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New This May at Eastern District
We’re welcoming spring with a host of new items on the shelves. Here are just a few examples – drop in to browse through many more!
CHEESE
Our first Michigan-made cheese, Detroit Street Brick hails from Ann Arbor’s Zingerman’s Creamery. The boxy, bloomy-rind goat’s milk cheese is studded with green peppercorns, lending a spicy, grassy flavor to [...]
Some Spring Vegetable Recipes
Like many of you, we’ve been inspired to cook by all the fresh spring produce that is finally coming to market. Here are some of the things we’ve been cooking up at home this week – we hope you’ll be inspired too!
Roasted Asparagus
Combine excellent fresh asparagus with excellent fresh butter, and you don’t need much [...]
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New Good Things
NEW CHEESES
March-April is kidding season, which means lots more goat’s milk and Lazy Lady goat’s milk cheeses coming our way soon! To tide you over in the meantime, we’ve brought in the tangy, creamy Baby Buche from Mackenzie Creamery in Hiram, Ohio. It’s a faithful rendition of a French Loire Valley goat’s milk classic, crumbly [...]
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Spring Cleaning SALE
We’re tidying up the grocery shelves and that means spring savings for you. Come on in and look for the yellow signs that say 25% off. You can save on basics like milk and butter, or on luxuries like:
Effie’s Corncakes and Oatcakes
SchoolHouse Kitchen Jams and Chutneys
Fee Brothers Grenadine
Fat Toad Farm Goat’s Milk Caramel (Cajeta)
Oro Liquido [...]
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A New CSA in North Greenpoint
Eastern District is excited to partner with Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative (LFFC) to bring a new CSA option to North Greenpoint. Subscribe now and you’ll receive 25 weeks of fresh vegetables delivered directly from small Pennsylvania farms. Half-shares are available, as well as shares of fruit, flowers, eggs, and even medicinal herbs. Pickups will be [...]
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Kelso Tap Takeover March 31!
On Saturday, March 31 from 3-6 PM, join us for a beer tap takeover with Kelso of Brooklyn. You’ll have the chance to sample Kelso’s Rauchbier, Industrial IPA, and others, and learn more about another of Brooklyn’s wonderful breweries.
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Egg Cream Day! March 15
Thursday, March 15 is National Egg Cream Day, and we’re teaming up with P&H Soda Co. to celebrate. Drop by Eastern District on Thursday evening between 5:30-7:30 PM for a classic chocolate egg cream (made with cocoa hulls from the Mast Brothers Chocolate factory) or one of P&H’s original flavors. As a volunteer taste tester [...]
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Treats for Your Sweeties
A few of our Valentine’s gift options. From left: Mast Brothers Chocolate bars, Whimsy & Spice marshmallows, Nunu Chocolates Beer Box, Ovenly Spicy Bacon Caramel Corn, Liddabit Sweets candy bars, Raaka chocolate bars.
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Super Bowl Party Ideas and More
Super Bowl Party Platters
Have you been looking for an excuse to order an Eastern District party platter? How about Super Bowl Sunday? Order ahead and we’ll customize a cheese tray just for you.
If you’re a Giants fan, we can put together a selection of New York state cheeses including some of [...]
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Charleston Report
We’re fresh back from a killer 4-day vacation in Charleston, SC, and we wanted to share some of our favorite places and experiences with you, in case you’re thinking about a visit. We highly recommend it. Extra big thanks to our awesome customer Tom, who directed us to most of these great places!
Culture
Martin Luther King, [...]
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