Hi from Pig Mountain Catskills! Chefs Ryan Tate (Savoy), Matt Weingarten (Inside Park at St. Bart’s), Heather Carlucci-Rodriguez (Print), and Anthony Sasso (Casa Mono) are prepping the eight local pigs up here in Jeffersonville, Sullivan County. It’s all to support Farmhearts and promote local farms! It’s gonna be a glorious day, so please stop by as our guest if you’re “in the area.”
Peace and country,
Jimmy carbone
In case you aren’t aware, the Catskills are hitting their peak foliage right about now. Ergo, there is no better time to catch our first out-of-town food event, Pig Mountain Catskills. Offering up a pig roast celebrating all things local, Pig Mountain Catskills will take place on Saturday, October 15th from 1-6 p.m. at Bridle Hill Farm (190 Hemmer Road, Jeffersonville, NY). The event will feature chefs familiar to Jimmy’s community, including Heather Carlucci-Rodriguez (Print), Matt Weingarten (Inside Park at St. Bart’s), and Ryan Tate (Savoy) roasting eight whole hogs provided by Hilly Acres Farm and Stone & Thistle Farm. In addition, Chef Anthony Sasso (Casa Mono) recently announced his sides:
This is a great chance to watch these fine city chefs in a country environment. Of course, beer and wine from New York state will be available, and proceeds will benefit Farmhearts, a non-profit helping family farms in the Catskills.
For those wanting to make a weekend of it, chefs will be digging their pits and starting their roasts this Friday evening, and a special Pig Mountain Catskills Brunch will be served up by Early Bird Cookery on Sunday (reserved seatings at 10 a.m and noon) at Hill’s Country Inn (6 Bethlehem Road, Callicoon Center, NY). The brunch menu includes trout hash, farmer’s market frittata and roasted corn fritters with candied bacon. For information on lodging, click here. Tickets are on sale online, if you want to buy them in advance. Hope you can join us out in the country!
We were super excited last week when the folks at the Japan Society benefit to help brewers affected by this year’s earthquake brought an impromptu after-party to Jimmy’s No. 43. Luc Boivin from Dieu du Ciel (Montreal) and Brian Baird of Baird Brewing (Japan), along with some of the representatives at Shelton Brothers were hanging out and swapping tales (turns out, Jimmy loves Baird’s Angry Boy Brown Ale).
Of course, Jimmy’s No. 43 is no stranger to helping our beer brothers (and sisters) in Japan. We held a fundraiser earlier this year at Brooklyn Brewery. It was great to see another event to help these small breweries that lost everything after the tsunami hit, and it was better still to have the surprise visit from these amazing brewers. Thanks to Luc and Brian for coming over!
Time again for a very special food-beer pairing dinner! In celebration of the upcoming Cider Week (October 16-22), Jimmy’s No. 43 will be pairing Dupont ciders (among others) with a special three-course menu for $45 (prix fixe at the bar). The dinner will take place on Wednesday, October 19th, at 7 p.m. Subject to availability, the menu will be:
First course of caramelized apple, walnut and blue cheese salad; paired with Dupont’s Cidre Bouche Brut (a 5 percent ABV sparkling).
Second course will be 24-hour braised pork (marinated in cider vinegar and molasses) with roasted parsnips; paired with Dupont’s Triple (10 percent sparkling wine cider).
Third course will be a rustic apple cobbler dessert, paired with Dupont’s Pommeu (blend of Calvados and cider).
Cider specialists will be on hand to talk about the original American beverage, and autumn is a great time to enjoy this delectable brew. Hope you’ll join us.