{"id":26931,"date":"2012-07-25T10:14:33","date_gmt":"2012-07-25T14:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nybg.org\/plant-talk\/?p=26931"},"modified":"2012-07-25T10:14:33","modified_gmt":"2012-07-25T14:14:33","slug":"this-week-at-nybg-family-dinners-with-mario-batalis-chefs-priceless-budding-masters-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2012\/07\/garden-programming\/this-week-at-nybg-family-dinners-with-mario-batalis-chefs-priceless-budding-masters-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week at NYBG: Family Dinners with Mario Batali&#8217;s Chefs, Priceless Budding Masters, and More!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IVO0078.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"26933\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2012\/07\/garden-programming\/this-week-at-nybg-family-dinners-with-mario-batalis-chefs-priceless-budding-masters-and-more\/attachment\/_ivo0078\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IVO0078.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"684,1029\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D2X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1341879331&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"_IVO0078\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IVO0078-199x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IVO0078-680x1024.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-26933\" title=\"_IVO0078\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IVO0078-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"179\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IVO0078-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IVO0078-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IVO0078.jpg 684w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/><\/a>First thing&#8217;s first: We have released new tickets for the final two <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/exhibitions\/2012\/monet\/evenings.php\">Monet Evenings<\/a><\/em>! If you&#8217;d like to wander around the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2012\/07\/gardens-and-collections\/monets-water-lilies-inspiration-meets-obsession\/\">water lily pools<\/a> and stroll down our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/monet\/\">recreation of Monet&#8217;s grand all\u00e9e<\/a>, cocktail in hand, while the sun sets behind the historic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/gardens\/conservatory\/\">Enid A. Haupt Conservatory<\/a>, then you need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/visit\/tickets.php\">snap up your tickets<\/a> before they sell out again!<\/p>\n<p>Next up, dinnertime in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/gardens\/family-garden\">Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden<\/a>! As part of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/exhibitions\/2012\/mario-batali\/index2.php\">Mario Batali\u2019s Kitchen Gardens<\/a>,&#8221; a robust and interactive space in the Family Garden filled with beds of vegetables and herbs used at Mario\u2019s restaurant kitchens, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mastercard.us\/priceless-cities\/newyork\/offer-details.html?id=910512\" target=\"_blank\">Family Dinners with Mario Batali&#8217;s Chefs<\/a> pairs the produce from these beds with chefs from Mario Batali&#8217;s restaurants. On Thursday, July 26 join Chef Frank Langello of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.babbonyc.com\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\">Babbo Ristorante<\/a> and Chef Cruz Goler of <a href=\"http:\/\/luparestaurant.com\/home.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Lupa Osteria Romana<\/a> for an unforgettable dinner. Want to know what&#8217;s on the menu? Annie Novak, Assistant Manager of the Family Garden shows you in the video below.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bYEdp_eI8CQ\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you can&#8217;t make this week&#8217;s dinner, don&#8217;t worry. There are two upcoming in August, so plan ahead! On August 2 Chef Alex Pilas of <a href=\"http:\/\/eatalyny.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eataly<\/a> and Chef Dan Drohan of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ottopizzeria.com\/home.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Otto Pizzeria and Enoteca<\/a> will be cooking in the Family Garden, and on August 12 Chef Mark Ladner of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.delposto.com\/home.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Del Posto<\/a> and Chef Dave Pasternack of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.esca-nyc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Esca<\/a> will be joining us to share their food and merriment.<strong><\/strong> Here are highlights from the dinner on July 15 which featured Chef Andy Nusser of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tarrylodge.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tarry Lodge<\/a> and Chef Anthony Sasso of <a href=\"http:\/\/casamononyc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Casa Mono<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uReH6bhiHlk\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/NYBGArtNature.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"26934\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2012\/07\/garden-programming\/this-week-at-nybg-family-dinners-with-mario-batalis-chefs-priceless-budding-masters-and-more\/attachment\/nybgartnature\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/NYBGArtNature.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"519,342\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NYBGArtNature\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/NYBGArtNature-300x197.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/NYBGArtNature.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-26934\" title=\"NYBGArtNature\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/NYBGArtNature-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/NYBGArtNature-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/NYBGArtNature.jpg 519w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Finally, there&#8217;s even more family fun on tap this week, as we present <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mastercard.us\/priceless-cities\/newyork\/offer-details.html?id=917669\" target=\"_blank\">Priceless Budding Masters: Imagining Monet: Art and Nature Workshop for Kids<\/a> on Saturday, July 28. This exclusive MasterCard<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> experience will give your kids the chance to discover their inner Monet during a hands-on art and nature workshop produced in collaboration with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.studioinaschool.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Studio in a School<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Your &#8220;Budding Master&#8221; will be guided through an entire afternoon of fun by a visiting instructor from Studio in a School and a NYBG Science Educator in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/gardens\/adventure-garden\/\">Everett Children&#8217;s Adventure Garden<\/a>. Kids will discover how Impressionist painters drew inspiration from nature; explore the Adventure Garden to observe nature like a scientist; and then create their very own nature-inspired masterpiece and so much more. Full details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mastercard.us\/priceless-cities\/newyork\/offer-details.html?id=917669\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More Monet Evenings tickets, Family Dinners with Mario Batali&#8217;s Chefs, and MasterCard exclusive Budding Master programs are all up for grabs!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":26933,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[17],"tags":[26,2563,1000,2568,4708,2694],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IVO0078.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/ph0lU-70n","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26931"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/122"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26931"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26931\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26945,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26931\/revisions\/26945"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}