Tonight! Miso Oden at Jimmy's No. 43

Our friends who brought you the Hiroshima-Style Okonomiyaki are back. This time they are bringing Miso Oden.

What is Oden?Oden is the authentic Japanese style “pot-au-feu” cooked in soy-flavoured dashi broth. Basic ingredients are daikon radish, konnyaku, boiled eggs, and processed fish cakes. Japanese mustard is often used as a condiment. Paring with Sake, Shochu, and beer, Japanese people enjoy Oden especially during winter.

What is "Miso Oden"? Using special miso called "Hatcho Miso" for the broth, "Miso Oden" is the most unique regional variation of Oden. Hatcho Miso has a lot of UMAMI, unique smoky flavor, and less sweetness comparing with other miso. Although the broth's color is very dark, the flavor is mild.

Enjoy Miso Oden for $10/ plate ($2.00/bowl of rice) and take advantage of Jimmy's great beer list tonight, Monday March 1 from 7:00- 10:00 PM at Jimmy's No. 43.

December 1st, Julebryg- Scandinavian Holiday Beer Fest

Each year we have some wholesome, Nordic fun after Thanksgiving. We serve a simple smorgasbord - rye bread with cheese and mustard; crackers with herring; flatbread with roast pork and plum jam- and add a selection of Danish and Norwegian holiday craft beers to our menu. Some of the beers will include these gems, from Shelton Brothers Imports.

- Oppigards Winter Ale
- Sogaard's Bryghus Vintage Julebuk
- Amager 2008 Vintage Julebryg
- Nørrebro Julebryg
- Mikkeller 2009 Santa's Little Helper
- Nøgne Ø Winter Ale
- Handbryggeriet Nissefar Christmas Ale

In conjunction with Julebryg, on December 1 join Brooklyn Brew Shop for the latest installment of our Eat, Drink, Learn series. At 7:30 PM the Tasting Room in the back will be a hot spot for learning about brewing and enjoying beer and food pairings. Reservations are still available, the cost is $30/ per person. To read more about Brooklyn Brew shop, check out this article on Reuters.

Bacon Swan Song?

Well, not really.

People will always love bacon, and our Bacon Tastings with Josh Ozersky are pretty popular. However, Josh made a good point in a recent posting on The Feedbag; it is best to make your reservations for Tuesday's Bacon Tasting now, just in case we can't fit another one in for a while! Please visit our website by clicking here or call 212 982 3006 to make reservations.

Eat, Drink, Learn

Have you ever thought to yourself, " Gee, this beer is delicious, but what if it was spicier/ hoppier/ more citrusy?" Tonight at Jimmy's No. 43 Brooklyn Brew Shop will be in The Tasting Room for a beer pairing and home brewing class. Tickets are $30 per person. Click here to read more.

Bacon and Beer Tasting Tuesday, August 18th

On Tuesday, August 18, writer Josh Ozersky will be in The Tasting Room to guide you through some of his favorite bacons including: Benton's smoked bacon, Tennessee Mountain View bacon, Upstate New York Local Baked bacon, EV Butcher Rub BBQ bacon, and of course, Oscar Mayer thick sliced. Bacons will be paired with Schoolhouse Kitchen Mustards and featured brews from Shelton Brother's Beers.

To take part in Tuesday's tasting, you can visit The Tasting Room online or call 212 982 3006. There will be one seating at 7:30 PM and $45/ per person gets you in for all the beer and bacon fun!

New World vs Old World Cheddar

Diana Pittet is traveling the world right now writing about cheese for her lovely blog, Cheddarbound. Last year, she led a guided tasting of new world and old world cheddars in the Tasting Room at Jimmy's No. 43. If I remember correctly, we tasted Cabot Cloth Bound, and 1 other Vermont cheddar as well as 2 English - Montgomery and Mrs. Quick's Borough cheddar.

Adventures in Craft Beer

Tastemaker and beer educator, Chris Cuzme, led a Beer Pairing 101 class this past Friday night in The Tasting Room at Jimmy's No. 43. His pairings included:

Reissdorf Kolsch (Germany 4.8%abv), with greenmarket pretzels.
Saion Voisin (Geants Brewery, Belgium 5% abv) - w/ Vermont's Consider Bardwell Farm's Pawlet Cheese (cowsmilk).
Maredsous Abbaye Bruin (dubbel ale, Belgium 8% abv) - paired w/ toasted walnuts, maple syrup, smoked salt.
Nogne O Porter (Norway 7% abv) - assorted NuNu Chocolates from Brooklyn.
Brooklyn Brewery "Intensified Coffee Stout" (Brooklyn, 8.5% abv) as its own dessert.

Luckily, there are more Tastings to come. Check the sidebar to the left for dates and links for our upcoming Tasting events, including next week's Food for Thought Tours Beer Pairing 101 featuring Bacon, Cheese and Chocolate on Tuesday 5/19 and our popular Bacon, Beer and Chutney Tasting on Wednesday 5/20.

Snacks for a Norwegian Beer Tasting

On Saturday April 18 at 2pm, the brewer and importer of Nogne O beer from Norway will be leading a tasting at Jimmy's No 43. There will be snacks, our version of a smorgasbord, with gruyere cheese gougeres, crostini with herring and capers, cheese toasts and mini BLTs!

Beer + Chocolate = Bliss

On Valentine's Day two of our favorite things, beer and chocolate, will mingle for your palate's pleasure in The Tasting Room. There are still a few spaces available for this guided tasting that will pair chocolates from Boston's Taza Chocolates with some of Europe's finest brews from B. United Importers.When you start your Valentine's date with beer and chocolate, you just can't go wrong!

For more information or to make reservations visit The Tasting Room Page at jimmysno43.com. To read about this tasting in Time Out New York, click here.

Happy Valentine's Day!

In the Tasting Room

Tonight, Tuesday January 27, the venerable Josh Ozersky will be your guide for a Bacon, Beer and Chutney tasting in our Tasting Room. There will be just one seating tonight at 7:30 PM for $45/ per person. You can read about past bacon tastings by clicking here.

If you miss tonight's tasty adventure, don't worry! There are more to come.

Come to Jimmy's No. 43 on Valentine's Day and enjoy a guided tasting featuring artisanal chocolate and craft beer. Join Aaron Foster of Taza Chocolate (Boston) and Jon Lundbom of B. United importers, as they pair some of America's best chocolate with Europe's best beers. Bring a friend, fling, or lover and experience the intensity of Taza's organic, stone ground dark chocolate, with flavors like Salted Almond, True Cinnamon, and Guajillo Chile. Wash it down with a sampling of Europe's finest brews. Beer +
Chocolate = Bliss is happening at Jimmy's No. 43 on Saturday February 14, at 8:00 PM. The tasting is $45/ per person. Space is limited. Couples are encouraged.

On Thursday February 26, join us for a Beer and Pickles Tasting guided by Rick Field from Rick's Picks featuring beers from Ommegang Brewery. There will be one seating at 7:30 PM, tickets $45/ per person.

Tickets can be purchased at jimmysno43.com.

The Mid-Winter Sausage and Wheatfest is Upon Us!

It is cold out there this week! It would be all too easy to be grouchy and miserable during this January cold snap. OR, you could put a positive spin on things and consider that the weather has conspired to make Jimmy's No. 43's Mid-Winter Sausagefest all the more satisfying. Comfort food is never more enjoyable than when you are in need of comfort. I'd say this weather qualifies!

Here's the delicious run-down:

All week, Jimmy's No. 43 will be featuring Greenmarket sausages and beers from B. United Importers and New Jersey's High Point "Ramstein" Brewery.

Tuesday, Jan 13 Sausagefest Kickoff! Enjoy a sausage plate sampler and a B. United beer tasting.

Wednesday, Jan 14 Ramstein Night. New Jersey's High Point Brewery's German style beers and sausages.

Thursday, Jan 15 "Beer Meet-Up" Tasting in our Tasting Room. Sample 6 tastes of German wheat/winter and ramstein beers. $24.00 per person- see Jimmy's No. 43 site for more information on events in The Tasting Room.

Friday and Saturday, Jan 16-17 Cassoulet on the menu! Try our house cassoulet made with Greenmarket sausages.

Saturday, Jan 17 Cassoulet Cookoff and Greenmarket Fundraiser. $20 at the door, all proceeds benefit the Greenmarket and all the flavor goes to you! 12:00- 5:00 PM No reservations needed.

Kudos for Bacon!

The Tasting Room at Jimmy's No. 43 is a happy place for those who love to savor their food. A happy participant of our recent Beer, Bacon and Chutney tasting said "It was pretty awesome." You can read more of his comments if you click here. Keep checking here and at the Jimmy's No. 43 website for information about future tastings, including the upcoming Beer and Pickle pairing. Don't forget, tonight is the Queens Historical Farm Benefit featuring Sixpoint beers on draft.

We'll see you there.

Cheese Cave Girl

Lucky me! I will be leading a class-Beer Pairing 101- at Murrays Cheese on November 19 with Zoe Brickley, the affineur aka Cheese Cave Girl. Click on to some pure cheese joy and read her blog, this post is about sheep dogs.

In the mean time, there are some other delights in The Tasting Room at Jimmy's No. 43. For example, tonight (Wednesday, October 29) at 7pm, sample some local ricotta from Salvatore in Brooklyn. Learn how it is made and enjoy pairing it with local beers.

On November 10 at 7pm Josh Ozersky is back in The Tasting Room for a Bacon, Beer and Chutney tasting. Wendy Smith of Schoolhouse Kitchen will be there to talk about their mustards and chutneys and, as always, Jimmy's No. 43 can be counted on for superb, bacon friendly beer pairings.

Bacon and Escarole Recipe

Food writer Rob Patronite asked for this escarole and bacon recipe a few weeks ago. Jimmy's No. 43 had featured this recipe on the original menu back in 2005- 2006. I am THRILLED like a teenager to see it published in this week's New York Magazine!

Try your hand at this recipe, then stop by and taste some dishes from our new menu. For a preview of the flavors to come follow this link to see our menu.

Don't forget, on Tuesday October 21 join us in The Tasting Room for a guided Bacon, Beer, and Chutney Tasting featuring the beers of High and Mighty Brewery, with brewer Will Shelton. For further information, visit our website.

Bacon Night is May 12

Bacon Night will kick off Bacon and Summer Beer Week at Jimmy's No. 43. (May 12- 15th)

To get some insight, check out this post from The Strong Buzz...

"I grew up without bacon. I know, it’s a very sad to hear, but that’s how things went down. It really wasn’t so bad actually because I didn’t know any better..."

Food writer Andrea Strong will be on hand to make up for those lost bacon years and gain a little wisdom from Josh Ozersky - aka Mr. Cutlets.

For further information, visit www.jimmysno43.com or call 212 982 3006.