If you areheading out to the Finger On the Pulse & City Winery Summer BBQ Blow Out Festival this Saturday, you can peep the menu below.   Tickets are available at 2 price levels, $45 (just food) and $60 (food and 2 drinks) – Get them on the City Winery Website.

BBQ Blow Out Menu

Sam Mason (Tailor / Empire Mayo / Lady Jays) | Grilled Shrimp Salad with Empire Mayo

Phillip Kirschen-Clark (Vandaag) | Duck satay “rijsttafel” – Duck Leg Skewer with Pinenut Satay Sauce, Combava, Mustard Greens, Red Hot Holland Pepper with puffed rice

Christina Tosi (Momofuku Milk Bar) | Watermelon & basil ice milk and sweet & salty cucumber ice milk

Sam Talbot (Imperial No 9 / Surf Lodge) | Charmoula Grilled Mahi Mahi, Los Hermanos Blue Corn Torilla, served open face with Peach Mostarda

Noah Bernamoff (Mile End) | Coriander smoked beef ribs

Thomas Kelly & David Schillace (Mexicue)| Red beans & Rice with House Smoked Sausage

Jenny McCoy (Craft) | “S’mores” with Chocolate Panna Cotta, Toasted Marshmallow, Graham Cracker, Smoked Salt

Tim Sullivan (Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola)  | BBQ Spice Grilled Quail with Napa Cabbage, Scallions, Citrus Segments, Pecans

Daniel Holzman  (The Meatball Shop) | Spicy lamb sloppy joes

Oliver Kremer & Tyler Lohman (Dos Toros) | Braised pork shoulder with a bbq habanero glaze and sauce tacos

A favorite of TDD, Finger On The Pulse is back for its 3rd BBQ of Summer ’11… and this one really ups the ante. Manning the grills on Wednesday July 13 will be Mark Ladner of Del Posto, the crown jewel of Mario Batali’s Manhattan empire which holds a 4-star ranking from the New York Times.

Now in its 4th summer, the FOTP BBQ Blowout goes down at Good Co. On-site tickets will be $10 and include a plate of food and a complimentary Reyka Vodka cocktail. Gilt City is running a special on advance tickets, which will definitely sell out. $20 gets you a VIP Silver ticket with early entry, a custom Luther Himes tote (dope artist), and a complimentary cocktail. VIP Gold tickets are $35 (hey ballaaaa) gets you all of the above plus a copy of Elizabeth Karmel’s “Taming the Flame” cookbook. Aspiring pit masters, take notice!

On the decks will be Oberhofer, a BK-based (adorable) favorite - 20 years old, studying at NYU, rocking CMJ shows in his spare time… #NBD.

See you there!

Good Co.
10 Hope St, Brooklyn
7pm – 10pm

The BBQ Boys are back with the 2nd installment of their BBQ Blowout series. For $10, you get a plate of food and a complimentary Reyka Vodka cocktail. This week’s special chef is Brian Ray, the co-executive chef of the wildly popular Manhattan (and Philly whaddup!) restaurant, Buddakan. Def excited to try some Asian inspired BBQ!

On the decks will be Flagrant Fowl’s Pocketknife. The Brooklyn DJ/producer released Tambourine Dream on his own imprint to great acclaim taking the music community by surprise. The indie and folk remix project has reached cult status now with its inventive studio craft and Pocketknife’s ability to show restraint within these reworkings. Joining him will be Picture House – the 21 year old English dj with a track on exclusive 12″ label Sccucci Manucci alongside Jacques Renault, and a remix for esteemed Kill Em All label due for release in June.

ALSO, SAVE THE DATE, because Finger On the Pulse & City Winery are proud to present the first annual Summer BBQ Blow Out Festival, a 1,000 person BBQ block party and concert. Happening at the City Winery on August 6th from 12-4PM.  Working the grills this summer will be: Sam Mason (Tailor / Empire Mayo / Lady Jays), Phillip Kirschen-Clark (Vandaag), Christina Tosi (Momofuku Milk Bar), Sam Talbot (Imperial No 9 / Surf Lodge), Noah Bernamoff (Mile End), Thomas Kelly & David Schillace (Mexicue), Jenny McCoy (Craft), Tim Sullivan (Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola), Daniel Holzman (The Meatball Shop) and Oliver Kremer & Tyler Lohman (Dos Toros).

A limited number of VIP packages ($98) went on sale yesterday through Gilt City and general admission passes ($60) go on sale June 16th through the City Winery Website. Each pass gaurentees you ten servings of food, one from each chef, two complimentary drinks and an afternoon a great, live music!

Wednesday’s affair – Good Co, 10 Hope St, Brooklyn, 7pm – 10pm

Its that time again… one of my favorite summer events. Now in its 4th summer, the FOTP BBQ Blowout is back at Good Co – conveniently located right by my apartment. . On site tix will be $10 and will include a plate of food and a complimentary Reyka Vodka cocktail. Advance tickets are sold out so please show up early.  As always, the event is on rain or shine.

Entry is free, so come and hang out and enjoy Reyka specials all night long. As always, Nicky Digital will be snapping your photos, so make sure to wipe that sauce off your face.

The first BBQ features Jesse Schenker of Recette fame. Lauded with numerous awards ( two stars from The New York Times, two stars from NY Magazine, three stars from Time Out New York, etc) Wednesday’s BBQ is sure to be delish.

On the decks will be Frankie Rose who claims to be haunted by the ghosts of Brill Building. Her ethereal, yet affectation-free vocal melodies, swirling in a sea of church-like harmonies over a bed of tambourines, bells, and propulsive drumming, recall such artists as Elizabeth Fraser and Black Tambourine.

Good Co.
10 Hope St, Brooklyn
7pm – 10pm

Well last Wednesday was the marathon of all marathons. Right after I left work I headed over to Good Co for Finger On The Pulse’s final BBQ Blowout with Frankie Spuntinos and Andrew WK. The FOTP BBQs have def been my favorite summertime party.  They are just so chill, the food is bomb and its only $5 a plate! And everyone goes!  It’s just all around a good time with good friends.

I grubbed and chatted with Esther Brown for Outside.in. I was just named one of their “Bloggers We Love” – if you haven’t read it yet, you should totally check the interview out here. I talk about the blogging industry, my summer rut, and how I am pretty much over NY Nightlife at the moment.

Anyway, after that I met up with my friend in the LES and we head to 1Oak to hit up the Dubset iPhone App release party. Yes, thats right, I went from Good Co in Williamsburg to 1Oak.  This is my lifestyle, kids. 1Oak was 1Oak – highlights would be finally meeting Adam Alpert, Mia Moretti, and David Stein.  I drank, I danced, I fell in love with Ani Quinn,might of slightly offended Mel DeBarge,  and then I went to Jane.  Jane was playing all 90′s Hip Hop which made me quite happy… and that pretty much sums up my Wednesday.

all photos by Nicole Wasilewicz