Our first trip will be led by guest tour leader Prof. Leaf.   She has asked that you meet her at the 36th St Station on the D, N & R line in Sunset Park.The tour begins at 3:00 PM sharp. Plan on being 10 minutes early. The tour will conclude at 4:30 though it may continue a little later for those who don’t have to rush off.  In case of emergency, you may contact Prof. Leaf at 646.637.8100.
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INDUSTRY CITY
I really enjoyed Industry City. I never would have guessed that something like that would have existed in that part of Brooklyn. With all of the offerings in New York, Industry City is a well kept secret even though they aren’t trying to be. The main floor does not have a huge selection of food vendors yet, but the quality of the food currently being offered makes up for that. Housed at Industry City is a charcuterie cleverly named “Salumi”, and they specialize in cured salami and dried sausages all prepared in house. Even the butchering of an entire pig or cow is done by hand, there on the premises. The cured meats offered are incredible compared to the salami I grew up eating. The meats are cured with a blend of different spices and flavors like chili pepper, cumin, pimento, fennel, garlic, and even coffee. I tried several samples but the most interesting was the ‘Nduja. Its made with pork bits, liver, fat (which gives its flavor as well as its smooth texture) and a four Chile blend which gives it some kick. It tasted like a Chorizo pate, that would spread easily on a crisp bread or herbed cracker. Everything at Salumi is very fresh as well as offered on a limited time only basis. Once a particular flavor is gone it may not be back for a time, due to the fact that the process of making this delicacy can take anywhere for 3 to 5 months. It is well worth the wait.
Industry City is located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Its is easily accessible by the D, N, and R trains at the 36th Street stop. 2 blocks down, towards the water, lines of expansive factory buildings line the Gowanus Bay. A recent renovation brought new life to these massive manufacturing plants, bringing new life (and windows) to a once dreary looking part of Brooklyn. Located in these buildings are various office spaces, and every artisanal item imaginable; from textile to metalwork. Located in building number 2 is the Food Hall at Industry City. The original promise of cheap rent for a lot of space for production brought in many new or upcoming bakeries and food vendors. Soon, they began selling their wares to those upstairs in the office sectors. Industry City has grown a lot, and they continue to do so; Smorgasburg is located right there on the weekends. Industry City opens at 10, and many of the food vendors close at either 4 or 5, Monday-Friday. Only a few places are open on the weekends.
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Industry City is accessible from the D, N, and R line and is located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. During this trip, we tried many things such as Liddabit Sweets, Ends Meat and Blue Marble Ice Cream. I learned so much from this trip, especially learning that there was even a food hall in one of the buildings. When we first arrived, we went straight to Liddabit Sweets. We tried some brownie and come caramels; sadly, there wasn’t enough of the caramels for me to try. The brownie was very soft and chewy. It was very light, because I know when you eat brownies, they are very heavy on the stomach. Liddabit Sweet offers classes and tours. They have the kitchen in the back and the retail in the front. They even have a cookbook and a store at the Chelsea market. Now that I know there are other venues in Building 2 of Industry City, I am hoping to return to try out the other stores they have there.
Industry City is an accessible area from the D, N and R subway lines located in the neighborhood of Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Sunset Park is an area I am very knowledgeable about because most of my extended family lives in the neighborhood so not knowing of this venue was surprising to me. Industry City makes its humble abode in the old warehouse and shipping buildings from back in the day and has become a mecca for food, art, construction and other things. As we walked down under the highway, it seemed so dreary and desolate but upon entering the food hall, it was so warm and inviting. Many vendors have made Industry City their home from bakeries to ice cream parlors to cafes and more. Although it is so welcoming and variety is a plenty, not many know of this gem because of its location and how difficult it seems to get there. Most of the customers who come to the food hall are ones who live in the studio apartments above or work under the Industry City umbrella of buildings they have and the vendors are looking to expand their audience hopefully which I wish happens because everyone should be able to enjoy quality food in an interesting and welcoming environment.
Industry City is a hidden secret that many do not know of, we had the pleasure of taking a field trip there. Living around the area I always knew the warehouses where there I just never knew they were occupied by businesses. The first stop we made on our tour was Liddabit Sweets, we met with I believe she was the owner she explained to us a little about the business and how they were doing in Industry City. She then passed around little treats which were brownies and sea salt caramels. The brownie was good but the best was the caramel, it was nice a smooth not really sticky and once you bit into it you get hit with the sea salt. It was my favorite. The next stop we made was to End Meats NYC which is a meat shop. The man explained to us how they butcher everything there and they let nothing go to waste. They make chicharrrones which is fried pork skin, and he explained that with the livers they make them into dog treats so its a little for everyone. We then got to tasting there were two that stood out to me, one was like a pate type which the flavors reminded me of a Slim Jim. Then we tasted a aged meat that had a garlicky flavor to it, that was my favorite. After the meat shop we then went to BlueMarble to grab some ice cream. I had the vanilla and it was really good. It was creamy and you tasted the vanilla bean. Overall this field trip opened to my eyes of what Industry City really is. Something that I never knew was there, I already want to go back to try the other places because at the time we went many of the places were closing. I enjoyed this trip because it introduced me to something new that around my area.
When I saw that we were going to 36st Street- Sunset Park, I thought I was not going to be back there ever again. When I was in high school, I was placed to do in an internship at Evelyn Douglin Center just a building down from where we were. Back then, I remember it being a neighborhood with factories and warehouses it was really a lonely place. I had no idea where to eat lunch. Going back there makes me remember coming out of that air conditioning building into the summer heat with no place to go to for lunch. Returning to Sunset Park, Industry City made me realize how much this neighborhood has changed in just a few years. Industry City is famous for its upcoming artists, food tenants, and its hipster Brooklyn look.
One thing I really enjoyed about Industry City was walking through the food hall. Small food shops are becoming popular. What industry City needs is more promotion because I have a feeling it will be the new destination to go to in Brooklyn. We visited a pastry shop, Liddabit Sweets that opened up in October 2014. Liddatbit Sweets offers tours and classes to anyone. End Meats was our second destination. End Meats “is a whole animal Sulmeria,” as stated in their website. We had tiny slices of meats. My favorite one was Sausage Sec, it was mixed with garlic and black pepper. I really enjoyed Industry City and I hope I go back this summer again.
Industry City is a hidden gem; I can’t believe that this was the first time that my fellow classmates and I have heard of it. I don’t know what I expected when I first entered but what I witness was beyond my expectations. For those who don’t know what Industry City is, it’s an industrial factor type building that is home to small food business. It is a colorful, stylish, young and vibrant location that sells quality food. The first location was Liddabit Sweets, which produces quality candy and desserts. Not only was it educational to hear first hand on the history of how she got her business started but trying her caramel and brownies show how talented she is. The caramel was salty and chewy, one bite and it coated your mouth with salty goodness and keeps you wanting more. The brownies were another jewel with its rich moist and chocolate center one bite was not enough. Homemade treats are always better then the factory produce one, the flavor is more prominent and the quality is more rich and defined. It’s a shame that more people aren’t aware of Industry City, I would definitely be going back and telling all my friends.
Industry City is a complex of buildings accommodates artist and their needs for work space, show rooms, event spaces and production facilities. According to sites web page, Industry City originally build to serve manufactures as warehouses. Today’s transformation into artist and artisans work spaces for small businesses requires to attract some community attention to be able to pull some foot traffic other than original residents of Industry City.
Our culinary trip to Industry City was very educational experience for me. Since i wasn’t familiar to Sunset Park area of Brooklyn, i wasn’t sure what to expect. I sure definitely didn’t know existence of Industry City. After our guide told us little bit about the history of Industry City at our meeting point at 36 Street station Sunset Park, we had this very short walk to a Building 2 which also serve as Food Hall to Industry City community. The minute I walked in I get this familiar feeling. Since I worked in Chelsea Market especially after hours, it was so easy for me to picture the idea behind the Industry City Food Hall. It is a less developed “wannabe” Chelsea market.
The shops and studios seems very promising and the products very appealing, however when we arrived around 3.30 p.m. Food Hall was almost empty. We have been told that after lunch crowd they almost have no retail business. There fore almost all of the businesses, use their spaces mostly for production. The first shop we visited Lindaabits Sweets owner told us about how she build her business to the point getting her current shop in industry City. She said she actually needed production kitchen but developers of the Industry City requested retail shop as well. Interesting part for me to see how all the shops have those enormous spaces with minimal production line. I cannot help to wonder what is the rent rate could be? Must be very reasonable.
The most suprising part for me to see huge community gathering area also used as event space. Beatifully desingned with vintage furnitures, warehouse size windows, high ceilings and very cozy atmosphere. If i were living in the neighborhood, i would probaby spend all my free time there with my computer, a drink and some food. Regardless of the size of the area, it is very home like with oversized comfy sofas and large tea tables. What is missing there that a throw blanket and a pillow.
Personally I find Industry City like a needle in a hay stack. I would never expect to go to that place because of how it look from the outside. It was like a place I should stay away from because of how quite it felt. However, my expression changed 360 when I saw the mini plant area through a glass window, mini coffee shop, Jamaican cafe, butcher place, dessert area, bubble tea, and many more. It is like how Christley said it is a hidden gem. The place was really easy to get through if it were just few group. Otherwise, it can be really hard to squeeze through the hallway. The prices were really reasonable, and majority of the place we can see how the products are being made. The tasting that we had from Liddabit Sweets were phenomenal, the flavor from the salted caramel were just different. I could actually taste how it was being made, like maldon salt mixed with chocolate. I even brought home a smore chocolate, and that piece of bar is really delectable. It is both soft like smore, brownie texture, and all coated with smooth chocolate texture. Overall, this was the best first field trip that I had on food. Will go back soon.
Industry City is on Sunset Park, Brooklyn area and can be access from the D, N and R subway lines. Industry city is a hidden gem in Brooklyn where most people didn’t know about it existence like myself. Inside the Old warehouse like building was a vast array of retailers from ice cream shop (Bluemarble), candy store (Libbabit sweets), Meat shops (Ends Meat) and many more. There is even a huge amazingly decorated dining hall lounge called “The Landing” which looks like the perfect place to relax and play a game of pool.
The most memorable of this tour was Ends Meat who provided many samplers and information about their business, we tasted cured meeats like their Sopressatta, Chrorizo seco, Lonzino, and Salami pepper, Super delicious and very well seasoned.
Industry City was a great place to experience simply because you would never expect that it is there. The Food Hall we visited had many little shops of all varieties. Although we did not get to try the One Girl Cookie Shop, we did visit a few friendly, tasty places. My favorite would definitely be Ends Meat. I even left with 1/2 lb of meat (although he did mix up the type I wanted with a different, it was still tasty). My absolute favorite meat was the sopressata. It was very smokey with hints of black pepper and garlic. My overall review for that one was “AMMMAAZINNNG” as I jotted down in my notes. We did try other meats such as the Lonzino. It has hints of coffee and was very earth. However, it was not my favorite of the bunch. I am assuming because I am not a fan of coffee. The Chorizo was also a great one. The paprika and cumin spices were rich but not too overpowering. One that I never thought I would fall in love with was the Ndouja. Once the wonderful counter guy let us know there were different types of liver and parts in this meat, I backed away a bit because I despise liver. By my surprise, the pasty, chili pepper filled meat was very good! Its smooth, chewy texture just allowed all the spices to fold in to the spreadable meat.
As for our first stop, Liddabit Sweets, it was nice to hear that two pastry student friends came together to create this business. With the bars selling at a whopping $9, it seems to be well worth it since it is so thick and layered. Whether you’re in the mood for a S’mores bar or a Marshmallow one, it was nine dollars worth of layers. The salted caramel chocolate we were able to try was a bit rich for me. It was very sticky, super sweet and a bit much for me. The second dessert stop we made was at an Ice cream shop. Surprisingly I was not too into the sweets this particular day, however this ice cream shack had a bunch of different flavors including hazelnut, raspberry sorbet, Mexican chocolate, pumpkin, etc. I tried the hazelnut which was sweet, but not overpowering. I could not really tell if I was swept away by the flavor simply because I felt the sample size I received compared to the miniature cups everyone else received, was not enough to determine my love, like or hate for the ice cream. Everyone seemed to be enjoying their flavors so I will take it as a “love” confirmation.
Unfortunately, at 4:30pm when the tour was over, we all wanted to visit some of the different shops that were supposed to be opened until 5pm, though they started closing early. I don’t think they were fans of the large group! With that being said, I believe Industry City deserves a second trip and was well worth the few stops that were made.
Industry City wasn’t a place where I thought we would have our first tour, this place is so hidden that if even you know the area through and through, I highly doubt anyone will find it unless you have help or a professional that lead you there. My first impression of Industry City wasn’t the best, outside it looks like any other surrounding buildings, same brick walls and it gave me an unpleasant vibe. But when I walked in to the building, everything was different, it had an amazing sweet smell, the open windows that we can watch everything that was going on. Nothing is hidden.
The first place we visited was called the Liddabit Sweets, it was lovely to hear from one of the co-founder of the sweets store. She was amazing and lovely, she gave us this one salted caramel candy, it was phenomenal, the caramel candy is chewy and that salt just came in and “bam!” that little salt gave me that kick. It was amazingly well done and made me bought a few more to gave my sister after the tour.
The last place we visited was called the Ends Meat. It was a butcher shop, they welcomed us with so many samples of their specialities. The meats were well seasoned. There is one that is seasoned with pepper and a hint of garlic was my favorite, unfortunately I didn’t get the name of it.
The over all tour was amazing, we get to visit an area that not many of us would go and definitely not going without a tour guide. But Industry City is definitely on my list of places to visit some other time.
Industry City is located in Sunset Park in Brooklyn, New York. If you haven’t heard it don’t worry, because its a location that isn’t well known to some New Yorkers, as myself. When I arrived at the location I was surprised because I had no idea this place even existed. For those asking themselves what is this Industry City, it is the area where there are many warehouse buildings that is home to many artist who need work space to create their creations.
Upon entering the building where the food hall is located, the first business that was located near the entrance was a cookie shop. It seemed nice and clean. From there you were able to take a glance at the kitchen. It was great seeing that because it gives you a glimpse of how the products are being made. We didn’t go into that specific business but we made our way to our first stop which was Liddabit Sweets. The owner was very friendly and provided us with information about her business and the location of Industry City. This was a great way to start of out tour. Liddabit Sweets sells quality sweets. There is a chocolate bar worth $9! But the quality and the layers of chocolate are to be worth it. She gave us little treats to try. She gave us chocolate brownies and seal salt caramel candy, which is the best seller.
My favorite part of the tour had to be the last location we stop at, which was Blue Marble. It was an ice cream stand. They were closing when we arrived but the lady was nice enough to open it up. I tried the cookies and cream ice cream and I must admit that I loved it. I would go back for more and also try more flavors. Overall Industry City is a place more New Yorkers should know about, its worth a little visit.
Industry city, a small culinary market in sunset park and hidden in the middle of nowhere. I found this place to be interesting but really should be advertised if they want people to be able to find it. I myself having lived in New York City my whole life have never been here or have heard of the existence of this place. When I first entered the building to me it look as if it was unfinished or being remodeled. As we moved forward and entered the shops I can see where it gets its charm.
The shops that we visited were sweet and small. The first was a small bakery/café called Liddabit Sweets. The second was a butcher shop called Ends Meat. I am vegan so I was unable to participate in the tastings that they provided but from my observation on the other students they looked as if they really enjoyed them.
The final shop Blue Marble was closed when we arrived but the lady was very sweet and opened for us the get small cups of their ice cream. Lucky for me they had 3 non dairy vegan options. I tasted a wonderful non dairy coconut and it was delicious, sweet and left me wanting more.
By the time the tour was over most shops were closed or closing, most of them closed earlier. I did notice if they were open some of the shops did offer vegetarian or vegan options, so on another day I look forward to trying out what else they have to offer. All in all I felt it was a very informative and interesting tour.
I’ve never been to Industry City until I wa sable to experience this trip. A lot of the stores that were inside caught a lot of my attention. One of them was the butcher shop. I am actually a Pescetarian, also watching the different procedures being done and also hearing about what they do on a daily basis was upsetting but then interesting. I found out that people make a living and also a career from butchering animals. Which I don’t agree on, but people have different views of things. Another store that I liked was Liddabit. My classmates and I were able to try a few pieces of the chocolates that they sell right there in there store, which had very rich flavors. It was also decorated differently from a normal chocolate store giving it a distant look.