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  • TitleGage & Tollner: Cocktails, Construction, and Culinary Conversation
  • Call NumberBCER_0017
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryPanel discussion with the partners and a former owner of Gage & Tollner as work continues towards the reopening of the legendary restaurant.Though designated as a historic landmark, the restaurant, a Brooklyn institution for over 125 years, was shuttered in 2004. Three talented restaurateurs: Sohui Kim (chef/partner), Ben Schneider (director of infrastructure/partner), and St. John Frizell (beverage drictor/partner), the teams behind Red Hook and Gowanus strongholds The Good Fork, Insa, and Fort Defiance, speak with former owner Peter Aschkenasy about the history, menu, beverage program, design, construction and future of the iconic venue.
  • Date2019-09-25
  • Formatmoving image
  • Physical Description1 moving image file (1 hr.) : digital, MP4, color
  • Genrepresentations (communicative events)
  • CreatorSohui Kim, Ben Schneider, St. John Frizell, Peter Aschkenasy
  • SubjectGage & Tollner (New York, N.Y.) ; Restaurants--New York (State)--New York ; Architecture--Conservation and restoration ; Interior architecture--New York (State)--New York ; Dinners and dining
  • CollectionBrooklyn Collection Event Recordings
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.