Rabbit Mafia

The New Deal
A Progressive Supper Club
Wednesday, September 16th 2009

BRIDGET Tasting Room & Cafe
20 Broadway
Brooklyn, NY 11211

Unlike Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, the only thing complex about this supper club are the flavors of Rabbit Mafia and Sweet Potato's dishes. Enjoy a 3-course raw dinner at BRIDGET located on the edge of the East River. This month we've teamed up with two more of our like-minded friends to bring you a wine tasting complimentary of Jamesport Vineyards in the North Fork, as well as Slow Food USA. In line with the values of The New Deal, a Slow Food membership cost is a pay-what-you-can throughout the month of September and we are proud to have Slow Food at our table. More information will be available at The New Deal.

In the latest installment of The New Deal, Chef Suzanne Barr of Sweet Potato Bakery and Sarah Pace of Rabbit Mafia bring you North African Spice. This time we extract flavors from North Africa blending spices of the many cultures that make up the region.

7:30 PM - Jamesport Vineyards Wine Tasting
8:00 PM - Seating

LIMITED SEATING AVAILABLE

NORTH AFRICAN SPICE

North African Mezze Plate with Hemp Tabouli, Olive Tapenade & Fig and Raw Goat Cheese Chutney

Pignoli & Currant Cous Cous with Red Lentil Stew & Habanero Harissa

Blonde Macaroons & Apricot Pudding

North African Spice w/ Raw Cheese Chutney $28.50 Adv/$35 at the door
North African Spice w/o Raw Cheese Chutney $28 Adv/$35 at the door

FEATURED ARTIST

Barrett Lindgren

His current release "O, Heart!" is a collection of six songs that represent a new development in his generally hermetic recording style.

The New Deal is growing but we'll always stick to our values and in doing so, we'll continue to bring
you delicious, fresh food from sustainable sources while supporting new businesses, artists and entrepreneurs.

ABOUT SWEET POTATO BAKERY
Sweet Potato's Chef Suzanne Barr, a graduate of Natural Gourmet NYC caters to client's cravings for delicious seasonal vegan and gluten free desserts in Brooklyn -- and coming soon manhattan. Stop by V-spot, Organic Heights, or Tiny Cup for weekly cookie pickup spots in Brooklyn. She spends her summers in the Hamptons as a private chef and the rest of the year developing Sweet Potato Bakery's cookie clientel and catering events.  Chef Suzanne a co-founder of The New Deal and serves as head chef.

ABOUT RABBIT MAFIA
Rabbit Mafia works with the creative, socially-concious and non-profit communities in a dual manner. As a consultant, Sarah Pace offers resources to artists seeking direction in regards to career counseling, marketing and event production. After working closely with the founders of Farm Aid and seeing a need for quality food options, Pace decided to add catering to Rabbit Mafia's services. Sarah Pace is a co-founder of The New Deal and serves as sous chef and producer. Kizzy Graham is the Director of Marketing for Rabbit Mafia and serves as hostess for The New Deal.

ABOUT BRIDGET
BRIDGET serves a variety of local wines from Bridge Vineyards on Long Island's North Fork and offers farm to table cuisine.

ABOUT SLOW FOOD USA
Slow Food USA seeks to create dramatic and lasting change in the food system.  We reconnect Americans with the people, traditions, plants, animals, fertile soils and waters that produce our food.  We inspire a transformation in food policy, production practices and market forces so that they ensure equity, sustainability and pleasure in the food we eat.
Food is a common language and a universal right. Slow Food USA envisions a world in which all people can eat food that is good for them, good for the people who grow it and good for the planet.

ABOUT JAMESPORT VINEYARDS

Jamesport Vineyards is a father-son collaboration that began in 1981 at Early Rising Farm in Cutchogue, New York, making Jamesport Vineyards one of the North Fork's oldest vineyards. Jamesport uses only their own high-quality fruit for producing award winning wines. Not only is Jamesport Vineyards a family operation, they have also taken on the challenge of incorporating environmentally and economically sound production practices in the management of vine growth, weeds, diseases, insects, and soil fertility.

ABOUT BARRETT LINDGREN

Barrett Lindgren is a very busy young man. At just shy of twenty years old, he has self produced and released three albums, his first at fifteen. After relocating to Philadelphia two years ago, Lindgren began making a name for himself in the DIY music scene by abstaining from playing on stage with microphones, and instead opting to play acoustic in the middle of his audience, no matter the size. This unorthodox approach to performing allows the audience to become a part of the show. Instead of feeling like a spectator, every audience member is encouraged to join in by stomping, clapping and singing along.