samurai mama

williamsburg, brooklyn, new york.

photographed for the wg news+arts, may 2011.

makato suzuki is a true artisan restaurateur & chef.

samurai mama is 1 of only 2 restaurants in nyc making & serving fresh udon, as opposed to frozen or dried.while the machine is being cleaned, makato explains that wheat flour to gluten proportions are key to making udon with the proper consistency.

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udon noodle soup with shrimp tempura

sushi tacos (genius)

dipping is not allowed. to enforce this rule, makato found sauce cups too thin for dipping, and made little ladles by folding measuring spoons.

ingredients for making broth

makato completely rebuilt a dilapidated space into the beautiful samurai mama restaurant. he knows where each piece of reclaimed wood came from, and took nails out of all of them himself instead of paying 3x more for nail free wood.

food truck rally

at grand army plaza, prospect park, brooklyn, new york, may 2011.

smorgasburg

the all food flea market, williamsburg, brooklyn, new york.

photographed for brooklyn bread magazine, may 2011.

brooklyn grange rooftop farm stand

chantal chadwick and spencer dennis

matt jacoby and bryan derballa

garlic roasting

sea bean goods

youth farm

at the high school for public service, crown heights, brooklyn, new york.
photographed for brooklyn bread magazine, may 2011.

this is a 1 acre farm in the middle of brooklyn.
it's run by volunteers and high school students.
the school was built on a former pig farm, so the soil is rich, and never poisoned by industrial development like a lot of other brooklyn soil.

jack walsh

of BRIC arts media, celebrate brookyln, rain or shine.
photographed for brooklyn bread magazine, may 2011.

steve hindy

founder of brooklyn brewery.
williamsburg, brooklyn, new york.
photographed for brooklyn bread magazine, march 2011.

iCi

fort greene, brooklyn, new york.
photographed for brooklyn bread magazine, march 2011.

lilla cafe

carroll gardens, brooklyn, new york.
photographed for brooklyn bread magazine, march 2011.

applewood

geoffrey young & justin lanebriggs of applewood restaurant, park slope, brooklyn, new york.
photographed for brooklyn bread magazine, march 2011.

yoga to the people - brooklyn

hot yoga at yoga to the people, williamsburg, brooklyn, new york, february 2011.

slideluck bushwick

at 3rd ward, bushwick, brooklyn, new york.
photographed for brooklyn bread magazine, february 2011.

simple cafe

the staff of simple cafe, williamsburg, brooklyn, new york.
photographed for brooklyn bread magazine, february 2011.

the brooklyn flea

the winter flea at one hanson place, brooklyn, new york, february 2011.

sushi & bonzai

with momo sushi shack and the bonzai exhibit at the brooklyn botanic garden, new york.
photographed for brooklyn bread magazine, february 2011.

brooklyn pie contest 2011

at the bedford, williamsburg, brooklyn, new york.
photographed for brooklyn bread magazine, january 2011.

george weld

of egg restaurant, williamsburg, brooklyn.
photographed for brooklyn bread magazine, january 2011.

brooklyn brewery expansion

williamsburg, brooklyn, new york.
photographed for brooklyn bread magazine in january 2011.

garrett oliver, brewmaster

garrett oliver, brewmaster