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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, September 22-29

Feast of San Gennaro
Concludes Thursday through Sunday, September 22-25, generally 11:00-11:00
On and around Mulberry St., Little Italy, Manhattan
www.SanGennaroNYC.org
Free admission

Roseland Greek Festival
Friday through Sunday, September 23-25, various hours
Sts. Nicholas, Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 80 Laurel Ave., Roseland, New Jersey
www.RoselandGreekFest.com
Admission: $2

St. Nicholas Greek Festival
Friday through Sunday, September 23-25, various hours
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 467 Grandview Ave., Wyckoff, New Jersey
www.StNicholasNJ.org/greekfest
Free admission

Stamford Greek Festival
Friday through Sunday, September 23-25, various hours
Archangels Greek Orthodox Church, 1527 Bedford St., Stamford, Connecticut
www.StamfordGreekFest.com
Free admission

Greek Festival on the Harbor
Friday through Sunday, September 23-25, various hours
Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church, 100 Fairway Dr., Port Washington, New York
www.Facebook.com/GreekFestPW/photos/pb.100063488981352.-2207520000../4947103508729716
Free admission

NYC Hot Sauce Expo
Saturday and Sunday, September 24-25, 10:00-6:00
Meadowlands Exposition Center, 355 Plaza Dr., Secaucus, New Jersey
www.NYCHotSauceExpo.com
Tickets: adults, $10 advance/$15 onsite; children ages 10 and under accompanied by an adult, free

Indonesian street festival outside the Consulate General
Saturday, September 24, 11:00-5:00
East 68th St. between Fifth and Madison Aves., Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/ny-indonesian-festival-2022-tickets-410117852537
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=indonesia%2068&view_all=1
Free admission

New York-area food events, September 15-22

St. Markella Greek Orthodox Church Street Festival
Thursday through Sunday, September 15-18, various hours
Cathedral of St. Markella, 2268 26th St. (near 23rd Ave., Astoria, Queens
www.SaintMarkellaGOC.org/annual-festival
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2017/09/st-markella-greek-orthodox-church-street-festival.html
Free admission

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Festival
Thursday through Sunday, September 15-18, various hours
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 10 Mill Rd., New Rochelle, New York
www.HTFestival.org
Donation: adults, $2; children under age 12, free when accompanied by a parent

Feast of San Gennaro
Thursday, September 15, through Sunday, September 25, generally 11:00-11:00
On and around Mulberry St., Little Italy, Manhattan
www.SanGennaroNYC.org
Free admission

Harlem Bazaar
Friday, September 16, 3:00-9:00; repeats monthly through October
On the plaza outside the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building, 163 West 125th St., Manhattan
www.HarlemBazaar.com
Free admission

Holy Cross Greek Cultural Festival
Friday through Sunday, September 16-18, various hours
Ridge Blvd. between 84th and 86th Sts., Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
www.Instagram.com/p/CiDoHyDOdA4
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2012/09/holy-cross-greek-cultural-festival.html
Free admission

Varenyk House: Taste of a Ukrainian Childhood

The owner of Varenyk House, Stepan Rogulskyi, "lives with his wife, Natalya, and their two young daughters in Maspeth, the Queens neighborhood just north of Ridgewood. His first home, however, was the city of Truskavets, in western Ukraine; his two brothers, his parents and his paternal grandmother still live there, or nearby. Stepan, 33, has returned to Ukraine many times since he first came to the United States, in 2008, but his most recent visit, wife and daughters in tow, was during the summer of 2021.

"During the first weeks of the war, Stepan called Ukraine several times each day to check in on his extended family. Thankfully, he now feels able to call less frequently (though still more often than before the war). Maintaining reliable connections with his Eastern European suppliers, on the other hand, has become increasingly challenging, Stepan tells us: 'The situation changes every day.' " Read more on Culinary Backstreets.

New York-area food events, September 8-15

Uptown Night Market
Thursday, September 8, 4:00-10:00; repeats monthly through November
"Under the famous Harlem arches," Twelfth Ave. at West 135th St., Manhattan
www.UptownNightMarket.com
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/52013600345/lightbox
Free admission

Fresh Pond Road Italian Festival
Thursday through Sunday, September 8-11, various hours
Fresh Pond Rd. between Woodbine and Menahan Sts., Ridgewood, Queens
www.QNS.com/2022/09/fresh-pond-road-street-ridgewood
Free admission

Hoboken Italian Festival
Thursday through Sunday, September 8-11, various hours
Sinatra Promenade between 2nd St. and Sinatra Dr., Hoboken, New Jersey
www.HobokenItalianFestival.com
Free admission

St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church Festival
Thursday through Sunday, September 8-11, various hours
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 721 Rahway Ave., Union, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/events/1347003922439356
Admission: $2

Blauvelt Sons of Italy Italian Feast and Carnival
Thursday through Sunday, September 8-11, various hours
Masonic Park Fairgrounds, 89 Western Hwy., Tappan, New York
www.RocklandNews.com/italian-feast-carnival-sept-8th-11th
Admission: $5

Opening day: Broadway Bites
Thursday, September 8, 11:00-9:00; continues daily through October 14
Greeley Square, Broadway between 32nd and 33rd Sts., Manhattan
http://UrbanSpaceNYC.com/broadway-bites
Free admission

Chinatown Nights
Friday, September 9, 8:00-11:00, weather permitting; repeats periodically
Forsyth Plaza, Forsyth St. at Canal St., Manhattan
www.ThinkChinatown.org/nights
Free admission with online registration

New York-area food events, September 1-8

St. Joseph Feast of Lodi
Friday through Monday, September 2-5, various hours
St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, 40 Spring St., Lodi, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/events/434262705251865
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/48747327512/
Free admission

Richmond County Fair
Saturday through Monday, September 3-5, noon-7:00
Historic Richmond Town, 441 Clarke Ave. (at St. Patrick's Pl.), Staten Island
www.HistoricRichmondTown.org/rcf-home
See website for ticket details

Brazilian Day Newark
Saturday and Sunday, September 3-4, noon-midnight
In (and perhaps around) the parking lot at 267 Ferry St. (at Niagara St.), Newark, New Jersey
www.BrazilianDay2022.com
Free admission

Guyana Folk Festival Family Fun Day
Sunday, September 4, 10:00-7:00
Old Boys High School athletic field, 736 Rutland Rd. (Troy-Schenectady Aves.), East Flatbush, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10159108594545770&set=a.468656105769
Prospects of good food are high, based on Grenadian and Trinidadian events at this location, but no specifics are available
Admission: adults, $15; seniors over age 65 and kids under age 12, free

Scandinavian Fest in Vasa Park
Sunday, September 4, 10:00-???
Vasa Park, 1 Wolfe Rd., Budd Lake, New Jersey
www.ScanFest.org
Admission: adults, $14; seniors, $13; children ages 12 and under, and all attendees wearing "authentic folk dress," free

Brazilian Day in New York
Sunday, September 4, 11:00-6:00 ("the traditional street fair will take place"; only musical performances are cancelled)
46th St. between Seventh and Madison Aves., and Sixth Ave. between 42nd and 56th Sts., Manhattan
www.BrazilianDay.com/en
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2018/09/brazilian-day-f.html
Free admission