The ABCD's of Cooking is a collection of Indian, vegetarian recipes, rooted in tradition, but mixed up with influences from around the world and what's in season. This site is written by Chitra Agrawal, a bona fide ABCD living in Brooklyn, NY ;)
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Category Archives: Special Events
Tangra Fall @ Court Tree Collective Nov 16th
I’m happy to announce that Diana and I have secured a spot for our next Tangra pop up! We’ll be holding Tangra Fall at Court Tree Collective, a new arts and events space in Carroll Gardens. We’ll be serving a … More
An Indian Vegetable Grows in Brooklyn
Last month I got to work with Jason Gaspar, head gardener at Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum and Diana Kuan, cookbook author of The Chinese Takeout Cookbook on an Indo-Chinese farm feast we called Tangra Summer. The menu was a collaboration between … More
Posted in Events & Classes, Food Writing & Photography, Special Events
Tagged Big Alice Brewing, Diana Kuan, Indo-Chinese, Jason Gaspar, Tangra Summer, Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum
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Tangra Summer: Indo-Chinese Farm Feast @ Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum
The ‘seeds’ of Tangra Summer started last year when I was talking to Jason Gaspar, my friend and head gardener at Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum about growing some Indian vegetables in his garden that I could prepare for an event at … More
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Tagged Diana Kuan, event, Indo-Chinese, Jason Gaspar, Tangra, Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum
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Speaking @ New York Travel Fest This Sat
This Saturday at 2:30 PM, I’ll be speaking on a panel at the NY Trav Fest. The NY Trav Fest is a two day affair (April 20-21) held at the Bohemian National Hall and features tons of great panels & speakers … More
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Tagged Alison Meier, Annaliese Griffin, Brooklyn Based, Indian day trips, NY Trav Fest
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Speaking at Plovgh / Global Kitchen Event
This Saturday in Manhattan, I’ll be speaking at a Plovgh event in partnership with the Our Global Kitchen: Food, Nature, Culture exhibit now at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) and Jimmy’s No. 43. The event is about the history, development and current … More
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Tagged AMerican Museum of Natural History, Culture, food traditions, Jimmy's No. 43, local agriculture, Nature, Our Global Kitchen: Food, Plovgh
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Serving Eats & Raffling Off Indian Cooking Class for Work It Brooklyn / Brooklyn Based Sandy Fundraiser, PLUS More Ways To Help
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! This post is not about how you can use your holiday leftovers (sorry!), but about a Sandy fundraiser that is coming up.