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, July 29-August 5

Chinatown Nights
Friday, July 30, 8:00-11:00
Forsyth Plaza, Forsyth St. at Canal St., Manhattan
www.ThnikChinatown.org/nights
Free admission with online registration, where donations will be encouraged

Bayonne Coptic Festival
Friday, July 30, through Sunday, August 1, 11:00-11:00
St. Abanoub & St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church, 1325 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Bayonne, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/events/4281095941943307
Free admission

Sranan Dey (Suriname Day)
Sunday, August 1, noon-8:00
Roy Wilkins Park, Merrick Blvd. at Foch Blvd., St. Albans, Queens
www.Facebook.com/SrananDey
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2015/08/sranan-dei-suriname-day.html
Free admission

Peruvian Bicentennial Parade and Festival
Sunday, August 1, midmorning-???
The parade, scheduled to begin at 9:30 in Passaic, New Jersey, proceeds through Clifton to the Little Lima district of Paterson; the festival follows on Memorial Dr., several blocks to the east
www.Facebook.com/Peruvian.ParadeInc.7/photos/3488492661253638
Free admission

Giglio di Sant' Antonio Feast
Thursday through Sunday, August 5-8, various evening and weekend hours
Pleasant Ave. between East 114th and East 116th Sts., Manhattan
www.EastHarlemGiglio.org
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
Grand Bazaar NYC, Sunday
Smorgasburg, various days and locations

On the radar
Indonesian bazaar at St. James Episcopal Church, August 7; Ghana Fest NY, August 7; Gran Festival de Comida Boliviana, August 7; Uptown Night Market, August 12; Greek Jewish block party, August 15; Burmese street fair, August 15; Santa Rosalia Society Festival (a.k.a. the 18th Avenue Feast), August 19-29; Grenada Sports Day, August 22; Japanese street fair, August 29; Trenton Pork Roll Festival, September 4; West Indian Day Parade, September 6; Pig Island, September 11; Ferragosto, September 12

A Snacker’s Guide to Flushing

Flushing is home to countless restaurants — I couldn't begin to tell you how many I've visited — but for a resident who's running errands, often there's time for no more than a light bite or two. Although I don't live in Flushing myself, I've discovered that snacks are a great way to get a taste of the neighborhood while on the go. See a few of my many favorites on Culinary Backstreets — and tell me some favorites of your own!

Guelaguetza NYC

Tacos al pastor, with pineapple, and de carnitas, largely hidden beneath onion and cilantro, by a New Jersey visitor to this annual New York festival.

Guelaguetza NYC
Socrates Sculpture Park, 3201 Vernon Blvd. (at Broadway), Astoria, Queens
www.Facebook.com/events/262698332282852
(The 2021 festival was held on July 25)

New York-area food events, July 22-29

St. Irene Chrysovalantou Festival and Bazaar
Thursday through Sunday, July 22-25, 5:00-11:00
Vicinity of the Sacred Patriarchal and Stavropegial Orthodox Monastery of St. Irene Chrysovalantou, 3607 23rd Ave. (at 36th St.), Astoria, Queens
www.StIrene.org
Free admission

St. Ann's Italian Festival
Thursday through Monday, July 22-26, various hours
Vicinity of the Church of St. Ann, 704 Jefferson St., Hoboken, New Jersey
www.StAnnHoboken.com/feast
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2013/07/st-anns-italian-festival.html
Free admission

Thunderbird American Indian Powwow
Friday through Sunday, July 23-25, various evening and weekend hours
Queens County Farm Museum, 7350 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park
www.Eventbrite.com/e/42nd-annual-thunderbird-american-indian-powwow-tickets-160654204049
Admission: adults, $15 one day/$30 three days; children ages 2 to 12 and under, $8/$16

Guelaguetza NYC
Sunday, July 25, noon-5:00
Socrates Sculpture Park, 3201 Vernon Blvd. (at Broadway), Astoria, Queens
www.Facebook.com/events/262698332282852
"This festival celebrates the beauty and traditions of Oaxaca. ... Mexican folk art and food on sale!"
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
Grand Bazaar NYC, Sunday
Smorgasburg, various days and locations

On the radar
Bayonne Coptic Festival, July 30-August 1; Suriname Day, August 1; Giglio di Sant' Antonio Feast, East Harlem, August 5-8; Indonesian bazaar at St. James Episcopal Church, August 7; Ghana Fest NY, August 7; Gran Festival de Comida Boliviana, August 7; Uptown Night Market, August 12; Greek Jewish block party, August 15; Burmese street fair, August 15; Grenada Sports Day, August 22; Japanese street fair, August 29

Merguez & Frites

Thinner, crisper, and perhaps a tad tangier than Philly tomato pie: a square of olive-adorned Algerian-style pizza.

H/T Queens Qustodian and Food and Footprints

Merguez & Frites
4006 25th Ave. (Steinway-41st Sts.), Astoria, Queens
718-255-6253
www.RestaurantAstoria.com