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/via WuMo

" tarted up pork belly " " tangle i' salted grilled shishito peppers " " token vegetarian dish -- probably a pasta " via Eater

Eugenji Sukharenko brings us what must truly be the ultimate Hipster Starter Kit - something that no true Brooklyn-ite can be without (hat tip +Yurii Rashkovskii )

From the awesome Fog and Smog , comes Mixologist, the Music Video , with the tag line "Hey Mr. Mixologist..., did you have to college for this ? Here it is, in all its glory... On a side note, check out the items on the menu (helpfully transcribed by Eater ) ·   The Avon Barksdale : Hennessy, soda, free range heroin foam ·   A Wilson's Boulevard of Broken Dreams : Single mash gatorade, bitters, smirnoff ice, human tears ·   Moist Yoga Mat : Hemp vodka, 12 year kombucha, wheatgrass with a coconut water back ·   Hyphy Hangover : Grape 4 Loko, Peychaud bitters, thizz face ·   Chewbacca's Jacuzzi : Kashyyyk champagne, muddled slim jim, carbonite rinse

Anyone remember this chart from Pierre Bourdieu's Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste ? It basically classified foods based upon our social status, education, and (societal) class, I know I do, as does Molly Watson of Gastronomica , and to my awe, she has updated it for today.  As she puts it I was struck again by the elegance of such complex information displayed so simply. Parts of the chart hold true 30-plus years later and a continent away (raw and recherché food can still be seen as the purview of those with more cultural than economic capital), and yet other elements have completely flip-flopped. Charcuterie, listed as a choice of those without economic or cultural capital, has, if nothing else, become recherché. [...] What I found rather glorious was how, when I thought through any single food item (i.e. yogurt), it couldn’t really be placed in one specific location. Rather, specific versions of it would belong in different places. Such are the...

Bedford Avenue is - essentially - "Main Street" in Williamsburg.  Ground zero is the few blocks on either side of N. 7th and Bedford, and its basically a mish-mosh of hipster dives, wacky coffee shops, ultra-cheap eateries, and the occasional bodega. On June 9th, they decided to make the place slightly more presentable - if only for a day - and closed off most of Bedford, putting strips of sod down on the street. It was a huge hit, and scenes like this were all over the place.  It made the street surprisingly pleasant - a huge return for a small investment. They should consider doing this on Broadway....