http://www.rickspicksnyc.com/dailybrine/ en-us 2008-08-07T18:05:25-05:00 http://www.rickspicksnyc.com/dailybrine/archives/000038.html I'll be going back to my Massachusetts roots on Friday, August 8th when I teach a pickle-making workshop for Slow Food Boston. We're going to make some pickled beets, some dilly beans, and some TBD form of sliced cucumber pickle... Rick 2008-08-07T18:05:25-05:00 http://www.rickspicksnyc.com/dailybrine/archives/000037.html This morning I got up early and made a test batch of pickled corn. The last time I tried fooling around with corn I found the color of the final result to be a tiny bit pale. So this time... Rick 2008-08-01T14:13:42-05:00 http://www.rickspicksnyc.com/dailybrine/archives/000036.html Hail all you pickle people in the Great Northwest! I am coming to Seattle for a jam-packed (OK, pickle-packed) weekend of store appearances. Come on down and say hello and please pass this link on to your friends, family and... Rick 2008-07-24T12:19:49-05:00 http://www.rickspicksnyc.com/dailybrine/archives/000034.html Our friend Bryan is the proprietor of Almanac, an awesome store in Springtown, Pennsylvania. He's doing a special Rick's Picks tasting this Saturday, June 28th, from noon to 5 PM. If you are anywhere near Bucks County, please stop by... Rick 2008-06-23T11:02:19-05:00 http://www.rickspicksnyc.com/dailybrine/archives/000033.html Last night the whole Rick's Picks gang got together at my house and engaged in one of our favorite rites of Spring... pickling ramps. If ramps are unfamiliar to you, they are a fern-like root that grows wild on the... Rick 2008-05-22T17:27:01-05:00 http://www.rickspicksnyc.com/dailybrine/archives/000032.html We're thrilled to join 50 of the top restaurants in NYC along with several other artisanal producers at tonight's Taste of the Nation benefit at Roseland Ballroom here in New York City. The reason for the event is this: NO... Rick 2008-05-14T10:47:42-05:00 http://www.rickspicksnyc.com/dailybrine/archives/000031.html Friends: tonight I am speaking with my favorite neighborhood cheesemonger, Anne Saxelby about the business of Slow Food. Here's the invite: SLOW U :THE BUSINESS OF LOCAL Join successful, "slow", entrepreneurs, ANNE SAXELBY, of SAXELBY CHEESEMONGERS, who sells only... Rick 2008-04-29T11:21:37-05:00 http://www.rickspicksnyc.com/dailybrine/archives/000030.html Lauren from Rick's Picks will be making a bunch of appearances at some of our favorite Chicago stores this weekend. Here's the schedule of events... spread the word! Friday, April 25: Whole Foods Lincoln Park 1000 West North Street, 12... Rick 2008-04-23T22:01:41-05:00 http://www.rickspicksnyc.com/dailybrine/archives/000029.html Friends: We're saddened to learn of the passing on February 29, 2008 of Dr. Donald Downing, founder of the Food Venture Center at Cornell University. The Center has provided invaluable regulatory guidance and scientific analysis for Rick's Picks since we... Rick 2008-03-24T15:46:02-05:00 http://www.rickspicksnyc.com/dailybrine/archives/000028.html Friends: Over the next several days (February 6-10), I will be making store appearances in the Los Angeles area sampling Rick's Picks. Dates, times and locations are below... spread the word! WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6 Whole Foods Thousand Oaks 740 North... Rick 2008-02-06T12:19:54-05:00 http://www.rickspicksnyc.com/dailybrine/archives/000027.html Entertain your comPATRIOTS with some of these pigskin party GIANTS: First Quarter: Don't wait for a commercial break to start putting Mean Beans in your Bloody Mary. 3 beans, minimum. Add a dash of the brine for an extra point.... Rick 2008-02-01T17:51:27-05:00 http://www.rickspicksnyc.com/dailybrine/archives/000026.html A big thanks to our readers for sharing your mouth-watering brine ideas! Our last newsletter prompted several of you to strut your brine-y stuff with these simple, tasty recipes. Check out what your fellow pickle lovers had to say…. *... Rick 2008-02-01T15:49:34-05:00 http://www.rickspicksnyc.com/dailybrine/archives/000025.html Hello again, Friends of Rick's Picks! We're mindful during these frozen gray months why people began pickling in the first place over 4,000 years ago in Mesopotamia to preserve the bounty of the harvest. Yes, winter is a great time... Rick 2008-01-24T08:25:55-05:00 http://www.rickspicksnyc.com/dailybrine/archives/000024.html They say it's not the heat, it's the humidity. Either way, August is sweltering and it's a perfect time for something cool. Or Kool! We're happy to announce the return of Kool Gherks, our whole dill pickle, to rickspicksnyc.com. And... Rick 2007-08-27T11:28:57-05:00 http://www.rickspicksnyc.com/dailybrine/archives/000023.html Pickle Friends: Here's a list of stores we will be appearing at in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island in the next few days. Come by, say hi and try a pickle! Friday June 1 Whole Foods Market River Street, 11... Rick 2007-05-30T11:43:55-05:00