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This website began as a collection of field notes on interesting food I'd tried, or planned to try, in and around New York. Since its launch, in January 2005, I've visited thousands of venues, from white-linen restaurants to elbows-on-the-table eateries, as well as street vendors, fairs, festivals, grocers, and greenmarkets — and my "to eat" list is longer than ever.

New York-area food events, December 1-7

German Christmas Market of New Jersey
Friday and Saturday, December 1-2, 10:00-9:00; Sunday, 10:00-5:00
Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta, New Jersey
www.GermanChristmasMarketNJ.com
Tickets: adults and teens, $10; seniors ages 65 and over, $7; kids ages 12 and under, and veterans, free; "profits are donated to local Sussex County charities"

From Hideaways to Palaces: An Exhibition on Dim Sum Restaurants
Saturday, December 2, l0:00-5:00; Sunday, 10:00-1:00
Welcome to Chinatown, 115 Bowery (Grand-Hester Sts.), Manhattan
www.WelcomeToChinatown.com/events/exhibit-from-hideaways-to-palaces
Free admission
Via Eater NY

Trinity Lutheran Church Christmas Fair
Saturday, December 2, 10:00-4:00
3118 37th St. (31st Ave.-Broadway), Astoria, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10161224740507372&set=pcb.10161224740657372
Free admission

Our Lady of Lebanon Christmas Bake Sale
Saturday and Sunday, December 2 and 3, 10:00-5:00
Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Cathedral, 113 Remsen St. (Henry-Clinton Sts.), Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=734261858739486&set=pb.100064670353302.-2207520000
Free admission

Edible Island
Saturday, December 2, 11:00-4:00
Staten Island Museum, 1000 Richmond Terr. (Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, Building A), Livingston, Staten Island
www.StatenIslandMuseum.org/event/edibleisland23
Free admission; donations welcome
Part of the Holiday Hop at Snug Harbor

Wallabout Wonderland Holiday Market
Saturday and Sunday, December 2-3, noon-5:00
Brooklyn Navy Yard building 293, Gee Ave., Brooklyn
www.Eventbrite.com/e/brooklyn-navy-yards-sixth-annual-wallabout-wonderland-holiday-market-tickets-741054663447
Free admission

Estonian Christmas Market
Saturday, December 2, 2:00-6:00
New York Estonian House, 243 East 34th St. (Second-Third Aves.), Manhattan
www.EstonianHouseNewYork.com/events
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=estonian
Free admission

New York-area food events, November 16-30

Norwegian Seamen's Church Christmas Fair
Friday and Saturday, November 17-18, noon-6:00; Sunday, noon-4:00
Norwegian Seamen's Church, 317 East 52nd St. (First-Second Aves.), Manhattan
www.SjomannsKirken.no/kirke/new-york/kalender/julemarked
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2017/11/norwegian-seama.html
Free admission

Danish Seamen's Church Christmas Fair
Saturday and Sunday, November 18-19, 10:00-4:00
Danish Seamen's Church, 102 Willow St. (at Clark St.), Brooklyn Heights
https://landing.churchdesk.com/da/b/133850/danish-christmas-fair
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2017/11/danish-seamens.html, though it seems no smørrebrød will be served this year
Free admission

Native American Fall Festival
Saturday and Sunday, November 18-19, 10:00-4:00
Garvies Point Museum and Preserve, 50 Barry Dr., Glen Cove, New York
www.GarviesPointMuseum.com/imgs/festival/fall-festival-2023.pdf
Admission: adults, $10; children ages 5 to 12 and seniors age 60 and over, $5

New York-area food events, November 9-16

International Food Vendor Expo
Thursday, November 9, 6:00-9:00
New York Hall of Science, 4701 111th St. (inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Corona, Queens
https://Expo.QueensTogether.org
Tickets: adults, $100; children ages 12 and under, when accompanied by a parent or guardian; proceeds "help combat hunger through the Queens Together Thanksgiving food relief program"

Canstruction
Concludes Thursday through Sunday, November 9-13, 10:00-8:00
Brookfield Place, 230 Vesey St. (at North End Ave.), Manhattan
www.BfPlNY.com/canstruction
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&text=canstruction&view_all=1
Free admission; donations of canned food welcome; all cans in the exhibit, too, will be donated to City Harvest

St. Anthony's International Festival
Friday and Saturday, November 10-11, 11:00-dinnertime, and perhaps a little later
St. Anthony's Orthodox Church, 385 Ivy Lane, Bergenfield, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/StAnthonyFestival
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2015/11/st-anthonys-orthodox-church-international-festival.html
Free admission

Opening day: Gingerbread NYC
Thursday, November 10, 10:00-9:00; continues during museum hours through January 15
Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave. (at 103rd St.), Manhattan
www.MCNY.org/exhibition/gingerbread-nyc-great-borough-bake-0
General admission (to the museum as a whole): $20; reduced for seniors, students, and children

St. Spyridon Greek Food Festival and Bazaar
Friday through Sunday, November 10-12, noon-6:00ish
St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church, 124 Wadsworth Ave. (179th-180th Sts.), Manhattan
www.SaintSpyridon.net/assets/images/flyers/Food%20Festival%202023.png
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2013/11/st-spyridon-greek-food-festival-and-bazaar.html
Free admission

New York-area food events, November 2-9

Canstruction
Opens Thursday, November 2, 10:00-8:00; continues through November 13
Brookfield Place, 230 Vesey St. (at North End Ave.), Manhattan
www.BfPlNY.com/canstruction
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&text=canstruction&view_all=1
Free admission; donations of canned food welcome; all cans in the exhibit, too, will be donated to City Harvest

Bethel United Methodist Church Cranberry Festival
Saturday, November 4, 8:00-3:00
Bethel United Methodist Church, 7033 Amboy Rd., Tottenville, Staten Island
www.BethelUMCSI.com/cranberry-festival.html
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/EatingInTranslation/19641676976/in/photolist-vFurje-vFurhk-vVEJg3/lightbox
Free admission

East River Kiwanis Club Pancake Breakfast
Saturday, November 4, 9:00-noon
Trinity Lutheran Church, 3118 37th St., Astoria, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=726662372831213&set=a.474160524748067
Tickets: adults, $10; kids under age 10, $5

Loyal Lodge Sons of Norway Scandinavian Bazaar
Saturday, November 4, 10:00-4:00
St. James Lutheran Church parish hall, 230 Second Ave. (at Woodlawn Ave.), St. James, New York
www.LoyalLodge.org/bazaar
Free admission

Indonesian bazaar at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, November 4, 11:00-5:00; repeats monthly, by and large
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/IndonesiaFoodBazaar
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=indonesian%20james&view_all=1
Free admission

Kasbah Café: Algerian Rhapsody

Through confections like makroud and savory plats du jour like chekhchoukha (don't confuse it with shakshouka!), Amina and Halim Fekraoui offer a taste of Algerian cooking at Kasbah Café, in Sunnyside, Queens. Read more on Culinary Backstreets.