New York Chefs Against Fracking

What do star chefs Mario Batali, Elizabeth Falkner, Chris Santos, Amanda Freitag and Michael Laiskonis have in common?  They all oppose the Cuomo administration's plan to permit the extreme gas drilling method known as hydrofracking ("fracking")  in New York State.

Chefs don't usually get political, but fracking threatens their livelihood.  Restaurants and tourism, a major part of the state's economy, depend on agriculture, clean air and clean water, all of which are threatened by fracking.

Chefs, restauranteurs and food-based business have teamed up to sponsor "A Taste of the Marcellus" at the Brooklyn Winery, 213 N 8th Street in Brooklyn, on July 26.

Promising delicious local food and drink and information about the risks fracking poses to food production in New York State, the event is a fundraiser for New Yorkers Against Fracking and Chefs for The Marcellus.

As a separate ticket, also a benefit, there's an Ommegang After-Party at Brooklyn Bowl, with live music and all the Ommegang beer you can drink.

Buy tickets to either event here.

The post from Huffpost.

The New Amsterdam Market, at Manhattan's South Street Seaport, will also be hosting a Taste of the Marcellus event, tomorrow, July 22.