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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, May 15-21

Midtown East Food Fair
Thursday, May 15, 10:00-6:00
West 54th St. between Lexington and Third Aves., Manhattan
Free admission

Women in Food Media
Thursday, May 15, 6:30-???
The Korea Society, 350 Madison Ave. (at 45th St., 24th floor), Manhattan
www.KoreaSociety.org/arts-culture/item/1990-women-in-food-media
Tickets: general admission, $25; Korea Society members, $15

St. Demetrios Greek Festival
Thursday through Sunday, May 15-18, various hours
St. Demetrios Astoria School, 3011 30th Dr. (at 30th St.), Astoria, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1108069794683936&set=gm.1423944038972309&idorvanity=1423943945638985
Free admission

St. Nicholas Greek Festival
Thursday through Sunday, May 15-18, various hours
Greek Orthodox Shrine Church of St. Nicholas, 19610 Northern Blvd. (at 196th St.), Auburndale, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=989105060048546&set=pb.100068471832767.-2207520000
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/6224606751
Free admission

St. Athanasios Greek Festival
Thursday through Sunday, May 15-18, various hours
St. Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church, 51 Paramus Rd., Paramus, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1094266036063497&set=pb.100064403331240.-2207520000
Free admission

St. George Greek Festival
Thursday through Sunday, May 15-18, various hours
St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 1101 River Rd., Piscataway, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/NJBestGreekFest
Admission: $2

Friends of Firefighters Firehouse Chili Cook-Off
Friday, May 16, 6:00-9:00
199 Van Brunt St. (at Seabring St.), Red Hook, Brooklyn
www.GiveButter.com/meettheneed
General admission tickets: $50; proceeds benefit Friends of Firefighters

St. George Ukrainian Festival
Friday through Sunday, May 16-18, various hours
Outside St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church, East 7th St. between Second and Third Aves., Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/StGeorgesUkrainianFestivalNYC
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=george+ukrainian
Free admission

New York-area food events, May 8-15

Now weekly: Uptown Night Market
Thursday, May 8, 4:00-10:00; repeats through October
On the former Fairway parking lot, West 132nd St. at Twelfth Ave., Manhattan
www.Instagram.com/p/DI2a9UBv0Bv
Previously, nearby, "under the famous Harlem arches": www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/52013600345/lightbox
Free admission

Books and Bites: Care and Feeding with Laurie Woolever and Kat Kinsman
Thursday, May 8, 6:00-???
Platform at Pier 57, 25 Eleventh Ave. (at 15th St.), Manhattan
www.JamesBeard.org/events/books-and-bites--care-and-feeding-with-laurie-woolever-and-kat-kinsman
Tickets: $48.34, or $76.08 including a copy of the book

Asian American Women in Food: Chefs and Entrepreneurs
Thursday, May 8, 6:00-9:00
MOFAD, 55 Water St. (Dock-Main Sts.), Dumbo, Brooklyn
www.MOFAD.org/calendar/aanhpi-women-food-business
Tickets: $25

Viking Fest
Saturday, May 10, 10:00-5:00
Owl's Head Park, Colonial Ave. at 68th St., Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064802737811
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=viking+fest&view_all=1
Free admission

St. Eleftherios Greek Orthodox Church Festival
Saturday, May 10, 10:00-4:00
St. Eleftherios Greek Orthodox Church, 359 West 24th St. (Eighth-Ninth Aves.), Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/events/907759731365609
Free admission

Asia in a Bite
Saturday and Sunday, May 10-11, 11:00-7:00
Culture Lab LIC, 5-25 46th Ave. (at 5th St.), Long Island City, Queens
www.Eventbrite.com/e/asia-in-a-bite-food-fest-lic-may-10-11-2025-tickets-1280872677659
Free admission

New York-area food events, early May

Asian American Women in Food: Writing and Media
Thursday, May 1, 6:00-9:00
MOFAD, 55 Water St. (Dock-Main Sts.), Dumbo, Brooklyn
www.MOFAD.org/calendar/aanhpi-women-food-media
Tickets: $25

Bayonne Food Truck Fest
Saturday, May 3, noon-7:00
Ave. E between 22nd and 24th Sts., Bayonne, New Jersey
www.NJFoodTruckFest.com/bayonne
Free admission

Asian American and Pacific Islander Food & Music Festival
Saturday, May 3, 1:00-5:00
Stuyvesant Ave. between Morris and Axton Aves., Union, New Jersey
www.UnionTownship.com/1048/AAPI-Food-Music-Festival
Free admission

Taste of the District
Saturday, May 3, 1:00-4:00
Northeast Bronx YMCA, 1250 East 229th St. (near Schieffelin Pl.), Edenwald, Bronx
www.Instagram.com/p/DIhIbU-zarO
Free admission

Gjergj Kastrioti Skenderbeu Fair
Sunday, May 4, noon-6:00
Crescent Ave. at Arthur Ave., Belmont, Bronx
www.Instagram.com/GKSStreetFair
Free admission

New York-area food events, late April

Brisket King NYC
Wednesday, April 23, 6:00-9:00
Pig Beach BBQ Queens, 3537 36th St. (at 36th Ave.), Astoria, Queens
www.BrisketKing.com/brisket-king-nyc-tickets
Tickets: $59.78, or $91.70 for hour-earlier VIP admission; ages 21 and over only

Grand Central Food Festival
Thursday, April 24, 10:00-6:00
West 45th St. between Lexington and Third Aves., Manhattan
Free admission

Books and Bites: Kwéyòl / Creole
Thursday, April 24, 6:00-???
Platform at Pier 57, 25 Eleventh Ave. (at 15th St.), Manhattan
www.JamesBeard.org/events/books-and-bites-kweyol-creole-nina-compton-osayi-endolyn
Tickets: $48.34, or $89.47 including a copy of the book

Little Thailand Songkran Earth Day Celebration
Saturday, April 26, 10:00-5:00
Little Thailand Way, Woodside Ave. between 75th and 79th Sts., Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/watch/?v=1161325772102021
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=%22songkran+festival+on+woodside%22&view_all=
Free admission

New York City Burmese Community fundraiser
Saturday, April 26, 11:00-3:00 (although food might be available as early as 10:30, and many items sell out fast)
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=973886038287703&set=a.556988549977456
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=New+York+City+Burmese+Community&view_all=1
Free admission

New York-area food events, April 16-24

The Bronx Vegan Bazaar
Wednesday, April 16, 4:00-9:00; repeats monthly
The Andrew Freedman Home, 1125 Grand Concourse (McClellan-East 166th Sts.), Bronx
www.TheBronxVeganBazaar.com
Free admission

Indonesian bazaar at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, April 19, 11:00-4:00; repeats monthly, by and large
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/DIT5Df5OprI
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=indonesian%20james&view_all=1
Free admission

Whole Lotta Empanada Festival
Saturday, April 19, 11:00-7:00
20th Century Field, 60 Elizabeth St., Garfield, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/events/1110724210428149
Admission: $5; children under age 5, free

Take two: Season opener of the Queens Night Market
Saturday, April 19, 4:00-midnight (postponed from April 12); ticketed entry repeats April 26; free entry on Saturdays begins May 3 and continues through October
Near the New York Hall of Science, 4701 111th St. (inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Corona, Queens
www.QueensNightMarket.com
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=queens%20night%20market&view_all=1
Tickets: adults, $5.44 advance/$8 onsite, if available; children under age 12, free; a portion of ticket proceeds benefits charity