You too could be eating all this food!

Tickets: $75. Here’s the link.
Note on tickets: There will be two seatings at 4pm and 7pm. If you've got young kids, hired a babysitter, or just like an early bird dinner, 4pm is for you! If you want to stay up later, the 7pm seating is ideal. Please select your preferred seating when you grab your tickets. There are 40 tickets per seating.

Time sure flies when you're making sambal! On August 1, 2013, Auria Abraham stepped foot into a commercial kitchen with two friends and 120 pounds of red Fresno peppers that became 40 cases of sambal, the complex and fiery Malaysian condiment. Auria's Malaysian Kitchen was born.

"We had no idea what we were doing," Auria says "We did not wear gloves and didn't think anything of the heat of the peppers. Our hands burned for days after!"

Call it culinary baptism by fire. That early misstep was actually the first step to starting a successful business. Ten years later, Auria's Malaysian Kitchen encompasses a growing collection of condiments and spice mixes. And that's a pretty good reason to party.

This afternoon and evening, we're returning to Auria's private backyard for a celebration of beer and Malaysian food that's 10 years in the making. We're going to eat spinach and chickpea fritters with mango sambal, beef rendang with butterfly pea coconut rice, and pandan coconut candy for dessert. (There will be a vegetarian option as well. Please let us know after purchasing a ticket.)

Drinks-wise, we'll have a broad selection of summer-friendly beers from Brooklyn's Interboro Spirits & Ales. Your host will be beer journalist and author Joshua M. Bernstein, who will be reaching deep into his beer cellar to serve some delicious deep cuts. (We'll also have cider and cocktails on hand too.)

Auria's husband, DJ Mush1—a trumpeter, reggae producer, and member of Top Shotta Band—will keep the good times going with a garage sound system pumping out the best ska and reggae this side of Kingston.