Musings

Why Am I Marketing Baltic Rye Bread?

By John Melngailis

Because I believe, and I am not alone, that the critical issue facing us today is the health of our population.

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What One of Our Fans Has to Say

By John Melngailis on Apr 26, 2011

John received this email from Black Rooster Customer Nicole Pasternak, who works for a marketing and advertising company, who has fallen in love with our 100 percent sourdough rye: “I love your bread. I samp...

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Black Rooster in Stinky Brooklyn and Fairway Redhook

By John Melngailis on Apr 15, 2011

We’re excited to report that Stinky Brooklyn, the borough’s ne plus ultra cheese shop (at 261 Smith Street between Douglass and Degraw) is now featuring Black Rooster’s 100 percent sour dough rye. We can’t i...

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Black Rooster in Saveur

By John Melngailis on Apr 12, 2011

Check it out. We are in Saveur!

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We Love Red Rooster and Red Rooster Loves Us

By John Melngailis on Apr 08, 2011

We love Red Rooster, chef/entrepreneur Marcus Samuelsson’s cooler-than-cool, yummier-than-yummy American hotspot on 125th Street in Harlem.  We love this joint because the food is so damn good: who could res...

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First Post!

By John Melngailis on Jun 29, 2010

Hello Black Rooster Fans, Today we are launching our Black Rooster blog. My name is Michaele Weissman. I am the person who will be blogging. I landed this job because I am a food writer and because I sleep w...

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