Every one of our docs have been accompanied by a photographer, not only shooting portraits of the subjects and the process but to also capture the behind the scenes. This time around we brought on Mindy Best for the Mast Brothers. She’s been a long time contributor to The Scout helping with shoots in our retail and dining sections. Unfortunately we couldn’t include all her photos here, we do however have more on flickr. Enjoy.

Take a trip back in time to your grandparent’s youth at Brooklyn Farmacy and Soda Fountain. The ice cream shop couldn’t have opened at a better time. At the height of record breaking heat, Carroll Gardens was treated to a much needed reprieve from the scorching temperatures with ice cream and cold beverages. From sundaes to egg creams it will bring back childhood memories, even if it is from another era. Have a look inside the renovated pharmacy and see how details of the space have been meticulously restored.

Chef Rene Redzepi believes in two essentials when it comes to Nordic cuisine – time and place. It’s the basis for his cooking and what has brought the world’s attention to Noma, his restaurant in Copenhagen. Time, being what the earth yields during a particular season and place, being the region in which the food is served. The fundamentals are no different than what many restaurants preach today, local and seasonal. However, it’s Redzepi’s interpretation on the ideas that is so unique. Root vegetables are served in a terra cotta pot with soil made of malt and hazelnut flour. Flora found in a nearby forest is used generously throughout his dishes. Quail eggs? How about puffin eggs instead? He even works with Danish food historians in his research to develop new dishes. Looking to and reinterpreting the past to develop new flavors.

On a recent Saturday night, The Supper Room – a brand-new NYC dinner club – held its inaugural event in a Williamsburg loft. The sold-out event served a crowd of more than 50 guests an elegant five-course tasting menu that included salt-cured duck, seared sea scallops with a pea shoot and fennel salad, Berkshire pork belly with sautéed ramps, and chocolate-spice rubbed steak with a smoky potato puree. Diners finished off the night with a rich Catalan version of crème brulee and red velvet cake balls provided by Sweet Jewels NYC. It wasn’t just about the food, though – guests enjoyed live music courtesy of Brazilian guitarist and singer Veronica Nunes while also admiring a photo exhibit by Daniel P. Eiras. Best of all, the event was for charity – all of the proceeds were donated to Doctors Without Borders.

Having a picnic in Central Park takes on a very different meaning if you’re hanging out with “Wildman” Steve Brill, the infamous naturalist who’s been leading foraging tours in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania for 28 years. You don’t need to bring any food with you to eat an abundance of seasonal, local produce. In fact, there’s a plethora of edible plants and roots all over the park right in the middle of Manhattan – if you only know what you’re looking for. More photos after the jump.

Sam Mason’s departure from Tailor over the summer hasn’t dampened his mood. The former WD-50 pastry chef is looking ahead with his new television series premiering next week on IFC. Part cooking show, part music performance, Dinner With The Band invites the viewers into Mason’s Brooklyn loft as he cooks for his guests while chatting about music, food and life. Guests include Yacht, Les Savy Fav, Final Fantasy, Kid Sister, Flosstradamus, Men, and Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings. Dinner With The Band premieres next Tuesday night on IFC at 11pm.