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Time Out
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Brooklyn is now home to the only Sloppy Joe restaurant in NYC
Do you remember that one skit in 'Portlandia' where artisanal entrepreneurs Bryce Shivers and Lisa Eversman (played by Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein) encouraged that everything can be art if you just put a bird on it? Sam Saverance seems to speak the same language. But instead of birds, his mantra is that any food, if you really try, can be Sloppy Joe, uttering the phrase, 'You can slop anything.' And slop everything he has, as Saverance has opened New York's (and quite possibly, America's) first Sloppy Joe-themed restaurant. Saverance is the mind behind Farley's Sloppy Joe's (439 Marcus Garvey Blvd, Brooklyn), Bed-Stuy's home for everything Sloppy Joe-related. Making its debut in June, the tight, quick-service operation reads like the corner of a 1950s diner with black and white tiles that line the floor and the walls, a handful of red stools inside and tables and chairs outside for sitting and a small window that looks into where the 'magic' all happens. You can most commonly find Saverance living his best lunch lady life in the kitchen, spooning up his version of the sandwich on cafeteria trays. But of course, your most pressing question right now might just be a resounding, 'Why?' Simply put, Saverance was ready for another restaurant he could 'go nuts with.' You see, Saverance is already a well-known figure in the dining scene, who, alongside co-founder Liyuwork Ayalew, has been the driving force behind Bushwick's long-running Bunna Cafe, New York's first vegan Ethiopian restaurant. But as Bunna Cafe stands firmly in its authenticity, being carefully creative in certain parameters, Saverance was ready to go out of the box, using the nostalgic snack/meal as a jumping-off point. 'There's nothing sacred about it,' said Saverance of the sandwich. 'It's a goofy, not the most attractive sandwich. But it has a really great personality, because it hits. ' Tasked with improving on the joe, Saverance tapped his friend and fellow neighbor, chef Fred Hua of Ridgewood's Nhà Mình. After trying his first Sloppy Joe ever, Hua got to work, riffing on the original to try to push the sandwich forward. 'We have a mother sauce, and we apply it to all of our different Joe's,' said Saverance. 'There's a base of a mix of veggies—celery, carrot, onion and garlic—and a couple secret things in there to spice it up a little bit.' What resulted at Farley's is a Sloppy Joe menu, seven sammies deep. The Original Joe is just like you remember it, only better. Wrapped in paper in an attempt to keep you and your clothes scot-free, the orange-tinged sandwich is made heartier with its veggie-forward base, with an underlying hint of mustard and Worcestershire, served on a plush Big Marty's sesame seed roll. Variations on the OG continue with The Cajun Joe, made with a few good shakes of Slap Ya Mama! seasoning and cut up andouille sausages. There's even a meat-free Vegan Joe with Beyond Meat and tamari on a vegan roll. And if you come with a little one who is new to the 'slop' game, you can christen their taste buds with the Jr. Joe served on a slider. Following its company ethos, you can even slop your hot dog, just pick a sauce of your choosing. But Farley's takes this Joe on the road, with takes from around the world. There's the Mekong, a Southeast Asian mash-up with fish sauce, crab meat and coconut. The Cubano Joe tackles the iconic, layered sandwich, albeit in 'slop' form, mixing in ground pork and cubed ham, with Swiss cheese and dill pickles. Saverance maintains that, in a way, every culture has some form of food that 'slops' as customers have already suggested Filipino versions with spam or adobo and Polish alternatives that riff off of goulash. 'We can 'slop' any culture if you try,' said Saverance. 'That's what I love about this venture. To have fun with it, respectfully, but also have a sense of humor with it." And if after reading, you've started to feel just that bit of nostalgia for a Manwich, Farley's is hosting a grand opening party this Sunday, July 27, with a live DJ, new menu items and activities for the kids, so you can get your Sloppy Joe on.
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
2025 Remarkable Women Nominee: Claire Crone
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Sophia's Kitchen has been feeding thousands of mouths a month, but things haven't always been smooth sailing. Every Tuesday in March, WMBD is recognizing one of the station's Remarkable Women nominations viewers have sent in. This week, WMBD is diving into Claire Crone. Crone has had a roller coaster of challenges to overcome in her path to growing Sophia's Kitchen to enormous heights. 'My parents were both in retail, so I would sit at the dining room table and listen to them tell stories about working in retail. So I came to, you know, the understanding of who people really are.' Crone got her start at an animal rescue, where she learned more about herself, including the nurturing bones she carries in her body. After about 12 years working for the shelter, she turned to volunteering at the cafeteria of one of her children's schools. That would eventually tunr into a job for the cafeteria where she learned the importance of efficiency and a healthy environment. After her time at the school, she got a new job as the secretary for Sacred Heart Church, where she was tasked with taking over the reins for Sophia's Kitchen, growing it to insurmountable heights. 'We feed over (300) to 500 people a day, so making sure that nobody goes home hungry from Sophia's kitchen. So I'm just making sure that there's enough food and everybody is organized. And mostly that we're having fun while we're doing it,' she said. Sophia's Kitchen feeds about 7,000 people a month and relies heavily on people's generosity for things such as volunteers, sponsorships, and donations. While there have been close calls time and time again, worrying crone about where the next meal may come from, the job always gets done. 'There have been times that I didn't think we were going to make it. There are times that I thought we were going to have to close, but being able to, with the support of all the others that come and help me and support me, that's that's about the biggest impact is just being able to say that there's going to be a tomorrow for us.' One instance she refers to was one time the kitchen ran out of buns right when they make Sloppy Joe's and when the meal was about to be served the volunteers realized the error. But as luck would have it right before the situation turns dire donations seem to come in for them at the perfect moment. Aside from donations, though, Sophia's Kitchen would be irrelevant if it weren't for those struggling. 'It's hugely important to make that personal connection with our guests. For a lot of them, they don't have any other family. They don't have any other friends. This is a way that we bring humanity back to them and let them know that people in Peoria still care about them,' Crone said. While Crone says it's painful to see others struggling she is glad she can help make a difference in other people's lives. Crone also gives advice to those who are to ever question the strength and power they have in themselves. 'It's easy and trite to say, believe in yourself, but you've got this. There's a strength, there's a core in you.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
