Eating In Translation

What's Eating In Translation?

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.

Supporting the Street Vendor Project

I love street food, I appreciate and respect street food vendors, and I admire the Street Vendor Project. Through its continuing efforts — including the NYC Street Vendor Scavenger Hunt, for which I'm a team captain — the SVP champions the rights of street vendors as small businesses to earn a living and contribute to the culture and life of New York City.

I hope you'll join me with a donation to the SVP, for as little as you spend on your morning coffee, midday sandwich, evening stir-fry, or late-night snack. Thanks!

https://secure.givelively.org/donate/urban-justice-center/nyc-street-vendor-scavenger-hunt/dave-cook-1

New York-area food events, December 2021

Indonesian bazaar at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, December 4, 11:00-4:30; repeats monthly
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/events/1485681005137024
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=indonesian%20james&view_all=1
Free admission

Estonian Christmas Market
Saturday, December 4, 3:00-???
New York Estonian House, 243 East 34th St. (Second-Third Aves.), Manhattan
www.EstonianHouseNewYork.com/events
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2016/12/estonian-christmas-bazaar.html
Free admission

Eat Pie and Shop
Sunday, December 5, 11:00-4:00
P.S. 29, 425 Henry St. (Warren-Congress Sts.), Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/PS-29-Brooklyn-215637607188/photos/a.10152915450572189/10160151410582189
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2018/12/eat-pie-and-shop.html
Free admission; proceeds from tasting tickets (in past years, $5 per slice) benefit the school's PTA-funded arts and enrichment programs

Armenian Relief Society Christmas Boutique
Sunday, December 5, noon-2:00
St. Illuminator's Armenian Apostolic Cathedral, 221 East 27th St. (Second-Third Aves.), Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=637669073906148&set=a.112635899742804
Free admission

Sold out: Culinary benefit for humanitarian relief in Myanmar
Sunday, December 5, 3:00-7:00
Midtown Manhattan (exact address provided upon registration)
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10158808445148531&set=a.10151686873423531
Previously, by the same cooks: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=amayar&view_all=1
Sold out (as I mentioned), but another event is already planned; register for more details

Finnish Christmas Bazaar
Saturday, December 11, 11:00-3:00
St. John's Lutheran Church, 83 Christopher St. (Bleecker St.-Seventh Ave.), Manhattan
www.NewYorkinSuomiKoulu.com/?fbclid=IwAR2Vk6FRwZ9FuZn2ANKXi17lt388WokO2fA_pa00--Is6wmyxbwa3PEH_qE
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2019/12/finnish-christm.html
Free admission

St. Spyridon Philoptochos Christmas Bake Sale
Sunday, December 19, 11:30ish-???
Community hall of St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church, 124 Wadsworth Ave. (179th-180th Sts.), Manhattan
www.SaintSpyridon.net/announcements
Previously, during a different event at the church: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=spyridon&view_all=1
Free admission

Annunciation Philoptochos Christmas Bake Sale
Sunday, December 19, noon-3:00
The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 302 West 91st St. (West End Ave.-Riverside Dr.), Manhattan
"Our Ladies Philoptochos Society is offering an assortment of Greek sweets ... after divine services in front of the church on West End Avenue. ... All proceeds will go to support philanthropic works of Philoptochos."
Free admission

Ongoing
Union Square Holiday Market, daily, through December 24
Columbus Circle Holiday Market, daily, through December 24
Winter Village in Bryant Park, daily, through January 2
Grand Bazaar NYC, Sunday, year-round

New York-area food events, November 18-December 2

Opening day: Union Square Holiday Market
Thursday, November 18, 11:00-8:00; continues daily through December 24
Vicinity of 14th St. and Union Square West, Manhattan
www.UrbanSpaceNYC.com/use
Free admission

Norwegian Seamen's Church Christmas Fair
Friday and Saturday, November 19-20, noon-7:00; Sunday, noon-3:00
Norwegian Seamen's Church, 317 East 52nd St. (First-Second Aves.), Manhattan
www.SjomannsKirken.no/kirke/new-york/kalender/julemarked-christmas-fair
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2017/11/norwegian-seama.html
Free admission

Danish Seamen's Church Christmas Fair
Saturday and Sunday, November 20-21, 10:00-4:00
Danish Seamen's Church, 102 Willow St. (at Clark St.), Brooklyn Heights
www.DSKNY.58.kw01.net/page/632/christmas-fair-2021
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2017/11/danish-seamens.html
Free admission

Diwali Festival and Holiday Bazaar, Jersey City
Saturday, November 20, noon-10:00
Exchange Place, Jersey City
www.Eventbrite.com/e/surati-lights-of-diwali-holiday-bazaar-and-festival-tickets-200588354167
Free admission with online registration

Brooklyn Chili Takedown
Sunday, November 21, 1:00-3:00
The Bell House, 149 7th St. (Second-Third Aves.), Gowanus, Brooklyn
www.Eventbrite.com/e/brooklyn-chili-takedown-tickets-196103098647
Tickets: $30; ages 21 and over only

Momo Crawl
Sunday, November 28, 2:00-5:00
Pick up your momo map at Diversity Plaza, 37th Rd. at 74th St., Jackson Heights, Queens
www.Facebook.com/events/354168173107197
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=%22Momo%20Crawl%22&view_all=1
Each participant must carry a momo map — $5 for adults, free for kids — which entitles the holder to purchase $1 momos from 30 restaurants, cafes, snack shops, and mobile vendors

Opening day: Columbus Circle Holiday Market
Opens Monday, November 29, 11:00-8:00; continues daily through December 24
Vicinity of 59th St. and Central Park West, Manhattan
www.UrbanSpaceNYC.com/columbus-circle-holiday-market
Free admission

Ongoing
Grand Bazaar NYC, Sunday, year-round
Winter Village in Bryant Park, daily, through January 2

On the radar
Estonian Christmas Market, December 4; Eat Pie and Shop, December 5; Benefit for humanitarian relief in Myanmar, December 5; Finnish Christmas Bazaar, December 11

New York-area food events, November 11-18

Season finale: Uptown Night Market
Thursday, November 11, 4:00-???
"Under the famous Harlem arches," Twelfth Ave. at West 135th St., Manhattan
www.UptownNightMarket.com
Free admission

Pinoys of New York Fall Pop Up Market
Saturday, November 13, 11:00-5:00
Little Manila, Roosevelt Ave. between 69th and 70th Sts., Woodside, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/CWD7zDLFJup/
Free admission

Season finale: Hester Street Fair
Saturday, November 13, 11:00-6:00
Pier 17, 89 South St. at the East River, Manhattan
www.HesterStreetFair.com/events/classic-market-community-closeout
Free admission

Bronx Harvest Festival
Saturday, November 13, noon-8:00
Fordham Plaza, Fordham Rd. between Washington and Webster Aves., Bronx
www.Eventbrite.com/e/bronx-harvest-festival-tickets-187509785817
Free admission

Hoboken Pizza Fest
Saturday, November 13, 1:00-5:00
Various locations in Hoboken, New Jersey
www.Eventbrite.com/e/5th-annual-hoboken-pizza-fest-tickets-168832852607
Tickets: adults, $30; children age 8 and under, $12

New Jersey Vegan Food Festival
Saturday and Sunday, November 13-14, 11:00-5:00
Meadowlands Exposition Center, 355 Plaza Dr., Secaucus, New Jersey
www.Eventbrite.com/e/new-jersey-vegan-food-festival-presented-by-the-vegan-local-tickets-164189446053
See website for ticket details

Indonesian bazaar at the Elmhurst Memorial League
Sunday, November 14, 10:00-5:00
Elmhurst Memorial League, 8824 43rd Ave. (near Whitney Ave.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/iga.bazaar/photos/a.664549857408677/1177345452795779
Previously from this organizer, at various locations: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=indonesian%20gastronomy%20association&view_all=1
Free admission

Kickoff event: NYC Street Vendor Scavenger Hunt
Sunday, November 14, noon-???
Corona Plaza, Roosevelt Ave. at National St., Corona, Queens
https://secure.givelively.org/donate/urban-justice-center/nyc-street-vendor-scavenger-hunt
"Go on a citywide adventure to complete fun challenges and win prizes ... meet the street vendors who make our city unique, try new foods" and support "NYC's only street vendor organization"
See the website for registration details

Canstruction
Continues through Monday, November 15, 10:00-8:00 (Sunday, noon-6:00)
Brookfield Place, 230 Vesey St. (at North End Ave.), Manhattan
www.BfPlNY.com/canstruction
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/albums/72157711715248542
Free admission; donations of canned food welcome; all cans in the exhibit, too, will be donated to City Harvest

Opening day: Union Square Holiday Market
Thursday, November 18, 11:00-8:00; continues daily through December 24
Vicinity of 14th St. and Union Square West, Manhattan
www.UrbanSpaceNYC.com/union-square-holiday-market
Free admission

Ongoing
Grand Bazaar NYC, Sunday, year-round
Winter Village in Bryant Park, daily, through January 2

On the radar
Norwegian Seamen's Church Christmas Fair, November 19-21; Danish Seamen's Church Christmas Fair, November 20-21; Momo Crawl, November 28; Estonian Christmas Market, December 4; Benefit for humanitarian relief in Myanmar, December 5; Finnish Christmas Bazaar, December 11

New York-area food events, November 4-11

Canstruction
Opens Thursday, November 4; continues 10:00-8:00 (Sundays, noon-6:00) through November 15
Brookfield Place, 230 Vesey St. (at North End Ave.), Manhattan
www.BfPlNY.com /canstruction
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos /eatingintranslation /albums /72157711715248542
Free admission; donations of canned food welcome; all cans in the exhibit, too, will be donated to City Harvest

Indonesian bazaar at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, November 6, 11:00-4:00; repeats monthly
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/events/1683131695213989
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=indonesian%20james&view_all=1
Free admission

Chili Bowl
Saturday, November 6, noon-2:30
Auditorium of Good Shepherd School, 620 Isham St. (Cooper St.-Seaman Ave.), Manhattan
www.NYCChiliBowl.com
Tickets: adults, $10; children under age 10, $5; proceeds benefit the Good Shepherd food pantry

Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Apostolic Church Bazaar (takeout only), Ridgefield, New Jersey
Saturday, November 6, 1:00-7:00; Sunday, 12:30-4:00
Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Apostolic Church, 461 Bergen Blvd., Ridgefield, New Jersey
www.StsVartanantzChurch.com/2021/10/welcomes-you-to-our-2021-to-go-food-festival-2
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2013/11/sts-vartanantz-armenian-apostolic-church-bazaar.html
Free admission

Ongoing
Grand Bazaar NYC, Sunday, year-round
Winter Village in Bryant Park, daily, through January 2

On the radar
Bronx Harvest Festival, November 13; Indonesian bazaar at the Elmhurst Memorial League, November 14; Norwegian Seamen's Church Christmas Fair, November 18-21; Danish Seamen's Church Christmas Fair, November 20-21; Momo Crawl, November 28; Estonian Christmas Market, December 4; Finnish Christmas Bazaar, December 11