Eating In Translation

New York-area food events, March 30-April 6

Season openers: Smorgasburg
Friday, March 31: WTC/Oculus Plaza, Fulton St. at Church St., Manhattan, 11:00-7:00
Saturday, April 1: Marsha P. Johnson State Park, 90 Kent Ave. (at North 7th St.), Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 11:00-6:00
Sunday, April 2: Breeze Hill, East Dr. at Lincoln Rd., Prospect Park, Brooklyn, 11:00-6:00
www.Smorgasburg.com
Free admission

JapanFes
Saturday, April 1, 10:00-6:00; repeats periodically, at various locations, through October
Broadway between 115th and 116th Sts., Manhattan (very likely just one block of a longer street festival)
www.JapanFes.com/new-blog/2022/new-york-japanfes-25lp2
Free admission

Indonesian bazaar at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, April 1, 11:00-5:00; repeats monthly
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/IndonesiaFoodBazaar
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=indonesian%20james&view_all=1
Free admission

Tastes of Franklin
Saturday, April 1, 2:00-6:00 (postponed from March 25)
Various locations in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
www.Instagram.com/p/CqIjauXOTVk
Tickets: four tastes, $35; twelve tastes, $100; proceeds benefit Seeds in the Middle

Hungarian Artisan Market
Saturday, April 1, 10:00-2:00
American Hungarian Foundation, 300 Somerset St., New Brunswick, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/AmericanHungarianFoundation/photos/a.1979413272069823/6404999806177792
Free admission

Jersey City Night Market
Saturday, April 1, 3:00-9:00; repeats periodically through October
Outside City Hall, 179 Montgomery St. (at Marin Blvd.), Jersey City
www.Eventbrite.com/e/jersey-city-night-market-tickets-518291813767
Free admission

Our Lady of Czestochowa-St. Casimir Palm Sunday Bake Sale
Sunday, April 2, "after all masses"
Our Lady of Czestochowa-St. Casimir, 183 25th St. (Third-Fourth Aves.; take walkway to the lower rectory hall, in back), Greenwood, Brooklyn
www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/52779934028/lightbox
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2020/04/babka-cake-and-pierogi-sale.html
Free admission

New York-area food events, March 23-30

Hoboken Mac & Cheese Festival
Saturday, March 25, 1:00-5:00, rain or shine
Various locations in Hoboken, New Jersey
www.Eventbrite.com/e/4th-annual-hoboken-mac-cheese-festival-tickets-524528688427
Tickets: adults, $35; kids, $12

Season opener: JapanFes
Sunday, March 26, 10:00-6:00; repeats periodically
Astor Pl. between Broadway and Lafayette St., Manhattan
www.JapanFes.com/new-blog/2022/new-york-japanfes
Free admission

Phagwah Parade and Celebration
Sunday, March 26, noon-late afternoon
Parade proceeds west along Liberty Ave. from 133rd St. to 124th St., then north to the festival site at Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park (also known as Smokey Oval Park), Richmond Hill, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10220898612601142&set=g.198816453919976
Don't wear your best clothes: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2020/04/phagwah-celebration-in-richmond-hill.html
Free admission

Pulp: A Practical Guide to Cooking with Fruit
Tuesday, March 28, 6:00-8:00
Archestratus Foods, 160 Huron St. (near Manhattan Ave.), Greenpoint, Brooklyn
www.Instagram.com/p/CqA82DQuFkk
Free admission

Recipes for the (R)Evolution: Food as Ritual, Culture and Performance
Wednesday, March 29, 7:00-8:30
Ace Hotel Brooklyn, 252 Schermerhorn St. (Bond-Nevins Sts.), Boerum Hill, Brooklyn
www.MOFAD.org/calendar/03292023/radicalevolution
Tickets: $40; advance purchase required

New York-area food events, March 16-23

MAHAA Burmese fundraiser at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, March 18, 11:00-3:30
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=509985151318621&set=a.481787474138389
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=mahaa
Free admission; proceeds benefit the Myanmar American Humanitarian Aid Association

Indonesian bazaar at the Elmhurst Memorial League
Sunday, March 19, 11:00-5:00; repeats periodically
Elmhurst Memorial League, 8824 43rd Ave. (near Whitney Ave.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=536065655302885&set=a.511062054469912
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=indonesian%20gastronomy%20association&view_all=1
Free admission

Main Street Pops Artisan Market
Sunday, March 19, 11:00-4:00; repeats monthly
Under the 14th St. Viaduct, Hoboken, New Jersey
www.Instagram.com/p/CpqYBjWPUdE
Free admission
Via The Hoboken Girl

El Mercado de Jackson Heights
Sunday, March 19, noon-4:30
Community Methodist Church, 8110 35th Ave., Jackson Heights, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/Co3RLdoun5i
Free admission

Masa, Mole, and Mezcal: Balancing Mexican Culinary Traditions with Innovation
Thursday, March 21, 7:00-8:30
Maker's Studio at Chelsea Market, 75 Ninth Ave. (15th-16th Sts.), Manhattan
www.MOFAD.org/calendar/03212023/masamolemezcal
Tickets: $45

Pera Ždera: Burgers (and more) by way of the Balkans

Excellent fries cradle a Karađorđeva (Kah-rah-JEOR-Jeh-vah), a schnitzel-like pork cutlet rolled around kaymak, breaded, deep-fried, and ultimately topped, improbably but compellingly, with tartar sauce. Read about the Serbian specialties served at Pera Ždera (aka Peter Eater) in Glendale, Queens, on Culinary Backstreets.