Eating In Translation

New York-area food events, October 27-November 3

Día de Muertos tianguis (open-air market) at Rockefeller Center
Friday through Sunday, October 28-30, 11:00-10:00; Monday through Wednesday, 4:00-10:00
Rockefeller Plaza just west of the rink, Manhattan
www.RockefellerCenter.com/events/mexico-week-dia-de-muertos-at-rockefeller-center
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=muertos%20rockefeller
Free admission

St. Spyridon Greek Food Festival and Bazaar
Friday, October 28, noon-5:00; Saturday and Sunday, noon-6:00
St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church, 124 Wadsworth Ave. (179th-180th Sts.), Manhattan
www.HeightSites.com/event/greek-food-festival/2022-10-28
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2013/11/st-spyridon-greek-food-festival-and-bazaar.html
Free admission

Opening day: Winter Village in Bryant Park
Friday, October 28, noon-8:00; continues daily through January 2
Bryant Park, between 40th and 42nd Sts. and Fifth and Sixth Aves., Manhattan
www.BryantPark.org/shop-eat/category/holiday-shops
Free admission

Day of the Dead at St. Mark's
Friday through Sunday, October 28-30, noon-5:00
East yard, St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, 131 East 10th St. (at Second Ave.), Manhattan
www.ManoaMano.nyc/event-details/day-of-the-dead-dia-de-muertos-nyc-2022
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/49144164968/lightbox
Free admission; advance registration requested, donations gladly accepted

Cerasella: Italian Delights

"In Italy, 'we would call this a bar,' Caterina Pepe tells us. We're chatting inside Cerasella (pronounced 'Chair-ah-Sell-ah'), the small pasticceria e caffetteria she owns with her husband, Luca Schiano, not far from their home in Long Island City. In New York, of course, a bar is typically adults-only, and rarely known for its food. Using that name for Cerasella, Caterina adds, would lead New Yorkers astray — but happily so, once they found themselves in front of the pastry case." Shown here: an exquisite sfogliatella riccia made with Neapolitan semolina, Calabrian orange and Apulian buffalo ricotta, coupled with an espresso. Read more on Culinary Backstreets.

New York-area food events, October 20-27

Uptown Night Market
Thursday, October 20, 4:00-10:00; repeats monthly through November
"Under the famous Harlem arches," Twelfth Ave. at West 135th St., Manhattan
www.MascHospitalityGroup.com/uptownnightmarket
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/52013600345/lightbox
Free admission

Patio Party with Purpose
Thursday, October 20, 5:00-8:00
King David Tacos, 611 Bergen St. (Carlton-Vanderbilt Aves.), Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
www.Instagram.com/p/CisMKEduwC3
Tickets: $75; proceeds benefit the Lilith Fund, which "supports the right of all Texans to make their own reproductive choices, regardless of income"
Via Eater NY

Bowl of 'Zole: Pozole Festival
Thursday, October 20, 6:00-9:00
99 Scott Studios, 99 Scott Ave. (at Randolph St.), Bushwick, Brooklyn
www.BowlOfZole.com
Tickets: $65, or $100 for hour-earlier VIP entry; ages 21 and over only; "each chef will be donating ten quarts of pozole" to the event's community partner, City Harvest

Season finale: Harlem Bazaar
Friday, October 21, 3:00-9:00
On the plaza outside the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building, 163 West 125th St., Manhattan
www.MascHospitalityGroup.com/harlembazaar
Free admission

Pinoys of New York Pop-Up Market
Saturday, October 22, noon-7:00
Little Manila, Roosevelt Ave. between 69th and 70th Sts., Woodside, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=140023818774707&set=a.129467419830347
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&text=%22little%20manila%22
Free admission

New York-area food events, October 13-20

New York City Wine and Food Festival
Thursday through Sunday, October 13-16, various times
Various locations
www.NYCWFF.org
See website for details

Chinatown Nights
Friday, October 14, 8:00-11:00; repeats periodically
Forsyth Plaza, Forsyth St. at Canal St., Manhattan
www.Instagram.com/p/Cjj7uf1MTM6
Free admission; online RSVP requested

American Hungarian Foundation Artisan Market
Saturday, October 15, 10:00-2:00
Courtyard of the American Hungarian Foundation, 300 Somerset St., New Brunswick, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/AmericanHungarianFoundation/photos/a.179796998698135/5907194612624983
Free admission

Harlem Harvest Festival
Saturday, October 15, 11:00-4:00
A. Philip Randolph Sq. (St. Nicholas Ave. between 117th and 118th Sts.), Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/harlem-harvest-festival-2022-tickets-426193294617
Free admission; online registration requested

Philippines Fest Ube Festival
Saturday, October 15, 11:00-6:00
Inside Smorgasburg, Marsha P. Johnson State Park, 90 Kent Ave. (at North 8th St.), Williamsburg, Brooklyn
www.Instagram.com/p/CjicZP5rFo8
Free admission

St. Thomas the Apostle Slavonic Festival
Saturday, October 15 (dine-in available), 11:00-8:00; Sunday (takeout only), 11:00-2:00
St. Thomas the Apostle Byzantine Catholic Church, 1407 St. Georges Ave., Rahway, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/saintthomastheapostlebyz/photos/a.1717774318259663/5494681800568877
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2018/02/slavonic-festival.html
Free admission

Oyster Bay Oyster Fest
Saturday and Sunday, October 15-16, 11:00-6:00
In and near Theodore Roosevelt Park, Oyster Bay, New York
www.TheOysterFestival.org
Free admission

Raise Kind Humans: Taste of the Seaport
Saturday, October 15, noon-5:00
Check in at 12 Spruce St. (William-Nassau Sts.), Manhattan
www.TasteOfTheSeaport.org
Tasting tickets: five for $50 advance/$60 onsite; proceeds benefit PS 343, the Peck Slip School, and PS 397, the Spruce Street School

New York-area food events, October 6-13

CiderFeast NYC
Thursday, October 6, 6:00-9:00
99 Scott Studios, 99 Scott Ave. (at Randolph St.), Bushwick, Brooklyn
www.CiderFeastHQ.com/cider-feast-nyc
Tickets: $55, or $85 for hour-earlier VIP entry; ages 21 and over only

Italian Festival at The Mount
Friday through Monday, October 7-10, 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: adults, $5; children ages 10 and under, free

Autumn Treasure, Bake, and Book Sale
Saturday, October 8, 9:30-3:30; Sunday, noon-3:30
Church of the Resurrection, 8509 118th St. (85th-Hillside Aves.), Kew Gardens, Queens
www.Facebook.com/events/1292372238247491
Many more books than baked goods, and yet, previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/49115864112
Free admission

Kalamansi Festival
Saturday, October 8, 10:00-6:00
Fourth Ave. between 9th and 10th Sts., Manhattan, likely on one block of a larger street festival
www.Instagram.com/p/CidKgCcuN0a
Free admission

JapanFes: New York Noodle Contests
Each probably occupies one small part of a larger street festival
Saturday, October 8, 10:00-6:00
Fourth Ave. between 9th and 10th Sts., Manhattan
www.JapanFes.com/new-blog/2022/oct-new-york-ramen-conteset-manhattan
Sunday, October 9, 10:00-6:00
Broadway between 74th and 76th Sts., Manhattan
www.JapanFes.com/new-blog/2022/oct-new-york-ramen-conteset-manhattan-mtgty
Free admission to both

Panamanian Parade and Festival
Saturday, October 8, 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.PanamanianParade.org
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=Panamanian%20Independence&view_all=1
Free admission

NewYorkTlan
Saturday, October 8, 11:00-???
First Baptist Church of East Elmhurst, 10010 Astoria Blvd. (at 101st St.), East Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=401812438770078&set=pb.100068239756463.-2207520000
Free admission

New York-area food events, September 29-October 6

Weather update
Saturday's forecast is very windy and rainy. Check with the organizers before you venture out to any events.

Taste of the Upper West Side
Friday, September 30, and Saturday, October 1, 7:00-10:00
O'Shea Complex Schoolyard, Columbus Ave. at 77th St., Manhattan
www.TasteUWS.com
General admission tickets, per evening: $110; proceeds "help fund neighborhood projects through the Columbus Avenue Business Improvement District

Hudson Valley Garlic Festival
Saturday, October 1, 10:00-6:00; Sunday, 10:00-5:00
Cantine Field, Washington Ave. Extension, Saugerties, New York
www.HVGF.org
Admission, per day: adults, $10; children under age 12, free

Lumpia Fest
Saturday and Sunday, October 1-2, 11:00-7:00
Canal Street Market, 265 Canal St. (Broadway-Lafayette St.), Manhattan
www.Instagram.com/p/CjB1nLgrMeJ
Free admission

Indonesian bazaar at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, October 1, 11:00-5:00; repeats periodically
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/events/501907554708772
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=indonesian%20james&view_all=1
Free admission

Staten Island Egyptian Festival
Concludes Saturday and Sunday, October 1-2, 11:00-9:00
Archangel Michael and St. Mena Coptic Orthodox Church, 4095 Amboy Rd. (at Linderwood Rd.), Great Kills, Staten Island
www.Facebook.com/events/615174833497589
Previously: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=michael%20mena%20staten
Free admission

Postponed: Pinoys of New York Pop-Up Market
Saturday, October 1, noon-6:00
Little Manila, Roosevelt Ave. between 69th and 70th Sts., Woodside, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo?fbid=133386056105150&set=a.129467419830347
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=little%20manila
Free admission

New York-area food events, September 22-29

Feast of San Gennaro
Concludes Thursday through Sunday, September 22-25, generally 11:00-11:00
On and around Mulberry St., Little Italy, Manhattan
www.SanGennaroNYC.org
Free admission

Roseland Greek Festival
Friday through Sunday, September 23-25, various hours
Sts. Nicholas, Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 80 Laurel Ave., Roseland, New Jersey
www.RoselandGreekFest.com
Admission: $2

St. Nicholas Greek Festival
Friday through Sunday, September 23-25, various hours
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 467 Grandview Ave., Wyckoff, New Jersey
www.StNicholasNJ.org/greekfest
Free admission

Stamford Greek Festival
Friday through Sunday, September 23-25, various hours
Archangels Greek Orthodox Church, 1527 Bedford St., Stamford, Connecticut
www.StamfordGreekFest.com
Free admission

Greek Festival on the Harbor
Friday through Sunday, September 23-25, various hours
Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church, 100 Fairway Dr., Port Washington, New York
www.Facebook.com/GreekFestPW/photos/pb.100063488981352.-2207520000../4947103508729716
Free admission

NYC Hot Sauce Expo
Saturday and Sunday, September 24-25, 10:00-6:00
Meadowlands Exposition Center, 355 Plaza Dr., Secaucus, New Jersey
www.NYCHotSauceExpo.com
Tickets: adults, $10 advance/$15 onsite; children ages 10 and under accompanied by an adult, free

Indonesian street festival outside the Consulate General
Saturday, September 24, 11:00-5:00
East 68th St. between Fifth and Madison Aves., Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/ny-indonesian-festival-2022-tickets-410117852537
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=indonesia%2068&view_all=1
Free admission

New York-area food events, September 15-22

St. Markella Greek Orthodox Church Street Festival
Thursday through Sunday, September 15-18, various hours
Cathedral of St. Markella, 2268 26th St. (near 23rd Ave., Astoria, Queens
www.SaintMarkellaGOC.org/annual-festival
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2017/09/st-markella-greek-orthodox-church-street-festival.html
Free admission

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Festival
Thursday through Sunday, September 15-18, various hours
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 10 Mill Rd., New Rochelle, New York
www.HTFestival.org
Donation: adults, $2; children under age 12, free when accompanied by a parent

Feast of San Gennaro
Thursday, September 15, through Sunday, September 25, generally 11:00-11:00
On and around Mulberry St., Little Italy, Manhattan
www.SanGennaroNYC.org
Free admission

Harlem Bazaar
Friday, September 16, 3:00-9:00; repeats monthly through October
On the plaza outside the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building, 163 West 125th St., Manhattan
www.HarlemBazaar.com
Free admission

Holy Cross Greek Cultural Festival
Friday through Sunday, September 16-18, various hours
Ridge Blvd. between 84th and 86th Sts., Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
www.Instagram.com/p/CiDoHyDOdA4
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2012/09/holy-cross-greek-cultural-festival.html
Free admission

Varenyk House: Taste of a Ukrainian Childhood

The owner of Varenyk House, Stepan Rogulskyi, "lives with his wife, Natalya, and their two young daughters in Maspeth, the Queens neighborhood just north of Ridgewood. His first home, however, was the city of Truskavets, in western Ukraine; his two brothers, his parents and his paternal grandmother still live there, or nearby. Stepan, 33, has returned to Ukraine many times since he first came to the United States, in 2008, but his most recent visit, wife and daughters in tow, was during the summer of 2021.

"During the first weeks of the war, Stepan called Ukraine several times each day to check in on his extended family. Thankfully, he now feels able to call less frequently (though still more often than before the war). Maintaining reliable connections with his Eastern European suppliers, on the other hand, has become increasingly challenging, Stepan tells us: 'The situation changes every day.' " Read more on Culinary Backstreets.

New York-area food events, September 8-15

Uptown Night Market
Thursday, September 8, 4:00-10:00; repeats monthly through November
"Under the famous Harlem arches," Twelfth Ave. at West 135th St., Manhattan
www.UptownNightMarket.com
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/52013600345/lightbox
Free admission

Fresh Pond Road Italian Festival
Thursday through Sunday, September 8-11, various hours
Fresh Pond Rd. between Woodbine and Menahan Sts., Ridgewood, Queens
www.QNS.com/2022/09/fresh-pond-road-street-ridgewood
Free admission

Hoboken Italian Festival
Thursday through Sunday, September 8-11, various hours
Sinatra Promenade between 2nd St. and Sinatra Dr., Hoboken, New Jersey
www.HobokenItalianFestival.com
Free admission

St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church Festival
Thursday through Sunday, September 8-11, various hours
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 721 Rahway Ave., Union, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/events/1347003922439356
Admission: $2

Blauvelt Sons of Italy Italian Feast and Carnival
Thursday through Sunday, September 8-11, various hours
Masonic Park Fairgrounds, 89 Western Hwy., Tappan, New York
www.RocklandNews.com/italian-feast-carnival-sept-8th-11th
Admission: $5

Opening day: Broadway Bites
Thursday, September 8, 11:00-9:00; continues daily through October 14
Greeley Square, Broadway between 32nd and 33rd Sts., Manhattan
http://UrbanSpaceNYC.com/broadway-bites
Free admission

Chinatown Nights
Friday, September 9, 8:00-11:00, weather permitting; repeats periodically
Forsyth Plaza, Forsyth St. at Canal St., Manhattan
www.ThinkChinatown.org/nights
Free admission with online registration