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.

New York-area food events, September 16-23

Feast of San Gennaro
Thursday, September 16, through Sunday, September 26, generally 11:00-11:00
On and around Mulberry St., Little Italy, Manhattan
www.SanGennaroNYC.org
Free admission

St. Markella Greek Orthodox Church Street Festival
Thursday through Sunday, September 16-19, various evening and weekend 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 Cross Greek Cultural Festival
Friday through Sunday, September 17-19, various hours
Ridge Blvd. between 84th and 86th Sts., Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
www.QueenOfTheClick.com/2021/09/08/holy-cross-greek-festival-in-bay-ridge-9-17-9-19
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2012/09/holy-cross-greek-cultural-festival.html
Free admission

St. John the Theologian's Greek Festival, Tenafly
Friday through Sunday, September 17-19, various hours
Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Theologian, 353 East Clinton Ave., Tenafly, New Jersey
www.TasteOfGreeceFestival.com
Free admission

St. Paraskevi Greek Fest, Greenlawn
Friday through Sunday, September 17-19, various evening and weekend hours
Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Shrine Church, 1 Shrine Pl., Greenlawn, New York
www.Facebook.com/stparaskevi/photos/a.1433714510255019/2683036631989461
Free admission

Shan Traditional (Burmese) Foods Fundraising Fair
Saturday, September 18, 11:00-4:00
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=994462701389755&set=g.394535003928451
Free admission

New York-area food events, September 9-16

Uptown Night Market
Thursday, September 9, 4:00-???; repeats monthly through November
"Under the famous Harlem arches," Twelfth Ave. at West 135th St., Manhattan
www.UptownNightMarket.com
Free admission

Hoboken Italian Festival
Thursday through Sunday, September 9-12, various evening and weekend 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 9-12, various evening and weekend hours
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 721 Rahway Ave., Union, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/events/785592159016938
Admission: $2

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Festival
Thursday through Sunday, September 9-12, various evening and weekend hours
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 10 Mill Rd., New Rochelle, New York
www.Facebook.com/holytrinityNR/photos/a.1809535669362193/2885068928475523
Donation: adults, $2; children under age 12, free when accompanied by a parent

Chinatown Nights
Friday, September 10, 8:00-11:00; repeats periodically
Forsyth Plaza, Forsyth St. at Canal St., Manhattan
www.ThinkChinatown.org/nights
Free admission with online registration, where donations will be encouraged

Foda Egyptian Sandwiches: Falafel Mavens

Sautéed beef liver — deposited, with its pan juices, onto the absorbent inner surface of homemade fino (Fee-no) bread — is a specialty of Foda Egyptian Sandwiches. Read about this Astoria street cart and its hard-working namesake on Culinary Backstreets.

New York-area food events, August 26-September 2

Santa Rosalia Society Festival (a.k.a. the 18th Avenue Feast)
Concludes Thursday through Sunday, August 26-29, various evening and weekend hours
18th Ave. between 67th and 75th Sts., Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
www.QueenOfTheClick.com/2021/07/16/18th-avenue-feast-in-brooklyn-2
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2012/08/lucys-palace.html
Free admission

Indonesian Cuisine and Culture Festival
Saturday, August 28, 10:00-5:00
Outdoors at Greenpoint Terminal Market, 2 Noble St. (at the East River), Greenpoint, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/events/271124121141207
Previously, from the same organizers at another location: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2019/12/indonesian-gastronomy-association-bazaar.html
Free admission

Brooklyn 24th St. Festival
Saturday, August 28, noon-7:00
24th St. between Fourth and Fifth Aves., Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn
www.Eventbrite.com/e/brooklyn-24th-street-summer-cultural-festival-tickets-167192133171
Previously: www.BrooklynReporter.com/2017/08/tenth-annual-brooklyn-24th-street-festival-another-hit-in-sunset
Free admission

Festival Minokan: A Celebration of Haitian Culture
Saturday, August 28, 4:00-8:00
The Wyckoff House Museum, 5816 Clarendon Rd. (East 58th-59th Sts.), East Flatbush, Brooklyn
www.WyckoffMuseum.org/calendar/festival-minokan-a-celebration-of-haitian-culture-2
Free admission

Plus Polish Festival
Saturday and Sunday, August 28-29, 11:00-10:00
German Masonic Park, 89 Western Highway, Tappan, New York
www.PlusFestival.com
Admission: adults, $10; children under age 12, free

Japan Street Festival
Sunday, August 29, 10:00-6:00
Fourth Ave. between 9th and 10th Sts., Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/JapanFes
Free admission

Brighton Beach Jubilee Festival
Sunday, August 29, 10:00-6:00
Brighton Beach Ave. between Coney Island Ave. and Corbin Pl., Brighton Beach, Brooklyn
www.BrightonBeach.com/jubilee-festival.html
The festival chow may be humdrum, but many restaurants, bakeries, and markets are nearby; so are the boardwalk and beach
Free admission

Grenada Family Sports Day
Sunday, August 29, 1:00-??? (postponed from August 22)
Canarsie Park (enter on Skidmore St.), Canarsie, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/grenadaday/photos/a.232787547095591/1435071996867134
Also open to "guests who simply wish to purchase refreshments" and, perhaps, seek out a shade tree. Previously, at another event by the same organizers: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=grenada%20day&view_all=1
Free admission

Ongoing
Bronx Night Market, Saturday
Red Hook Food Vendors, Saturday and Sunday
Governors Island food carts and trucks, busiest Saturday and Sunday
Greenpoint Terminal Market, Saturday and Sunday
Grand Bazaar NYC, Sunday
Smorgasburg, various days and locations

On the radar
Trenton Pork Roll Festival, September 4; MAHAA Burmese fundraiser at St. James Episcopal Church, September 4; Festival de la Pupusa de New Jersey, September 5; Macedonian Food Festival, Totowa, September 10-12; Pig Island, September 11; Nansen Lodge Scandinavian Heritage Fair, September 11; Indonesian bazaar at St. James Episcopal Church, September 11; Ferragosto, September 12; Feast of San Gennaro, September 16-26; Holy Cross Greek Cultural Festival, September 17-19; Shan Traditional (Burmese) Foods Fundraising Fair, September 18; Slavonic Festival, Rahway, September 25

New York-area food events, August 19-26

Hey Stamford (Connecticut) Food Festival
Concludes Thursday through Sunday, August 19-22, 1:00-9:00
Mill River Park, 1050 Washington Blvd. (near West Park Pl.), Stamford, Connecticut
www.HeyStamfordFoodFest.com
Tickets: general admission, per day, $15

Santa Rosalia Society Festival (a.k.a. the 18th Avenue Feast)
Thursday through Sunday, August 19-29, various evening and weekend hours
18th Ave. between 67th and 75th Sts., Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
www.QueenOfTheClick.com/2021/07/16/18th-avenue-feast-in-brooklyn-2
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2012/08/lucys-palace.html
Free admission

Last evening till mid-September: Queens Night Market
Saturday, August 21, 6:00-midnight; weekly markets resume September 18
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
Free admission

Milford (Connecticut) Oyster Festival
Saturday, August 21, 10:00-6:00
Along both banks of the harbor, Milford, Connecticut
www.MilfordOysterFestival.org
Free admission

Ramsey (New Jersey) Food Truck & Music Festival
Saturday, August 21, 11:00-7:00
Parking lot and field of The Academy of St Paul, 187 Wyckoff Ave., Ramsey, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/events/195805779106343
Admission: adults, $5; children under age 5, free; proceeds benefit St. Paul Church

New Jersey African Restaurant Week Festival
Saturday and Sunday, August 21-22, noon-7:00
Outside the Bisrate Gebriel Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, 1046 South Orange Ave., Newark, New Jersey
www.Eventbrite.com/e/new-jersey-african-restaurant-week-festival-2021-tickets-157851464981
Tickets: $15 each day or $25 for the weekend

Grenada Family Sports Day
Sunday, August 22, 1:00-???
Canarsie Park (enter on Skidmore St.), Canarsie, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/grenadaday/photos/a.629795550728120/1414398625601138
Also open to "guests who simply wish to purchase refreshments" and, perhaps, seek out a shade tree. Previously, at another event by the same organizers: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=grenada%20day&view_all=1
Free admission

Ongoing
Queens Night Market, Saturday
Bronx Night Market, Saturday
Red Hook Food Vendors, Saturday and Sunday
Governors Island food carts and trucks, busiest Saturday and Sunday
Greenpoint Terminal Market, Saturday and Sunday
Grand Bazaar NYC, Sunday
Smorgasburg, various days and locations

On the radar
Indonesian bazaar at Greenpoint Terminal Market, August 28; Plus Polish Festival, Tappan, August 28-29; Japanese street fair, August 29; Trenton Pork Roll Festival, September 4; Festival de la Pupusa de New Jersey, September 5; Macedonian Food Festival, Totowa, September 10-12; Pig Island, September 11; Nansen Lodge Scandinavian Heritage Fair, September 11; Indonesian bazaar at St. James Episcopal Church, September 11; Ferragosto, September 12; Feast of San Gennaro, September 16-26; Shan Traditional (Burmese) Foods Fundraising Fair, September 18; Slavonic Festival, Rahway, September 25