• Chef Chris Santos

    Chef Chris Santos' Jewels on Toast: crostini with whipped ricotta, peach, chile, basil and honey

  • Gramercy Tavern

    Gramercy Tavern's skewers of okra stuffed with eggplant purée, sherry vinegar, parsley and mint

  • Chefs behaving badly: the two Daniels from The Meatball Shop (and the ladies who put up with them)

    Chefs behaving badly: the two Daniels from The Meatball Shop (and the ladies who put up with them)

  • Chef Daniel Holzman

    Chef Daniel Holzman's seriously good chicken meatballs with pesto over corn salad

  • Ommegang BPA - the perfect pairing with Chef Daniel Holzman

    Ommegang BPA - the perfect pairing with Chef Daniel Holzman's chicken meatballs

  • Fatty Crew

    Fatty Crew's smoked lamb belly with fermented tofu and summer bean salad

  • A 200-strong crowd filled Brooklyn Winery to say no to fracking in the Marcellus region of New York

    A 200-strong crowd filled Brooklyn Winery to say no to fracking in the Marcellus region of New York

No To Fracking (But Yes To Delicious Food and Drinks)

By Julia Blanter on July 27, 2012 / No Comments / Categorized Celebrity Chefs, Featured, Photos, Unique Events

Take a good cause, add great food and perfectly-paired drinks. A winning formula to raise awareness about fracking in New York State.

A 200-strong crowd filled Brooklyn Winery last night for Taste of the Marcellus to say no to fracking the farms, breweries and wineries of the Marcellus Shale, but yes to sampling over a dozen delicious bites from Gramercy Tavern, Beauty & Essex, The Meatball Shop, Telepan and many other restaurants. And what better way to bring the issue home than for each restaurant to serve the very same produce, beer and wine that is in danger?

Tasting Chef Chris Santos‘ crostini topped with whipped ricotta, peach, chile, basil and honey (paired with Brooklyn Winery Stainless Steel Aged Riesling), or Chef Daniel Holzman‘s chicken meatballs with market-driven pesto and corn salad (perfect with Ommegang BPA), you can’t help but feel passionate about a cause that threatens the incredible ingredients and suppliers behind each dish.

Considering the restaurants and toques supporting the movement – Bill Telepan, Mario Batali, Michael Laiskonis, Elizabeth Falkner, Amanda Freitag and many more – expect to see and hear more about the issue – and hopefully more delicious fundraisers like this too.

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