THE HYGGE TIMES Monthly Nordic Word: Hygge
New Products at Great Northern Food Hall
In both Danish and Norwegian, the word hygge translates closely to ‘cozy’ and refers to a form of social togetherness and personal wholeness. Comfort food and drink are often associated with hygge.
With so many seasonal changes in the Great Northern Food Hall it is hard to keep up with what has been happening at all the different pavilions. Brownsville Roasters has started carrying some new pastries like the Sea Buckthorn Pound Cake and the Rye Custard Cookie, a delicious little rye cake baked to a caramelized brown perfection and soft custard inside.
By Brant Wall
Norman Opens Monday April 3rd
By Dominic Hoak
April 2017 Edition
Hold the Bees: Honeycomb By Ashley Sinon
By Christina Heinze Johansson
Our colleagues over in Greenpoint will finally be opening Norman, the new addition to our family of restaurants, conceptualized by Claus Meyer and Fredrik Berselius. Norman is located at A/D/O, a workspace for designers, and will function as an all-day restaurant, serving the Greenpoint community from early until late. To start with, Norman will be open for breakfast and lunch, later will come dinner and a late night bar program. www.restaurantnorman.com
Open Rye has revealed a close face sandwich with avocado and salmon nestled between two slices of seedy rye bread and a little butter, this addition may convert some of those New Yorkers who believe sandwiches must be surrounded by bread. One of the other new additions is the Ruggernaut, a beer to help eliminate food waste. This collaboration between Brooklyn Brewery, and Claus Meyer is the second of two “friendship beers” this one brewed on left over rye bread loaves from the food hall! If you’re looking to learn more about this new rye bread beer, stop by the GNFH Bar and ask a bartender or server on your day off and be sure to use your MeyersUSA discount!
Perched atop Agern’s scrumptious Sunchokes dessert is a bit of culinary science; it’s the honeycomb, hold the bees. While appearing to be a locally foraged product plucked from nature these golden hued morsels are actually crafted right in the kitchen. A mixture of caramel and glucose is carefully heated to 270 degrees F; then the magic happens. Baking soda is added and as it heats up carbon dioxide is released while the cooking sugar releases water vapor. With a little combustion and thermal decomposition the mixture expands resulting in the striking texture. Cooled on a sheet tray and broken into comfortable bites these treats are all ready to intrigue and delight guests.
Quote: Hal Borland By Brant Wall
‘No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.’ - Hal Borlan, American Author and Naturalist
THE HYGGE TIMES Hygge Times Pastry Poll Employee Pastry By Dominic Hoak Preferences This month The Hygge Times
Scandinavian Ingredient: Oland Wheat
By Brant Wall
is rolling out our very own poll; be the on the lookout for future pollsters working for The Hygge Times as we learn more about everyone’s preferences withEmployee Pastry in MeyersUSA. This month the Preferences poll is your FAVORITE MEYERS BAGERI PASTRY.
Oland (Øland, Öland) wheat, which translates to ‘Land of the Islands Wheat’, comes from Denmark and whose flour is the organic, whole wheat base used in many of our breads. MeyersUSA has brought the grain to North America and is currently cultivating the grain across New England.
Frøsnapper - 18 Tebirkes - 9
Frøsnapper - 18
Kanelsnurrer - 9
Tebirkes - 9
Spandauer Kanelsnurrer 9
3
Spandauer 3 Muffins/Cookies -
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Muffins/Cookies - 3
Apple Cream Cheese Danish - 2
Apple Cream Cheese Danish - 2
Hindbaersnitte 1 Hindbaersnitte 1 Rye Cu stard Cookie 1 Rye Cu stard Cookie -
1
Almond Croissant - 1
Almond Croissant - 1
April Events By Jenny Pura Date
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Running with Claus Kanelsnurrer Baking Kanelsnurrer Baking Rye Bread Baking Whole Grain Wheat Bread Baking Whole Grain Wheat Bread Baking
It’s Happening: Bikes By Brant Wall
Spring means warmer weather and more bike rides! In Scandinavia, Sweden and Denmark have begun preparations to launch a new international bike ferry between Copenhagen and Malmo, the first such international route designed explicitly for cyclists. Here at home in New York, the 40th Annual Five Boro Bike Tour and Bike Expo New York are open to the public and a great way to get involved in the community. More information can be found at www.bike.nyc/events.
April 2017 Edition
From Winter to Spring with Tama Matsuoka Wong, Agern’s Forager By Ashley Sinon
When discussing foraging, which is the act of searching out wild food resources from nature, with Tama it becomes clear it is a subject she is both knowledgable and passionate about. From a Harvard educated lawyer to a James Beard Award Nominee Tama speaks with zeal about the shift of focus back to nature. As humans we always farmed, gathered or hunted until recently and our forager believes people have grown tired of the artificial and wish to return to the uncultivated. Nature on a plate is her specialty which we at Agern are extremely grateful for. Agern’s ground elder and sea herbs are provided for the restaurant exclusively from Tama with new seasonal items to come from the upcoming spring harvest. So what makes foraging in spring special for Tama? It’s what she calls the March Light, which breaks through after a long, cold winter. Which is Tama’s favorite produce to forage in the spring? According to our forager extraordinaire she can’t choose a favorite! What she really enjoys the most is the first pick of the new season; a harvest which Agern fervently and hungrily awaits! Want to know more about Tama and what she does? Visit her website at meadowsandmore.com
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Hygge Times Editorial Board Claus Meyer Publisher, Chairman Donna Lee Executive V.P., Talent and Inclusion Angela Wang Executive V.P., Print Products Christina Heinze Johansson Executive Editor Brant Wall Managing Editor Jenny Pura Editorial Page Editor Ashley Sinon Journalist Dominic Hoak Journalist
Interested in joining the Hygge Times Editorial Committee? Join us for our meeting on Thursday, April 6th at 3:00 PM - Great Northern Food Hall. Email Donna at donna@meyersusa.com to put your name on the list!