Habana Outpost in Fort Greene is the kind of place that seems to bring together groups of people that wouldn’t normally be frequenting the same places. On a recent weekday evening we shared the outdoor seating with young couples, hipsters, and families with their young children. I think there’s something about the eco-friendly/sustainability ethic combined with the festive atmosphere that draws lots of different people. Or maybe it’s just the excellent frozen mojitos.

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Shortly after the Schnitzel & Things truck rolled out there was word on Serious Eats that there would be a Moroccan food truck coming out soon. I was excited because there needs to be more savory non-taco trucks around. I quickly emailed Steph because she loves lamb. Finally one day, last week, Bistro Truck tweeted that they were going to have a soft opening with free food but with a limited menu. I figured there would be a long line so I decided not to go. Then yesterday on Twitter Steph said she was planning to try the truck. She’s lucky because she works right across from the truck. So today we met up at the truck for lunch.
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Thanks to FoodBuzz, I was able to attend the annual Fancy Food Show at the Javits center here in New York. The Fancy Food Show is a trade show showcasing all kinds of food from around the world, and is used as an opportunity for producers to find distributors, for distributors to find producers, for retailers to find products, for entrepreneurs to find inspiration, and for general networking. Here are my impressions of the final two (out of three) days of the show.

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Earlier tonight we attended the Brooklyn premiere of Food, Inc.”, a new documentary about the American food industry, at The Bell House, followed by a Q&A with director Robert Kenner. The movie is a searing indictment of what’s going on between Big Agriculture and the failure of the government to do anything about it. Sure it’s self-righteous and exploitative at times, but most documentaries with an agenda are. It felt to me, as someone pointed out after the film, that it was really preaching to the converted. Despite the audience tonight, Kenner insisted that the film was not really meant for “the converted.” I am skeptical about how big the audience will be for this film, as important as it is, though Iw as encouraged by the news that there will be a Spanish-language version released as well. The majority of questions after the film boiled down to the same thing: what can we do? Kenner kept directing us to the website Take Part, a site that serves as a portal for any number of movements and organizations you can join. The other thing he stressed was the importance of reforming the National School Lunch Program. I hope you have the opportunity to see “Food, Inc.” when it opens in wide release; food safety and the health of ourselves and our planet are issues that we should all get behind.

I’m not really a huge sports fan, so when other NYC food bloggers were talking about the food at the newly opened Yankee Stadium and Citi Field, I didn’t pay much attention. Then my uncle offered me a free ticket to a Yankees game and I realized I had some studying to do. I ended up enjoying the game a lot more than I expected to, but how was the food?

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I guess my friends and I are a few years late to the whole no-knead bread phenomenon. Don’t quite remember how this obsession started but before I knew it, I was eating homemade bread almost every night. Regular bread, bread stuffed with sausage and tomatoes, jalapeno and cheddar bread, and no-knead bread recipe turned into pizza dough. So after all that, I got itchin’ to make some of my own. But before I did, BOOM! Serious Eats posted a link to an easy focaccia bread recipe from The Paupered Chef. Focaccia bread is one of my favorite bread to eat and if I can make my own, I will make my own damit!

Results. Well it was definitely not difficult to make at all. My first try was good enough for me. Though mine was denser than the stuff you get from real bakeries and I totally forgot to brush a coat of olive oil on top and didn’t quite get the correct brown color on top.