WHAT: The Rendang Hang
WHEN: Saturday, October 19, 6 p.m.
WHERE: A secret backyard in Flatbush, Brooklyn
TICKETS: $75. They go on sale September 24 at 12 p.m. NOTE: We’re sold out. Send me an email here to be put on the waiting list. We might be able to squeeze you in.
We love tradition, and one of our favorite annual events is inviting New Yorkers into Auria Abraham’s private backyard for a celebration of music, Malaysian food, and the very best drinks in Brooklyn.
Auria is a native Malaysian and founder of Auria’s Malaysian Kitchen, bringing memorable Southeast Asian flavors to New York City. And she’s outdoing even her high standards this evening.
As you settle into seats in the secret backyard, you’ll start with street-food favorite rojak buah, a savory sweet spicy fruit-and-vegetable salad. Next, load your plate with ghee rice and Minangkabau-style beef rendang that’s slow-cooked in coconut milk. For vegetables, expect sayur lodeh, a traditional Malaysian vegetable stew with turmeric and lemongrass that’s perfect for a Fall evening.
And for a sweet conclusion we’ll serve sago gula melaka, which is pearl tapioca bathed in thick palm sugar and salted coconut milk. We won’t mind if you lick the bowl.
(There will be a vegetarian option as well. Please let us know after purchasing a ticket.)
Drinks-wise, you’ll enjoy unlimited canned cocktails from Halftone, one of Brooklyn’s very best distilleries. Brooklyn’s Strong Rope Brewery will bring a curated selection of its IPAs, stouts, pilsners, and other beers that are exclusively made with New York State malt and hops.
Bonus: Strong Rope will be canning many of these beers the morning of the event, for the freshest beer in all of New York City.
We’ll also have NA beverages to extend the night for all.
Auria’s husband, DJ Mush1—trumpeter, reggae producer, and leader 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.
Your host will be beer journalist and author Joshua M. Bernstein, who is flying back to New York City for the event. Oh, there will be plenty of beer and surprises.
Note: There are only 60 tickets available. So grab yours now.