Eating In Translation

New York-area food events, October 28-November 4

Season finales
Smorgasburg, Friday, October 29 (at the World Trade Center), Saturday (Jersey City and Williamsburg), Sunday (Prospect Park)
Bronx Night Market, Saturday, October 30
Queens Night Market, Saturday, October 30

Opening day: Winter Village in Bryant Park
Friday, October 29, noon-8:00; continues daily through January 2
Bryant Park, between 40th and 42nd Sts. and Fifth and Sixth Aves., Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/events/420364106357042
Free admission

Día de Muertos tianguis (open-air market) at Rockefeller Center
Friday through Sunday, October 29-31, 11:00-6:00
Most likely in the vicinity of Rockefeller Plaza and 49th St., Manhattan
www.RockefellerCenter.com/events/mexico-week-day-of-the-dead-at-rockefeller-center
Free admission

MAHAA Burmese fundraiser at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, October 30, 11:00 (although food might be sold as early as 10:30) till 4:00 (but many items sell out sooner)
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 84-07 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/mahaaspring2021/posts/244073054437574
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=mahaa&view_all=1
Free admission

Day of the Dead at St. Mark's
Saturday and Sunday, October 30-31, noon-6:00
East yard, St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, 131 East 10th St. (at Second Ave.), Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/day-of-the-dead-dia-de-muertos-nyc-tickets-193711976737
Advance registration required; free admission, $5 suggested donation

St. Lucia House Foundation Jounen Kwéyòl
Sunday, October 31, two sessions: 11:00-3:30, 4:30-9:00
St. Lucia House, 438 East 49th St. (Church-Snyder Aves.), East Flatbush, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/164131296972942/photos/a.1136601603059235/4966859370033420
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2014/10/st-lucia-jounen-kweyol.html
Admission, per session: $10

Calabazafest
Sunday, October 31, noon-4:00
Maria Hernandez Park, Knickerbocker Ave. at Suydam St., Bushwick, Brooklyn
www.Calabazafest.com
Like previous Calabazafests, this year's festival promises to be stronger on local color than on chow, but in pleasant weather street vendors also set up near the park, and many more good eats are nearby
Free admission

On the radar
Canstruction, November 4-15; Chili Bowl, November 6; Indonesian bazaar at the St. James Parish House, November 6; Bronx Harvest Festival, November 13; Norwegian Seamen's Church Christmas Fair, November 18-21; Danish Seamen's Church Christmas Fair, November 20-21; Momo Crawl, November 28

New York-area food events, October 21-28

Japan Street Festival
Saturday, October 23, 10:00-6:00
Sixth Ave. between 24th and 25th Sts., Manhattan (most likely one block of a much larger street festival)
www.Facebook.com/JapanFes
Free admission

Bowl of 'Zole: Pozole Festival
Saturday, October 23, 1:00-4:00
110 Kent Ave. (at North 8th St.), Williamsburg, Brooklyn
www.Eventbrite.com/e/bowl-of-zole-2021-tickets-126442544053
Tickets: $65, or $125 for hour-earlier VIP entry (Disclosure: I've been granted a press pass to this event); ages 21 and over only; "each chef will be donating ten quarts of pozole" to the event's community partner, City Harvest

Divya Jyoti Association Diwali Nagar, Motorcade, and Cultural Show
Saturday, October 23, afternoon through the evening
At and nearby the Arya Spiritual Center, 10420 133rd St. (Liberty Ave.-105th Ave.), Richmond Hill, Queens
www.DiwaliMotorcade.com/about
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2013/10/divya-jyoti-association-diwali-nagar.html
Liberty Ave., where the parade is scheduled for 3:00-7:00, is home to numerous West Indian restaurants, snack shops, and bakeries. All are welcome, too, at the Arya Spiritual Center, site of ceremonies before the parade and a "cultural extravaganza" afterward. But especially during the pre-parade hawan, sacrifices made into the fire as offerings to the Hindu goddess Lakshmi, bear in mind the spirit of the occasion

Manila Zoo Music Festival
Sunday, October 24, 11:00-10:00
Radial Park, 27-50 1st St., on the waterfront in Astoria, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/CUn9OQ_FGhm
Of the 60-plus vendors in the lineup, about half seem to offer Filipino food or drink
Suggested donation: $5

KAAGNY Korean Festival
Sunday, October 24, 11:00-5:00
Union Square Park, along 17th St. between Broadway and Park Ave. South, Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/TheKAAGNY
Previously, when the festival was accompanied by a parade: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2019/10/korean-festival.html
Free admission

Corn Dogs & Dumplings: A Snacker's Guide to Murray Hill's "Koreatown"

Just to the east of Flushing, the home of New York City's largest and fastest-changing Chinatown, is a sprawling neighborhood that boasts many of the city's most interesting Korean restaurants and food shops. I hesitate to call it a Koreatown. Compared with the few dense blocks of Manhattan's Koreatown, this part of Queens has a more open feel, with modest buildings, wider streets and more sunlight.

When I'm in Murray Hill, I always figure on lots of walking, and repeated snacking. For a few of my many favorite refueling stops, read more on Culinary Backstreets.

New York-area food events, October 14-21

Uptown Night Market
Thursday, October 14, 4:00-10:00; repeats November 11
"Under the famous Harlem arches," Twelfth Ave. at West 135th St., Manhattan
www.UptownNightMarket.com
Free admission

New York City Wine and Food Festival
Thursday through Sunday, October 14-17, various times
Various locations
www.NYCWFF.org
See website for details

American Hungarian Foundation Artisan Market, New Brunswick
Saturday, October 16, 10:00-2:00
American Hungarian Foundation, 300 Somerset St., New Brunswick, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/AmericanHungarianFoundation/photos/a.179796998698135/4789030034441452
Free admission

Norwalk Caribbean Street Festival
Saturday, October 16, 11:00-7:00
Isaac Square Park 21 Isaac St., Norwalk, Connecticut
www.Eventbrite.com/e/norwalk-caribbean-street-festival-tickets-170509167510
Tickets: $15; children ages 12 and under, $5

Taste of the Seaport
Saturday, October 16, noon-3:00
Pier 16 and 17, South Street Seaport, Manhattan
www.TasteOfTheSeaport.org
Tasting tickets: $50; proceeds benefit PS 343, the Peck Slip School, and PS 397, the Spruce Street School

Tikkun BBQ Community Cookout
Saturday, October 16, 11:30-10:30 (food 1:00-5:00, while it lasts)
On the 31st Ave. Open Street, 31st Ave. between 33rd and 35th Sts., Astoria, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/CU6JJT_MjFi/
Free admission

New York-area food events, October 7-14

Italian Festival at The Mount
Friday through Sunday, October 8-11, various hours
On the grounds of Mount Loretto, 6581 Hylan Blvd. (at Kenny Rd.), Staten Island
www.CC-SI.org/staten-island-feast-2
Admission: $5

Panamanian Parade and Festival
Saturday, October 9, 10:30-6:00
The parade proceeds down Franklin Ave. from Bergen St. to President St.; the festival is a block west on Classon Ave., Crown Heights, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/DICPNYInc /photos/a.437965236324245 /4230409880413076
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com /2013/10/panamanian-pre-independence-day-parade.html
Free admission

Queens Comes Back!
Saturday, October 9, noon-4:00
On the backlot of Kaufman Astoria Studios, 3412 36th St. (34th-35th Sts.), Astoria, Queens
www.QueensNY.org/calendar/qcb
Free admission

Nigerian Independence Day Carnival
Saturday, October 9, 1:00-5:00
East 47th St. between First and Second Aves., Manhattan
www.Instagram.com/p/CT0naQ4IQPZ
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2019/11/nigeria-independence-day-festival.html
Free admission

New York African Restaurant Week Festival
Saturday and Sunday, October 9-10, noon-7:00
Hillel Plaza, Flatbush Ave. at Nostrand Ave., Flatbush, Brooklyn
https://ARWfest-21.eventbrite.com?discount=Friends
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2019/10/new-york-african-restaurant-week-festival.html
Tickets: $9.75 in advance, $15 onsite

Indigenous Peoples Day New York City
Sunday, October 10, 11:00-9:00; Monday (note the different program), 7:00-2:00
20 Randall's Island Park, Randall's Island, Lenapehoking
www.IPDNYC.org
Free admission

Uptown Night Market
Thursday, October 14, 4:00-10:00; repeats November 11
"Under the famous Harlem arches," Twelfth Ave. at West 135th St., Manhattan
www.UptownNightMarket.com
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
Taste of the Seaport, October 16; NYC Hot Sauce Expo, October 16-17; Cherry Bombe Cooks & Books, October 16-17; Pizza on the Pier, October 17; Indonesian bazaar at Masjid al-Hikmah, October 17; Bowl of 'Zole Pozole Festival, October 23; Japan Street Festival, October 23; Project Barkada Filipino market, October 24; MAHAA Burmese fundraiser at St. James Episcopal Church, October 30; St. Lucia House Foundation Jounen Kwéyòl, October 31; Canstruction, November 4-15; Chili Bowl, November 6