Field trip to Brooklyn
In preparation for an upcoming episode of my television show, we decided to visit the borough of Brooklyn to see some of the wonderful additions to the culinary and cultural aspects of that amazing place. Brooklyn, just across the East River from Manhattan, has seen an exciting growth in the artisan food scene, and there are also terrific flea markets to peruse. I, along with my TV crew, met up with my niece, Sophie, who is a resident of the borough, in the section called Williamsburg, to pay a visit to the fantastic restaurant, Marlow & Sons and their amazing butcher shop, Marlow & Daughters. If you are ever in New York City, you should really consider a visit to Brooklyn.
1 This is a beautiful platter of icy and delicious east coast oysters - so briny!
2 The deep fried corn is extraordinaire!
3 This is a fabulous local stone fruit salad with deep fried okra.
4 And a delicious crostini with chopped Swiss chard, and shredded aged goat cheese.
5 The favorite dish - and always on the menu is the brick roasted chicken - really, really good. The heirloom tomatoes are grown on a rooftop in Brooklyn!
6 This is the co-owner of Marlow & Sons, Mark Firth, with my niece, Sophie - a Brooklyn resident.
7 A few doors down, the restaurant has a small store and cafe. These are some of the tasty baked goods for sale.
8 The barista - very busy at work
9 Some of the cured meats, cheeses, and other delicacies sold at Marlow & Daughters
10 The majority of the cheeses sold at Marlow & Daughters are from small producers in the North East.
11 Quails, free-range chickens, and wonderful sausages
12 An unusual assortment of meats, such as ox tail, pig tail, beef tongue, and beef lung
13 And of course, Marlow & Daughter sells beautiful aged beef.
14 Marlow & Daughters also carries local, organic produce and other artisan products.
15 More great stuff
16 Pastas, oils, and vinegars
17 Interesting canned goods and root vegetables
18 More great stuff
19 This is the meat locker at Marlow & Daughters.
20 They even had a whole pig!
21 Some of the aging beef
22 Marlow & Daughter's butcher, Ben, showed us his skills. The small piece on the right is the decadent 'oyster' of the cow.
23 Look at the beautiful marbling in this beef.
24 My niece, Sophie, and Andrew Tarlow, co-owner of Marlow & Sons/Daughters
25 Beautiful skirt steak
26 Here I am with Andrew Tarlow
27 Co-owner Mark Firth and me
Those oysters are to die for, and the cheese shop made me salivate. By the way, that is a fantastic yellow jacket that you are wearing. Would you mind sharing what it is? Curious fashionistas are dying to know!
Posted by: LadyLUX | September 21st, 2009 at 12:29 am
I adore that table. And the veggies. How beautiful.
Posted by: Isle Dance | September 21st, 2009 at 3:01 am
i first got to know of marlow & sons from saveur magazine's article earier in the year and i already put the restaurant on my list of restaurants to try while in nyc. can't wait to try that brick chicken...
Posted by: liisamarja | September 21st, 2009 at 3:18 am
Great stuff indeed!
Posted by: sherey | September 21st, 2009 at 10:53 am
For LadyLUX - So glad you like the yellow jacket I was wearing. It's Loro Piana.
Posted by: Martha Stewart | September 21st, 2009 at 11:05 am
This place looks to die for! Next time I am NYC I am putting this on my list of must sees
Posted by: Stacey | September 21st, 2009 at 11:11 am
Hi Martha,
Well, I said I wouldn’t look at your blog before lunch (I don’t eat breakfast), but I did today and now I could really go for some of that deep fried corn, fried okra and brick roasted chicken but then I’d have to eat salad the rest of the week. That’s the story of my life, diet, diet, diet. Sure, I will visit Marlow & Sons and Marlow & Daughters if I ever get to New York. They look like great establishments and then they have your endorsement so it’s win-win. I was wondering if they got their heirloom tomatoes from Eli Zabar’s roof top garden.
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I get a kick out of seeing those free-range chickens with the feet sticking up in the air like the one you roasted on the show last week. I should go over to Whole Foods to see if they display their free-range chickens that way. I haven’t been over there in awhile and as you can probably surmise, I don’t know that much about whole chickens. I buy mine already cut-up at Costco.
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You and Sophie are both looking great. Before I posted this I noticed you said your jacket was from Loro Piana. It’s a very nice color on you. See you at 2:00 – the new time we get your show in West Palm Beach area. Trish
Posted by: Trish | September 21st, 2009 at 11:32 am
I was thinking that this illustrates, perfectly, that there are advantages to living in a big, crowded, at times dirty, smelly city, as opposed to living in a small town. This shop looks like heaven to me...smiles.
Posted by: Ellen | September 21st, 2009 at 11:52 am
How wonderful for Marlow & Sons/Daughters to be chosen by you for a visit! It really looks like a marvelous place to shop and eat! Everything looks so fresh and delicious (and yes, I admit as I write, it is juuust around lunchtime...)
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It was nice that you could meet up with Sophie - she looks fabulous, and I do see a little resemblance, Aunt Martha... [giggle] (Laura, I reiterate that you must be so proud!...)
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Well, it's a downright gorgeous day today, here in the northeast. Hope yours is, too, whereever you may be...
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Blessings!
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Posted by: Cindy Bricker | September 21st, 2009 at 11:58 am
I just saw a feature on Travel Channel, maybe Anthony Bourdain, on Marlows! I live in Scranton and am dying to make the drive for some of that aged beef!! Thanks for the lovely photos, Martha.
Posted by: Hayley | September 21st, 2009 at 12:11 pm
delisiosa comida afrodiciaco solo falta un vaso de vidrio un chivas hielo y una mujer deseosa de recivir amor
Posted by: victor hugo galiano | September 21st, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Brooklyn without Park Slope...you didn't hit Moim? or Stone Park? or Blue Ribbon Sushi....and so forth.
so many restaurants, so little time. and our delicious greenmarkets, bakeries, and food-coop, and cafes...ok Martha, please send the crew back for dessert!!
Gilly aka @gillyarcht
Posted by: Gilly Youner | September 21st, 2009 at 12:38 pm
I've eaten fried okra my whole life, but I have never seen it fried whole. I will have to try that.
Posted by: Mr. Xorn | September 21st, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Beef is King.
Loved the beautiful photos of real food
and the beef looks lovely.
So Happy that New Yorkers can enjoy
beef steak, so easyto cook, delicious and also
good for you loaded with protein.
Is that the secret of your youthful healthy
appearance or is it that gorgeous Loro Piano
Jacket.
Posted by: ann | September 21st, 2009 at 2:17 pm
The deep fried corn and okra salad look GREAT! omg! How organized are those shelves. Need to do that at home.
Posted by: Kim Ross | September 21st, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Please consider showing harvest photos from the Skylands garden; after revisiting the planting images, it would be interesting to see how the grapes and Titan sunflowers grew.
Posted by: Michael | September 21st, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Thanks as always, Martha.
The shop reminds me of the little food co-op I belong to. They struggle and it would be nice to think in the future they could become more like the little shops you share with us. Meat, what a dream to find in a small independent establishment. That says it all when such small quantities are available.
Posted by: Margie | September 21st, 2009 at 5:34 pm
You should come check out the delicious shops and restaurants in Park Slope as well! Hope to see you around soon, Martha!
Posted by: Natalie | September 21st, 2009 at 6:45 pm
Yum! and I love the table in the first photo. I can't wait to visit there one day.
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Posted by: kerry | September 21st, 2009 at 7:39 pm
OMG!!! The meat pictures reminded me of a scary movie! And so many of them! It's okay, all the other photos and subject matter of late has been so wonderful. I forgive. I'm glad I came here, too, because I got to check out my favorite
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She's still the best! Thank you for wishing us a gorgeous day. Hope yours was too! Blessings...
Posted by: Lin Valentine | September 21st, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Hi Martha, Thanks for another delicious looking blog. WOW, my list of places to see if I ever get to New York is getting longer all the time. Marlow&Sons/Daughters sure looks like a perfect place to visit, eat and purchase all kinds of fabulous items. Maybe someday... I have to agree that you look fantastic in that yellow jacket! You seem to look younger and younger as time goes by. Loved your show again today. Serena looked great and it's always fun to see Marc and the animals that he brings. I especially love Coral Anne. Jan
Posted by: Jan Erickson | September 21st, 2009 at 11:26 pm
Martha,
So glad you have shown the world what Brooklyn is all about! We have great restaurants sure...but we also have a community that reflects the melting pot of America! We are a multi-cultural group of people that embrace and enjoy our differences...and revel in the fact that we can all grow and learn from each other, no matter what our income, faith, political affiliation, sexual identity, etc....
Posted by: Lori Garbacz | September 21st, 2009 at 11:48 pm
I would love the recipe for "crostini topped with swisschard and goat cheese"
Posted by: soula Stratton | September 22nd, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Wow deep fired corn! I have never seen that before. I better get on the Lucky Star bus from Boston and get into NY quick!
Love your coat!
Posted by: Nicole | September 22nd, 2009 at 3:23 pm
jUs LoOkIn. LoOkIn GoOd.
Posted by: sTePhEn WiLlIaMs | September 22nd, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Next time you are in Brooklyn I am surprised you didn't go to Sahadi on Atlantic Ave. The freshest nuts and best coffee prices in town.
Posted by: Helene Sapiro | September 23rd, 2009 at 11:23 am
The combination of deep fried okra and stone fruit in a salad of what seems to be mesclun or chicory --- lovely combination. "Deep fried" can be dangerous to the waistline, but this combination seems flavorful and balanced(stone fruit/fried batter).
Posted by: Penny | September 25th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
Oh, how I miss Brooklyn. Beautiful photos, lovely restaurant, and those oysters look scrumptious. On a somewhat related note I actually attended Oyster Fest last weekend in FD, NYC... and guess what, I didn't have one oyster! That is what toting a toddler around in a very crowded place does for you! Next year:) Thanks for the restaurant tip!
Posted by: Tiffany Handshoe Bachman | October 1st, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Martha
I don't know how you keep up with everything you do,you add sunshine to a rainy day and I think your program is great,and thanks for sharing it with the world. bea kroh
Posted by: bea kroh | October 1st, 2009 at 11:44 pm
I love yor show, your magazines Body & Sol and Living. I wish one day i can see you in person, Marth, you are the BEST!
Posted by: sonia silva | October 4th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
One more comment-
Was so happy to see you at butcher shop
actually tasting that wonderful BEEF.
Posted by: ann | November 10th, 2009 at 11:41 am