Exciting announcement! 📣📣📣
We are thrilled to share that MELISSA & DOUG: THE TOY KITCHEN COOKBOOK is now available for preorder—the perfect addition to every play kitchen! 👨🍳🍳🥄🍴
Published in partnership with @melissaanddougtoys , this first-of-its-kind toy cookbook is made for young chefs and their toy ingredients. This cookbook-styled board book features 16 original recipes (including toy ingredients lists and step-by-step instructions) from real-life award-winning chef, cookbook author, and restauranteur @chefsohui .
Bon appétit!
Last night, @theednalewisfoundation celebrated the 50th anniversary of The Taste of Country Cooking with Edna’s Table, a dinner hosted at @gage.and.tollner , featuring chefs @leahbcooks@chefsohui@chefadriennecheatham and @mashamabailey . @audiophilegirl hosted and a wonderful time was had.
Celebrations of Ms. Lewis and her work will continue through the weekend with The Edna Lewis Festival, hosted by @bemculturalfoundation at their shop in Bed-Stuy.
Tonight, they will be showing “Finding Edna Lewis,” the Emmy-winning and newly James Beard Nominated show by Deb Freeman. Go to bembrooklyn.com for tickets!
When I signed onto bringing back Gage & Tollner seven years ago, the fact that Ms Edna Lewis’ time here as Executive Chef was THE thing that made the project even more exciting and meaningful! Our menu nods to the long history of our restaurant as a classic Oyster Chophouse but I also wanted to emphasize Ms Lewis’ time here in the late eighties/ early nineties as she leaned into her way of cooking and celebrating the seasons as a chef. I look toward her amazing cookbooks, especially Taste of Country Cooking for inspiration and guidance.
We celebrate her legacy on the regular on the menu and in our private dining room named in her honor. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Taste of Country Cooking. To mark the occasion, we are getting ready for a huge celebration in honor of this Grand Dame of southern ( read American) cooking to benefit the Edna Lewis Foundation! Join me, @mashamabailey@leahbcooks@chefadriennecheatham for a multi-course dinner, emceed by @audiophilegirl ( Of Finding Edna Lewis
Film)
Tickets are available for purchase at bembrooklyn.com/tocc50. Each ticket includes a copy of the new 50th-anniversary edition of The Taste of Country Cooking, courtesy of Knopf Cooks.
Those unable to attend who would like to make a gift to the Foundation can do so at theednalewisfoundation.org/donate.
See you in the Edna Lewis Room at her table @gage.and.tollner
Five years ago this month, Gage & Tollner officially reopened its doors. Somehow, time has flown faster than we ever imagined. What began as an ambitious vision came with its fair share of uncertainty. But rebuilding this storied restaurant from the ground up and restoring the legacy of Gage & Tollner has been nothing short of an incredible journey. Every step: menu testing, construction challenges, and countless small details, was approached with care and craftsmanship. Seeing it all come to life has been deeply rewarding. This milestone belongs to so many. To our investors, our dedicated staff, and every guest who has walked through our doors, thank you. Your belief and support made this possible. This experience has been a true testament to the idea that teamwork really does make the dream work. We laid our foundation with longevity in mind, hoping to honor the original spirit of G&T while building something that can thrive for generations to come. Of course, the journey wasn’t without its challenges. We were set to open in March 2020, only to delay for over a year due to the pandemic. In that time, our community showed up for us in extraordinary ways, ordering ribeye meal kits, purchasing gift certificates, and helping us provide meals and treats to frontline workers. That support meant everything. Today, it’s an honor to welcome that same community back into our space, whether it’s for a quiet martini at the bar or to celebrate life’s biggest moments: weddings, graduations, and engagements in our private dining rooms. Here’s to the past five years, and to many more ahead!!🥂🍾
Big news from the Sunken Harbor Club, our new food menu has officially launched, featuring the debut of our take on the classic pupu platter. A staple of mid-century dining, the pupu platter rose to popularity in the 1950s, often credited to Trader Vic, blending Hawaiian “pūpū” (appetizer) traditions with Cantonese-American flavors during the height of the Tiki era. Our platter brings together crispy chicken wings (spiced, cured, double-fried, and tossed in a citrus soy glaze) alongside pork spare ribs made from our original recipe with house-made duck sauce. You’ll also find coconut shrimp, battered and fried until golden, smoked tofu egg rolls filled with Korean vermicelli noodles and vegetables, vegetable Rangoon, and pan-fried rice cakes brushed with gochujang and finished with black and white sesame. Next time your in, give it a try, this fun festive spread really tops off the SHC experience.🔥
Chef Sohui Kim (@chefsohui ) of @gage.and.tollner is joining us for the 2026 Culinary Careers Program National Benefit!
In less than a month, 30+ of NYC’s top chefs and restaurants are coming together for one unforgettable night, all in support of opening doors to careers in food & hospitality. Join us on Monday, April 13 and invest in the future of 25,000 students nationwide. 🎟️ Tickets & sponsorships via CulinaryCareers.org.
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This is what RD looks like @gage.and.tollner today! Final tasting: new brunch additions, classic #shrimpandgrits and #chickenandwaffles showcasing Hudson valley heritage grits and sourdough batter waffles. Available starting tomorrow for brunch! 🥳 😋
Welcome @davidh.liu pop up of Maison Leon @insabrooklyn one night only! Former Sous chef at Insa making the most delectable inspired dishes! Incredible! #restaurantfamily #yummytimes #popup #delicious
Happy 10th birthday @insabrooklyn You are still a beautiful, relevant, amazing place for all things yummy Korean food, karaoke and a general fabulous space for Korean Fun Time Place for celebration! Some old photos of the day @benisclovis and I signed the lease to trying to figure out where the Bbq tables will go! 🥹😵💫🎊🎉 Thanks to all who’ve come through: family, friends, coworkers, past and present! It’s a real milestone! #magicalplace #insa #restaurantfamily #10moreyears #anniversary #thankyouforyoursupport #stillhere
#barnacle parade is TODAY! 13th year since Super Storm Sandy, celebrating community and resilience of Red hook! March and parade with us, our amazing lochness monster that moves, float. Think about togetherness, doing-good, and think about all the good things in life right now, even if it’s just for today…4 pm near Coffey Park! Amazing community built float Guaranteed to bring a smile to your face! Come parade, eat, buy merch, raffle and dance! Block party afterwards on Pioneer and Van Brunt street! All proceeds going to Red Hook Mutual Aid! #letsgo #barnacleparade #redhookbrooklyn #community#doinggood #eatdrinkanddance
Epic @billionoyster party! Grateful for the partnership @gage.and.tollner thanks @linleemari@benisclovis@benaboutown for the help this evening!! Our very own @alexstabe3 first entry in the shucking contest! 🦪 Nice to see old friends and make new ones, #billionoysterproject #harborrestoration #nycestuary #doinggood
