The Bodega Challenge will be held Wednesday, November 7 at our First Birthday Party at Union Pool. Here are the rules:
1. Sign up at bodega(at)thebrooklynkitchen(dot)com
2. Spending limit $20 (RECEIPT REQUIRED)
2.5. Because of the number of entries, we will be limiting the $20 to INCLUDE ALL PANTRY ITEMS. I couldn’t think of a good way to dictate what got considered pantry items, so that’s it! $20 for everything that is used for the dish, food-wise.
3. Recipe required (to be published on this here blog, with credit)
4. Dish must be edible
4.5. This is NOT a live cooking event, please bring dishes prepared and ready to eat!
5. Dish must be sufficient to serve 10 persons
6. Dish should be some form of Thanksgiving side dish
7. Bodegas will be published here ONE WEEK before the event.
8. You can also make the Brooklyn Kitchen a birthday cake. We are one year old! Anybody who brings a birthday cake will get 10% off for the entire month of November.
UPDATE: commenter is correct, these bodegas will NOT be along the lines of Hana or Sunac. Again, a list of FIVE area bodegas, covering Williamsburg and Greenpoint, will be published here on November 1, 2007.
All are welcome, dish or no dish, entry or no entry. There will be music and food, door prizes and fun. See you there!
October 10, 2007 at 6:10 pm
Hi I work at Prune restaurant and my chef just challenged Bobby Flay on Iron Chef, so this will be so much fun!!!
October 23, 2007 at 3:21 pm
how do i sign up for this?
October 23, 2007 at 4:25 pm
so, i assume one must shop at an actual bodega; meaning sunac and hana don’t count. correct? otherwise, please define. thanks.
October 23, 2007 at 11:00 pm
do spices we have in our cupboard count as part of the $20 and bodega requirement?
October 31, 2007 at 9:31 pm
I’m so happy the store is one!!! I’d be lost with out you guys, the physicist would be hungry and it would all be a mess.
To many more… Congratulations y’all! (And a big happy lean to Woody.)
November 2, 2007 at 12:56 pm
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November 2, 2007 at 4:50 pm
what is the prize? does the bodega have to be in wburg, what about the rest of brooklyn?
November 3, 2007 at 6:52 am
I will be there with my 20 dollar dish!!!! I already have some great ideas!!!!
November 5, 2007 at 9:52 am
where can i find the list of the bodegas?
November 5, 2007 at 11:20 am
the list is at
http://thebrooklynkitchen.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-bodegas/
November 6, 2007 at 12:16 pm
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November 6, 2007 at 5:01 pm
Final verdict on Pantry = NO ITEMS ALLOWED. We dithered with acceptable pantry items for weeks, but finally determined that for accuracy and fairness, everything MUST come from the $20 budget. I bet that if you smile pretty you may be able to cajole some salt and pepper packs from the proprietor, but the Maldon Salt and Pink Peppercorns that just happen to be in your pantry are just not in keeping with the spirit of the event, now are they?
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