Jimmys No. 43

Yesterday’s Brooklyn Food Conference was a rousing success, and Jimmy’s No. 43 was happy to be in attendance for a panel that discussed Sustainable Restaurants: Triple Bottom Line of Profitability, Sustainability and Social Justice. Jimmy Carbone joined Bill Telepan (Telepan Restaurant), iCi’s Catherine Saillard, Francine Stephens (Franny’s, Brooklyn Larder), and moderator Leaonard Lopate (WNYC Radio) to talk about how restauranteurs play a crucial role in community building, the food movement, and creating a truly sustainable business.

The Brooklyn Food Conference was sponsored by Brooklyn Food Coalition at Brooklyn Technical High School, with co-sponsors City Harvest, Edible (Brooklyn and Manhattan), Food & Water Watch, Food Bank for New York City, Park Slope Food Co-op, and Small Planet Institute.

This week’s Thursday Tap™ is an extremely rare pin (small cask) of mead. In fact, it’s Makana Meadery iQhilika Birds Eye Chili Mead matured in South African Petit Verdot barrels.  According to the mead maker, “This mead is somewhat of a shock to the senses. African Birds Eye Chilli or Habanero Chilli lends an interesting wooded nose to the mead, which is entirely overwhelmed by the first sip, which clears the sinuses in a way similar to that of eating half a cup of Wassabi with a sushi roll. This mead is best served as an ice breaker at dinner parties, especially if the food will be hot. It is also quite amusing later on in a dinner party to circulate a bottle of Chilli mead when some of the guests become competitive.”

So come on down for something sweet and spicy! Jimmy just tapped this pin and it’s bound to go quickly!

We’re gearing up for our first big event of the summer on Governors Island: 5 Boro PicNYC, May 26th-27th. Check out our promotional video, below, then head on over to the website for information about the food, bands, beer and getting your tickets!

One of the cooler things happening in the local foodshed movement is that NY State now offers the opportunity to buy grains locally. Jimmy’s No. 43 has been buying many of its grains (not to mention beans for our winter cassoulet dishes) from Cayuga Pure Organics in Brooktondale, NY.

Hence, our Dish of the Week: Shrimp and Grits, shrimp cooked in garlic with bacon, scallions and fresh red pepper and served alongside Cayuga’s organic polenta grind. The recipe is inspired by friend of Jimmy’s No. 43, “Hoppin'” John Taylor from Charleston. The southern influence is evident in the rich flavors this dish offers.

Be sure to stop in this week and pair our Dish of the Week with your favorite beer (we recommend an IPA, but any hop brew suits this dish well).

What’s better than spending an afternoon drinking craft beer at Jimmy’s No. 43? Spending an afternoon drinking craft beer at Jimmy’s No. 43 while watching some great beer movies! Next weekend from 4-8 p.m. on May 12th, Seth Wright (Beer Nation) will be joining us to host the very first ever NYC Beer Film Festival, featuring clips from the finest beer related films and video podcasts being made today. In addition to webisodes from the Happy Hour Guys, Beer Nation, and The BrewHaHa, you can expect to sample film segments from American Beer, Beerituality, Beer Wars and a special preview of the much-anticipated Beer Hunter: The Movie (trailer below).

You can drop in at any time and take advantage of the opportunity to meet the hosts and producers and participate in lively discussion between each visual offering. Come support the filmmakers and vloggers at this FREE event, which will be a kick-off to July Good Beer Month’s bigger Beer Book, Blog and Video Festival on July 25th at South Street Seaport A schedule of showtimes will be posted here as details become available.