We will be meeting at Fette Sau (354 Metropolitan Avenue) Friday, Oct. 16 at 12:00 sharp. I will be taking attendance at 12:00, anyone arriving after that will be marked late. The tour will last 1 1/2 hours– or a little longer for those who are interested. See map for more details.
The following students will be responsible for describing the locations:
Williamsburg
(include discussion of past and present of the neighborhood)
star: Misha
understudy: Luis
Fette Sau
(include some discussion of what is BBQ including regional differences)
star: Aaron
understudy: Shaun
Blue Bottle Coffee
(include explanation and brief history of boutique coffee bars)
star: Doreen
understudy: Estafania
Mast Brothers
(include discussion of where chocolate comes from)
star: Kizzie
understudy: Samantha
Trip budget:
Fette Sau (3/4 lb brisket, 3/4 pulled pork, 1 side beans): $45.12*
Mast Bros. Chocolate (4 chocolate bars @ $9 each): $0*
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Total: $45.12
* We got a 20% discount at Fette Sau due to an employee discount and free chocolate bars at Mast Bros. Retail cost for all this would have been about $56 at Fette Sau and $38 at Mast Bros. or about $7.23/student.
total collected: $65
cost per participant: (12 students + 1): $3.47
rolled over from previous trip: -$9.37
budget rolled over to next trip: 10.51
I think my favorite place on our Williamsburg tour was the Mast chocolate factory as I am a chocoholic. Unlike most of you, I loved the goat cheese chocolate – perhaps because I eat goat cheese all the time, and perhaps because I love trying new and unusual foods. The sheep milk chocolate was a close runner-up. I also enjoyed the short “tour”, especially because I had never seen the inside of a cocoa bean before. Who knew chocolate comes from slimy white seeds of a fruit??
Last weeks tour of Williamsburg was probably my favorite tour. I enjoyed the BBQ joint Fette Sau, the different sauces they had were all great with the meats. I also really liked the beans. Mast Brothers chocolate place had such an intoxicating smell and distinct flavors. Overall the tour was great, and I will definitely go back.
I had always seen the Mast chocolate bars but I have never tried them. I never knew about their background and story of how it came into being. As I entered the chocolate shop, I inhaled the glorious smell of beans being roasted. I learned where the beans came from which was Ecuador and I really admire the hard work being put into this product. My favorite out of the chocolates we tried was the olive oil one. I will go back to purchase Mast brother chocolates and try more flavors.