Culinary Tourism is defined as the pursuit of unique and memorable eating and drinking experiences.
Members of Group A are: Priyanka, Kathleen, and Chris
At the Brooklyn Bridge Park and in DUMBO, we observed that most restaurants are seasonal. The best time to go is between spring and summer. Fornino and Lizzmonade, for example, are currently closed, but Ample Hill’s Creamery and Luke’s Lobster have specific hours of service.
Four significant activities that take place on the Brooklyn waterfront:
Brooklyn Flea’s Sunday location features 80 vendors, April through October, 10am-6pm. The Flea in DUMBO is part vintage bazaar, part old-fashioned town square, and part food bonanza.
Smorgasburg, in Prospect Park, offers a range of cuisines from local and regional food purveyors on Sundays from 11 am until 6 pm, from April through October. This highly regarded outdoor food market features 100 vendors offering packaged and prepared food and beverages.
Kings Country Distillery (corner of Sands Street and Navy Street) offers drop in tours every Saturday from 1 pm to 4 pm. The tours cost $8 and cover the history of whiskey and New York City prohibition along with an explanation of the distilling process. The distillery currently makes three different whiskeys – Moonshine, Bourbon, and Chocolate Whiskey – all of which you can sample at the end of the tour. The distillery also offers weekday tours with a reservation.
Kings County’s long-running wine festival Brooklyn Uncorked returns in May for its 10th annual celebration of quality drink and nosh. The lineup includes a variety of award-winning wines from wineries across New York State as well as food from popular restaurants in both Brooklyn and Manhattan.
