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A Smorgasboard of Food Comes to the Brooklyn Flea

Thursday, May 19, 2011

This weekend, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, will host more than just parties celebrating the rapture. On Saturday, May 21, the Brooklyn Flea debuted Smorgasburg, a new food market that brings more than 100 local food purveyors to the Williamsburg waterfront.

Smorgasburg vendors will sell ready-to-eat food and packaged goods. Farmers will also be part of the market selling produce. Perennial New York food scene favorites, including Asia Dog, Red Hook Lobster Pound and Blue Marble Ice Cream, will join relative newcomers like Queen's Dahn Tu, Brooklyn Oyster Party, and King's Crumb at the market.

Eric Demby, who organized Smorgasburg, says the inspiration was to make fresh, local food accessible in a casual, unpretentious setting.

"We hope Smorgasburg becomes a platform for as many people as possible to connect with food, how it's made, where it's from, and why it's important," said Demby, who grew up on a farm in Maine. "Oh yeah, and everyone should stuff their faces and go home satiated!"

Below, check out a slideshow to see what's for sale from some of Smorgasburg's vendors.

Updated 5/27


Salvatore Bklyn Ricotta will join Smorgasburg in the near future.
Kate Glicksberg/Brooklyn Flea
Salvatore Bklyn Ricotta will join Smorgasburg in the near future.
Ingredients that go into making People's Pops.
Kate Glicksberg/Brooklyn Flea
Ingredients that go into making People's Pops.
Loaves from SCRATCHbread.
Kate Glicksberg/Brooklyn Flea
Loaves from SCRATCHbread.
Sweet handmade treats from Fine & Raw Chocolate.
Kate Glicksberg/Brooklyn Flea
Sweet handmade treats from Fine & Raw Chocolate.
Tin Mustard.
Kate Glicksberg/Brooklyn Flea
Tin Mustard.
Wares from Brooklyn Sodaworks will be up for grabs.
Kate Glicksberg/Brooklyn Flea
Wares from Brooklyn Sodaworks will be up for grabs.
Sir Kensington Ketchup, anyone?
Kate Glicksberg/Brooklyn Flea
Sir Kensington Ketchup, anyone?
Fried fish from Bon Chovie.
Kate Glicksberg/Brooklyn Flea
Fried fish from Bon Chovie.
A savory meal from Sun Noodle.
Kate Glicksberg/Brooklyn Flea
A savory meal from Sun Noodle.
Sweet treats from Jena Derman Desserts.
Kate Glicksberg/Brooklyn Flea
Sweet treats from Jena Derman Desserts.
Artisanal condiments by Maiden Preserves.
Kate Glicksberg/Brooklyn Flea
Artisanal condiments by Maiden Preserves.
An on-the-go snack by Radish.
Kate Glicksberg/Brooklyn Flea
An on-the-go snack by Radish.

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