Beyond the Kale: Thai Chili, Cricket Flour and Other Bushwick Coop TEDx Treats

If you've ever shopped at the Bushwick Food Coop, you know that no trip to its tiny storefront at The Loom would be complete without at least one conversation about food

Beyond the Kale: Thai Chili, Cricket Flour and Other Bushwick Coop TEDx Treats
Food Coop Member and and Chef Leighton Edmonton serves red quinoa and Thai Chili, both meat-free and meatful.

If you’ve ever shopped at the Bushwick Food Coop, you know that no trip to its tiny storefront at The Loom would be complete without at least one conversation about food. Maybe you’ll get some advice about how to prepare Hakurei Turnips, or perhaps you’ll be presented with an argument for why you should avoid products that contain carageenan. Even cynical epicure Eddie Huang has had the Bushwick Food Coop klatsch experience, as evidenced in the latest episode of his Fresh Off the Boat series (it’s sort of delightful how into it he is). Call it oral tradition or call it foodieism; either way, after a few visits you’ll come to count on it.

The rest of this story is for members.

Enter your email to continue.

Advertise with Bushwick Daily

Reach all of New York.

Written in Bushwick, read across all five boroughs since 2009.

100,000+ readers a month 500,000+ on Instagram All five boroughs
Advertise with us →
Become a member of Bushwick Daily