Brooklyn Grange at the Navy Yard

Blooming flowers, tomato vines, and fragrant herbs. Forests of kale, collards, and chard. The lively sound of bees buzzing and chickens squawking. All in the smack dab of downtown Brooklyn. We first set the table at Brooklyn Grange’s Navy Yard location in 2013 and we’ve been back nearly every year since. This year, we’ll welcome our good friend Evan Hanczor back to the field kitchen. Chef Evan has been a staunch supporter of Brooklyn Grange since the beginning and has cooked for us many times on the roof. His farm-to-table restaurant Egg was a Brooklyn institution for over 15 years before it closed in 2020. Now he runs Table of Contents, a pop-up dinner series celebrating the intersection of food, art and culture through literary-themed events. During the pandemic, Evan co-founded FIG (Food Issues Group), a grassroots organization fighting for food security and a fairer food system in NYC and beyond. FIG has delivered more than 70,000 meals to community members in need through its partnerships with local farms like Brooklyn Grange. We’ll toast to their hard work during our late summer meal on the roof.