Eating In Translation

New York-area food events, June 13-20

Live taping of Special Sauce podcast with Ed Levine and Danny Meyer
Thursday, June 13, 6:30-8:00
Rizzoli Bookstore, 1133 Broadway (25th-26th Sts.), Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/live-taping-of-special-sauce-podcast-with-ed-levine-and-danny-meyer-tickets-61694728594
Tickets: $37

Rediscovering Italian with Stacy Adimando and Katie Parla
Thursday, June 13, 6:30-8:30
Museum of Food and Drink, 62 Bayard St. (Lorimer-Leonard Sts.), Williamsburg, Brooklyn
www.MOFAD.org/events/2019/6/13/rediscovering-italian-with-stacy-adimando-and-katie-parla
Tickets: $30
One in a series presented by MOFAD

Ascension Church Greek Festival
Thursday through Sunday, June 13-16, various hours
Outside the Ascension Greek Orthodox Church, 101 Anderson Ave. (Henry-McKinley Sts.), Fairview, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/AscensionGreekOrthodoxChurch/posts/2277886575612009
Free admission

Coptic Egyptian Spring Festival
Friday, June 14, 4:00-10:00; Saturday, 10:00-10:00; Sunday, noon-6:00
St. Mary & St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church, 6254 60th Pl. (Metropolitan Ave.-Bleecker St.), Ridgewood, Queens
www.Facebook.com/events/457711448309183
Free admission

Pizza

Shown purely for the wordless message of the shop's most prominent sign; I can't say how the slices measure up, size-wise or otherwise.

Pizza
115 East Girard Ave. (at Shackamaxon St.), Philadelphia
www.Pizza Shackamaxon.com
Closed Monday

Kilimandjaro

The strip mall usually has plenty of parking, said our hostess and guide. Why, 90 minutes after sunset, did we need to circle around to a side street? The answer — it took us a moment — was that during the waning days of Ramadan, and within an easy walk of three mosques, this halal Senegalese restaurant was particularly popular for breaking the fast. On this evening, Kilimandjaro offered some typically lunch-only dishes at dinnertime, including my piquant chicken yassa — the onions are the best part — and (not shown) a buddy's lamb mafe. Also at the table: crispy fish, and more onions.

Kilimandjaro
4317 Chestnut St. (South 43rd-South 44th Sts.), Philadelphia
215-387-1970
www.Facebook.com/KilimandjaroRestaurant

Milk-bottle-shaped water tower

Above the former Harbison's Dairies (1895-1968)
2041-2055 Coral St. (Dreer-Abigail Sts.), Philadelphia
www.Phila.gov/media/20190401093015/2041-55-Coral-St-nomination.pdf

Hanoi Soup Shop

Good morning, Vietnam: pho ga, chicken noodle soup (and housemade pickled garlic).

Hanoi Soup Shop
115 St Marks Pl. (First Ave.-Ave. A), Manhattan
646-692-9130
www.HanoiSoupShop.com
Closed Sunday

Tea egg vendor

Main St. at Sanford Ave., Flushing, Queens

Brooklyn Suya

Miya, yaji, and ose, the three tubs of seasoning that sit on the countertop of this Nigerian grill joint, correspond to mild, medium, and spicy. We chose the third for our bowl of steak, shrimp, and chicken suya — and were glad for the tempering effects of cucumber, tomato, and onion.

Brooklyn Suya
717 Franklin Ave. (Park-Sterling Pls.), Crown Heights, Brooklyn
516-817-0873
www.Facebook.com/SuyaHotSpot
Closed Monday

New York-area food events, June 6-13

New Discoveries in Pizza History
Thursday, June 6, 7:00-???
92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (at 92nd St.), Manhattan
www.92Y.org/event/new-discoveries-in-pizza-history
Tickets: $35

Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral Festival
Concludes Thursday through Saturday, June 6-8, various hours
Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 64 Schermerhorn St. (Court St.-Boerum Pl.), Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/events/419164668867160
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2008/06/sts-constantine.html
Free admission

Westchester Magazine's Food Truck Festival
Friday, June 7, 6:00-9:00
Cross County Shopping Center, parking lot facing the Cross County Pkwy., Yonkers, New York
https://Fundraise.FeedingWestchester.org/event/food-truck-festival/e230064
Tickets: $50; ages 21 and over only; proceeds benefit Feeding Westchester
Part of Westchester Magazine's Wine and Food Festival

Eat. Cook. L.A.
Friday, June 7, 7:00-???
The Center for Fiction, 15 Lafayette Ave. (Ashland-Rockland Pls.), Fort Greene, Brooklyn
www.CenterForFiction.org/calendar/eat-cook-la-with-aleksandra-crapanzano-and-amanda-hesser
Tickets: $10

St. Nicholas and St. Marina Church Greek Festival
Friday through Sunday, June 7-9, noon-11:00
St. Nicholas and St. Marina Greek Orthodox Church, 1822 65th St. (18th-19th Aves.), Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
www.StNicholasMetohion.org
Free admission

Biscuit N' Brisket

From the breakfast sandwich menu, with egg, cheddar, and housemade sausage.

Via NYC BBQ

Biscuit N' Brisket
160 East 44th St. (Lexington-Third Aves.), Manhattan
www.Instagram.com/BiscuitNBrisket

Shúkos Somasdiez Guatemala

For the mixed shuco, a three-meat Guatemalan sandwich, the bun is flattened, toasted, and overloaded with steak, sausage, and chorizo, plus avocado and cabbage, then striped every which way with ketchup, mayo, and mustard. Good luck clamping it tight! Also shown: the national flag, which hangs from the large blue umbrella, and surviving signage from the cart's original owner. Some of the original over-rice menu items have been held over as well.

H/T Esneider Arevalo, Culinary Backstreets tour leader for Queens

Shúkos Somasdiez Guatemala
Cart parked on East 49th St. near the southwest corner with Third Ave., Manhattan
631-303-0299
www.Facebook.com/Sh%C3%BAkos-Somasdiez-Guatemala-1328334867305606
Monday through Saturday, lunch and early dinnertime