The Emma’s Torch team is delighted to announce that we’ll be moving into a new (permanent!) restaurant space in April. You can find us at 345 Smith Street in Carroll Gardens.
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Today, more than 65 million people are displaced worldwide. It’s important to get past the misconceptions about refugees and the resettlement process to truly understand where refugees are coming from—both geographically and emotionally—and what we can all do to help.
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It's Hanukkah, and there's nothing better than digging into some latkes with apple sauce or sour cream. This year, we present a twist on the classic potato latke: a fluffy and delicious pumpkin latke!
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Hold the champagne, we're popping open some extra PSLs and Frappuccinos! We are delighted to announce that we won $25,000 from Starbucks in last month's Upstander Challenge.
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As you sit down to your Thanksgiving feast this year, consider that this celebration of the Pilgrims fleeing England in 1620 to seek religious freedom and the promise of prosperity in a new land is just the first step in America’s long history of taking in refugees.
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What an incredible evening! We had a full room at the Institute of Culinary Education to hear Julia Turshen and Claus Meyer speak. Our students cooked along renowned Chef Harold Villarosa of Insurgo Project. Many thanks go to Ethan Frisch of Burlap and Barrel for speaking spice! And huge thanks go to all of our goody-bag donors.
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What, you may ask, is gribiche? Pronounced gree-beesh, this funny-sounding word designates a French mayo and egg sauce. We add it to asparagus for a fancy appetizer. Give it a whirl, and let us know what you think!
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If you think Belgian waffles have been around forever, here’s something for you: they made their first appearance on the global stage at the Brussels World Fair Expo in 1958 and were introduced to North America in 1962 at the Century 21 Exposition in Seattle.
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What an afternoon we had celebrating our graduates! Thank you to everyone who came to show their support. We're grateful to Tania Gray and Michael Duffy for these amazing photos of the party. Special shoutout to our soon-to-be graduate Sandra for the custom Emma's Torch cookies!
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Congrats to Pema and Addwa on completing their Emma’s Torch Classroom Cafe training!
Over the past eight weeks, they have worked under the tutelage of Chef Mandy Maxwell to master cooking techniques that will make them successful in a restaurant kitchen.
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