Go Behind the Scenes at Our #BAreaders Summer Spritz Soirée
We love a good party as much as we love our #BAreaders. So we threw a Summer Spritz Soirée at the gorgeous Brooklyn Grange rooftop farm. Readers noshed on snacks from our August issue, took in the stunning views from the roof, and enjoyed drinks thanks to our friends at Chandon, who kept the bubbles flowing for three different spritzes. Click through for more photos from the evening.
Alex Lau at Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm1/19Setting the Scene
The breathtaking view from Brooklyn Grange's rooftop farm, our digs for the night.
Alex Lau at Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm2/19#BASpritz
Our readers used the #BAspritz hashtag to document the night on Instagram.
Alex Lau at Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm3/19Bring On the Bubbles
It's no secret: We love a good spritz. So of course we had tons of Chandon sparkling wine to go around.
Alex Lau at Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm4/19Summer and the Eating Is Easy
Guests enjoyed summery bites from our August issue all evening.
Alex Lau at Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm5/19It's Not a Party Without Ice Cream
Our friends at Morgenstern's Finest Ice Cream were on hand to scoop flavors such as green tea pistachio, Essie-inspired peach, and raspberry-red currant sorbet.
Alex Lau at Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm6/19Summer Means All the Tomatoes
Naturally, the Falafel-Spiced Tomatoes and Chickpeas on Flatbread from our August cover made an appearance.
Alex Lau at Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm7/19Just Another Summer Friday
Our idea of a solid summer Friday night: Taking in the view from a rooftop farm with good people, spritzes in hand.
Alex Lau at Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm8/19Meet Our Favorite Salad of Summer
We loved creative director Alex Grossman's Farmers' Market Quinoa Salad from our August issue so much, we brought it to the party. (There were no leftovers to be found.)
Alex Lau at Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm9/19That Quinoa Salad, Though
Seriously—it's that good.
Alex Lau at Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm10/19Drink to That
We got spritz-happy with three cocktails from our August issue: a Cassis Spritz, a Sbagliato, and a Cocchi Spritz.
Alex Lau at Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm11/19The Cassis Spritz
Crème de cassis, a blackcurrant liqueur, makes up the base of the Cassis Spritz with Chandon, club soda, and fresh blackberries.
Alex Lau at Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm12/19Scoops on Scoops
One of our personal favorite Morgenstern's ice cream flavors: Raw milk!
Alex Lau at Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm13/19The Sbagliato
In Italian, "sbagliato" means "mistake." A happy, delicious mistake.
Alex Lau at Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm14/19Pretty Much Made for Instagram
Gorgeous fields of kale, tomatoes, and towering sunflowers—no filter needed.
Alex Lau at Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm15/19We're not mad about this view.
Alex Lau at Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm16/19For his last day on the job, we sent deputy editor Scott DeSimon out with a bang. (We'll miss that guy!)
Alex Lau at Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm17/19The Requisite #BABrad Photo
Yep, that'd be our Test Kitchen manager Brad Leone on the left. (And yes, he has his own hashtag, #BABrad.)
Alex Lau at Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm18/19Associate photo editor Emily Eisen and designer Alaina Sullivan took a stroll through the tomatoes.
Alex Lau at Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm19/19We Couldn't Resist a Family Photo
Now that's a happy bunch of staffers.
