Dance Africa Bazaar
Saturday, May 29, 12:00-10:00; Sunday and Monday, noon-8:00
Near Lafayette Ave. and Ashland Pl., Fort Greene, Brooklyn
www.BAM.org
I've only attended the autumn edition of the bazaar, but I'll bet the food vendors will be familiar.
Free admission
Greenpoint Avenue Festival
Saturday, May 29, 11:00-8:00
Greenpoint Ave. between 44th and 48th streets, Sunnyside, Queens
Even if it's a run-of-the-mill street fair, there's all sorts of interesting chow nearby.
Free admission
Asian-American Heritage Celebration
Saturday, May 29, noon-6:00
Kensico Dam Plaza, Bronx River Parkway, Valhalla, New York (walking distance from the town's Metro-North station
Music and dance from China, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Burma; reputation has it that the food is just as good.
Free admission
Loisaida Festival
Sunday, May 30, 11:30-6:30
Avenue C between 6th and 13th streets
www.LoisaidaInc.org
"Loisaida" is Spanglish for "Lower East Side," and small but lively festival boasts a hip-swaying lineup of Latino musicians (beginning at 2:00) and, very likely, an impromptu jam session near Casa Adela, just south of the fair proper.
Free admission
Passport to Taiwan
Sunday, May 30, 12:00-5:00
Union Square Park South, 17th St. at Broadway
www.P2Tw.org
Arts and crafts, live performances, special exhibitions, and a variety of foods you might find in Taipei's street markets.
Free admission
Haitian Day Parade and Festival
Sunday, May 30, 11:00-8:00
Festival on Nostrand Ave. between Foster Ave. and Farragut Rd., Flatbush, Brooklyn; parade proceeds south from Linden Blvd. on Nostrand Ave.
www.HaitianParade.com
Peanut butter and piklis, anyone?
Free admission
Bolivian Mother's Day
Sunday, May 30, 11:00-???
107-09 34th Ave., Corona, Queens
www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/4576570481
A flyer seen in Woodside, Queens (and linked above) is my sole source of information; it promises "platos tipicos" including saltenas, rellenos, lechon, and fricase, a spicy pork soup.
Admission charge not specified, but likely
Santacruzan Street Fair
Sunday, May 30, 10:00-8:00
Street fair on 2nd St. between Erie St. and Marin Blvd., Jersey City
www.CatholicActionOfMary.com
This major Filipino celebration honors the Virgin Mary, and during mass, from 2:30-4:00, the live stage performances will be suspended. How they'll handle the grill and fry stations, or even what food is on offer, I don't know.
Free admission
Pig Roast and Street Fair
Monday, May 31, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Parish parking lot of Our Lady of Refuge Roman Catholic Church, 2020 Foster Ave. (at Ocean Ave.), Ditmas Park, Brooklyn
Free admission
Memorial Day Parade Annual BBQ
Monday, May 31, 9:30-6:30
71st Ave. between Cooper and Myrtle avenues, Glendale, Queens
Via About Queens
Parked!
Monday, May 31, noon-7:00
BKLYN Yard, 388-400 Carroll St. (at Bond St.), Gowanus, Brooklyn
www.BklynYard.com
Mobile vendors include Pizzamoto (pictured), Steve’s Key Lime Pie, Cravings NYC, Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream, the Dessert Truck, more. Lines will be long; arrive early.
Free admission
Mitsuwa Gourmet Food Fair
Begins Thursday, June 3, 9:30-9:00
Mitsuwa Marketplace, 595 River Rd., Edgewater, New Jersey (accessible by shuttle bus from Port Authority)
www.MitsuwaNJ.com
Freshly prepared specialty foods "from Hokkaido in the north to Kyushu in the south" will include ox tongue shio ramen, takoyaki, roasted sweet potato, and apple pie ( ?! ).
Free admission
Ongoing: You'll find Brooklyn Flea and its many food vendors on Saturdays at the schoolyard on Lafayette St. near Vanderbilt, and on Sundays at the former Williamsburgh Savings Bank. The new Hester Street Fair sets up shop every Saturday and Sunday on the Lower East Side. The Red Hook Food Vendors work their wonders by the ball fields every Saturday and Sunday, midmorning till late afternoon. You can also find New York Greenmarkets at various locations around the city; a small New York lineup of Community Markets includes many more locations north of town.
Classes: See the schedules of the Astor Center, The Brooklyn Kitchen, the Institute of Culinary Education, the International Culinary Center, Murray's Cheese, and the Whole Foods Bowery Culinary Center.
Walking tours: Tag along with Big Onion, the Institute of Culinary Education, NoshWalks, NYC Discovery Walking Tours, and "Wildman" Steve Brill.
Coming soon: Food 2.0, June 4; Omnivore Food Festival, June 4-5; Gourmet Latino Festival, June 4-12; Crawfish Fest, Augusta, New Jersey, June 4-6; New York Mississippi Picnic, June 5; Tastes from the Meatpacking District Through Chelsea, June 5; Lebanese Food Festival, June 4-6; Hungarian Festival, New Brunswick, New Jersey, June 5; Japan Day, June 6; Indonesian Food Bazaar, June 6; Festival de los Andes, Jersey City, June 6; Cuban Parade of New Jersey, North Bergen to Union City, June 6; Philippine Independence Day Festival, June 6; Albanian Festival, Valhalla, New York, June 6; Taste of Long Island City, June 8; Southern Foodways Alliance Potlikker Film Fest, June 11; Jell-O Mold Competition entry deadline, June 11; Big Apple Barbecue Block Party, June 12-13; Great American Food and Music Fest, June 13; Burmese Food Fair, June 13
