Kinfolk in Brooklyn: Eating Well, Community and Inspiration

Slowing Down, Featured

 

I have been a fan of the Kinfolk Magazine for awhile now. I look at it for personal inspiration on cooking and gatherings, and often try to work in ways for my clients to be written about in their pages.
 

“We’re about living with intention, thinking about what you’re doing and trying to enjoy the smaller things, like a meal, a conversation, time out with friends“, says Kinfolk’s founder

So when I found out that they were having Kinfolk neighborhood dinners all around the world on the same day, themed “L’ESPRIT DE LA MER”, I signed up for dinner-for-two with my husband. There were 22 dinners, in places as far away as Spain, New Zealand, Portugal, Japan, Turkey, and Germany. The closest northeast location was in Brooklyn, and the host, Karen Mordechai with Sunday Suppers, a communal cooking center. The photographs I took during the evening follow. It was such a pleasure to watch the pretty evening unfold. I hope you enjoy and get inspired.

One of my favorite issues of Kinfolk Magazine.

One of my favorite issues of Kinfolk Magazine.

 

Kinfolk dinner at Sunday Suppers in Brooklyn.

The Kinfolk gathering at Sunday Suppers in Brooklyn.

 

Cocktails before Kinfolk dinner.

Cocktails before the Kinfolk gathering at Sunday Suppers.

 

Sunday Suppers staff.

Sunday Suppers staff.

 

Salad making.

Preparing dinner.

 

Lovely food preparation.

Lovely food preparation. Beet and herb yogurt for the flatbread that is served.

 

Snooping at the dessert way too early.

Snooping at the dessert way too early.

 

Salad preparation.

Halloumi, fig and radish salad. 

 

Bread.

Black sesame flatbread.

 

The community.

The Kinfolk gathering ~ family style tables at Sunday Suppers.

 

Menu.

The menu.

 

Potatoes.

Potatoes, ramp salsa verde.

 

Fish.

Whole fish, baked in sea salt and lemon.

 

Fish bones.

The remains, whole fish dinner.

 

Dessert is put out. See the bridge in background.

Dessert is put out. Gorgeous bridge in the background.

 

Yummy dessert.

Olive oil cake with pistachios.

 

Another view of the kitchen and beautiful bridge in the distance.

Another view of the kitchen … and the bridge in the distance gets me every time.

 

Name dessert.

Olive oil cake served with rose cream.

 

Cleanup begins.

Sunday Suppers cleanup begins. What a wonderful night!

 

 

29 responses to “Kinfolk in Brooklyn: Eating Well, Community and Inspiration”

  1. lorie says:

    yummy,,,beautiful pictures,amazing enough that i can taste that glorious food!!!xxxoo

  2. Emily says:

    So beautiful, Nancy! I love lovey your photography!!!

  3. Susan Portnoy says:

    Nicely done!

  4. laura says:

    Beautiful! Your pictures should be in a magazine!! Looks like an amazing evening:)

  5. Now I’m hungry — for good food, good photography, and dynamic places 😉 — thank you for sharing all 😉

  6. Nancy says:

    Just gorgeous, Mooner. What intention. Of course, I like the social pictures the best — hanging out in the kitchen with girlfriends!

    • Nancy Moon says:

      N A N C Y thanks so much for commenting, very special. And a special evening with great images to take. You know I love that. xx

  7. Elizabeth A Moore says:

    I really enjoyed reading your blog. The photos are gorgeous.
    The food looks so yummy. The skyline so exceptional. You have done a wonderful job capturing the atmosphere.

  8. Photos are gorgeous Ms Nancy. And looks like a fabulous evening of food and kinship

    • Nancy Moon says:

      Hi Lisa, wow. Nice to hear from you and thank YOU. Didn’t you live in Brooklyn? They are really into the Kinfolk idea. Smart.

  9. Lovely. I really want to attend a Kinfolk dinner! You captured it beautifully.

    • Nancy Moon says:

      Hi Meghan, wow, thanks for stopping by my blog! I could live in a Kinfolk magazine. 🙂 In the US seems the locations for this world-wide party were Brooklyn, Chicago and DC….not your area, drat. There is another event around Oct 11 so hope you get a chance to experience.

  10. Mara McEwin says:

    These images are incredible. I am starving after looking at them. What an amazing experience, and what a lovely blog.

  11. Adrianne Ryan says:

    Beautiful photos Nancy ! Editorial worthy ! I would love to attend one of the Kinfolk dinners someday . I love the magazine .

    • Nancy Moon says:

      Made my day, Adrianne! Thank you. I was so taken in by it all. And YOU would love the photo ops! BTW, next Kinfolk dinner is Oct 11 spots around the world, hoping they pick NY again.

  12. Gorgeous photos.. beautiful blog Nancy.. I love it!

  13. Pamela says:

    I love your photos so much! I want to take pics like this for my blog! Can you help me?????? This was an amazing post.

  14. Barbara Marks says:

    Nancy these pics are incredible and tell such a beautiful story. Thanks for sharing it.

    • Nancy Moon says:

      Thanks for reading it, Barbara! I’m so glad you signed up for Disqus, you will be able to comment on other’s blogs too. I like it so far.

  15. Phil Gordon says:

    Nancy you are awesome. So happy you made it out to the dinner – i’m sure it was a blast for the two of you! Really adds meaning to seeing these photos on Instagram. Keep up the great work, you totally know what you’re doing!