In my initial food event discovery phase, I often went online and read amazing reviews of events, only to be deeply saddened by the fact that the events had already passed and that I would have to wait a year (or sometimes, eternity) to ever be able to experience firsthand the food and the fun of these events. I imagine some of you out there who come across this blog are also in the same position - but do not fret! Here I will be keeping track of upcoming food events in and around NYC, primarily focusing on those that actually pique my interest. Hope to see (and eat with) you all there!
MAY 2012
Tues, May 1 - Luckyrice Festival
Tickets: On sale March 6
http://www.luckyrice.com/
Fri - Sat, May 18-19 - New Taste of the Upper West Side
Comfort Classics (Fri, May 18, 7 to 10 PM, Tickets: $95)
Best of the West (Sat, May 19, 7 to 9:30 PM, Tickets: General Admission - $125, VIP - $200)
Various locations in the UWS
http://newtasteuws.com
Sat, May 18 - Taste of Tribeca
11:30 AM - 3 PM
Duane Street (between Greenwich and Hudson)
Tickets: $40 (Early Bird, until 4/30); $45 (until 5/18); $50 (day of)
http://tasteoftribeca.com
Sat - Sun, May 19-20 - The Great Googa Mooga Festival
Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Tickets: Free! (Sign up beginning March 15 at noon); $249.50 per day for Extra Mooga
http://googamooga.com/
APRIL 2012
Mon, April 30 - Taste of the Nation NYC
7:30 - 9:30 PM
82 Mercer Street
Tickets: VIP Admission - $425 in advance/$450 at door; General Admission - $225 in advance/$250 at door
http://taste.strength.org/site/PageServer?pagename=TOTN_homepage
MARCH 2012
Mon, Mar 5 - Taste of Home Benefiting Housing Works
7 - 9 PM
126 Crosby Street
Tickets: VIP Admission - $250; General Admission - $100; Gilt City Deal - $75
http://www.housingworks.org/events/detail/taste-of-home-2012
Tues, Mar 20 - Macaron Day
All day
All around NYC, including Bosie Tea Parlor, Bouchon Bakery, Dominique Ansel Bakery, Epicerie Boulud, Francois Payard Bakery, La Maison Du Chocolat, Macaron Cafe, Macaron Parlour, and countless others
Tickets: Free
http://www.macarondaynyc.com/
Sat, Mar 25 - Four Seasons "Springtime Skinny Dip" Series
Tickets: $350
Mon, Mar 27 - "A Night with Little Wisco" Supper Club Series
7 PM
Haven's Kitchen, 109 West 17th Street
Tickets: $185 per seat
http://havenskitchen.com/supper-club/
NOVEMBER 2011
Mon, Nov 7 - 2011 New York Taste
275 Hudson St
Tickets: On sale late Summer
http://nymag.com/taste/tickets.html
OCTOBER 2011
SEPTEMBER 2011
Sat, Sep 24 - 2011 Vendy Awards
12:30 - 5 PM
Governor's Island
Tickets: $95
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1420912989
Sep ? - Dumpling Festival
Sara D. Roosevelt Park on E. Houston St
http://www.dumplingfestival.com/
Thurs - Sun, Sep 29 - Oct 2 - Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival
Throughout downtown NYC
Tickets: On sale June 2
http://www.nycwineandfoodfestival.com/2011/index.php
AUGUST 2011
JULY 2011
Sat, July 23 - Meatopia
5:30 - 9:30 PM
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5
Tickets: $85 - $195
http://meatopia.org/
Sat, July 10 - Cook Out NYC
12 - 5 PM
Governor's Island
Tickets: $25 - $55
http://cookoutnyc.com/
Tues, July 26 - Good Beer
6 - 9 PM
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Tickets: $40
http://www.ediblemanhattan.com/20110408/edible-brooklyn-edible-manhattans-good-beer/
JUNE 2011
Fri, June 3 - State of the Hamburger Lunch
12:30 - 2 PM
DB Bistro Moderne
Tickets: $110
http://app.e2ma.net/app2/campaigns/archived/12450/3b16b29576be3993138a3e3b0db743b9/
Tues, June 7 - Summer-long Crab Boil
Every Tuesday throughout the Summer
The Mermaid Inn & Mermaid Oyster Bar
Cost: $24 (for a bucket of Maryland Blue Crabs, cornbread, potatoes, and corn on the cob)
http://ny.eater.com/archives/2011/05/the_mermaid_inn_mermaid_oyster_bar.php
Thurs, June 9 - Fatty 'Cue After-Hours Barbecue Party
Every Thurs from 6/9 to 9/1, 11 PM - 2 AM
Fatty 'Cue
Tickets: $45
http://www.giltcity.com/newyork/fattyq
Thurs, June 9 - Tasting Table's 2011 Lobster Roll Rumble
7:30 - 10:30 PM
Center548
Tickets: $130 - $250
http://lobsterrumble.eventbrite.com/
Sat, June 11 - 2011 NYC Pizza Run
11 AM - (whenever you finish your 2.25 mile run and 3 slices of pizza)
Tompkins Sq Park
Tickets: $40
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1638433599
Sat & Sun, June 11-12 - Big Apple Barbecue Block Party
11 AM - 6 PM
Madison Square Park
http://www.bigapplebbq.org/
Mon, June 13 - A Taste of Home, 26th Annual Chefs' Tribute Event
7:30 - ?
Rockefeller Center
Tickets: $600 - $10,000
https://www.citymeals.org/eventsnews/chefs-tribute/tickets-tables
Wed, June 15 - Finger on the Pulse's Outdoor BBQ
7 - 10 PM
10 Hope St, Brooklyn
http://www.giltcity.com/newyork/fingeronpulse
Fri, June 17 - Midsommar at IKEA
Seating times vary per location
IKEA locations nationwide
Tickets: $9.99
http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/IKEA_Food/index.html
