch party at the old Fulton Fish Market at South Street Seaport.
Everyone's favorite cheese shop, Murray's, was there, mobbed by happy fans. Murray's is the rock star of cheese in Gotham, and we couldn't get enough. Thankfully, Shinn Estate Vineyards was nearby, where after a cheese-gasm we tasted a Merlot from this respected Long Island winery. Aged 18 months in French oak, this wine is made from grapes grown without the aid of fertilizers or pesticides. When the crowd thinned a bit, we went back to try the Chardonnay.

We enjoyed the slow roasted pork butt provided by Heritage Foods U.S.A., a Manhattan-based purveyor of heritage meats and artisanal products. We followed up this savory portion with a nut brown ale by Kelso of Brooklyn, the house brand of Greenpoint Beer Works, a relative newcomer to brewing scene but one that serves a niche market in the greater New York City area and is a favorite among those who prefer the brewed to the distilled.

And then there was the Manhattan, one of my favorite cocktails of all time. This signature mix was pushed aside during the heady days of the Cosmopolitan and the Apple-tini. But the Manhattan is poised to make a comeback as interest in Bourbon grows. These Manhattans were made with Woodford Reserve, a small-batch premium bourbon from Kentucky. And I loved it.

For dessert, there was Vere Chocolate, the official chocolate of edible Manhattan. Worth every calorie!

Other vendors included Lenz Winery, North Fork Potato Chips, Heartland Brewery, Pasanella & Sons Vintners, Paumanok Winery, Channing Daughters Winery, Russ & Daughters (smoked fish & bagels form the LES), Peconic Bay Oyster Farmers (with varieties such as Widow's Hole, Pipe's Cove & Bill Pell's), Bedell Cellars, Fizzy Lizzy, Woodford Reserve, Bodum, Stonehouse Olive Oil, Jack's Coffee & Barbarini Alimnetari.

The farmers were out in force, including Hoboken Farms and Katchkie Farm, an organic farm producing everything from arugula to winter squash, also featured tastings of its signature ketchup, thunder pickles, and spice mixtures.

Hudson Valley Farmhouse had on display and on small plates samples of their signature pastas, including beet & carrot.


Our only complaint was that there were not enough small plates & napkins (Heritage ran out of things to put the pulled pork on, so diners were forced to seeks out napkins for other vendors); plenty of non-paying guests wandered in and partook – good for them, but this caused some of the vendors, like Lenz Wineries, to run out of product two hours early.

All the activity and interest proves that this event will one day rival Harvest in the Square and other Manhattan dine-arounds!

Tags:   Channing Daughters Winery, edible manhattan, Heartland Brewery, heritage foods usa, hoboken farms, Katchkie Farm, Lenz Winery, murrays, North Fork Potato Chips, Pasanella and Sons Vintners, Paumanok Winery, shinn estate vineyards, south street seaport, vere chocolate

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