Serious Eats: New York
NYC Food Events For the Weekend and Beyond
Roast Pig on Bond Street. Photograph by thenoodleater
Korean Harvest Festival
Saturday and Sunday, September 20 and 21, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Join thousands of New Yorkers to celebrate traditional Korean culture with authentic entertainment, crafts, activitiesl, and of course- food. Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
The Last Supper Film.Art.Music.Food Festival
Saturday, September 20th, 6 p.m to 2 a.m.
What started as a small harvest dinner has now grown into a large multimedia event, featuring music, movies, and art at 3rd Ward in Brooklyn. But what we're most intersted in is the 13 course "meal" being made by various New York "food artists". It is $15 at the door or $10 plus 3 cans of food, and all proceeds benefit the Food Bank. The dinner is at the beginning of the night, so make sure to get there early if you're interested. 125 Morgan (nr. Stagg), Brooklyn; event website
First Annual Apple (Anything but Pie) Cooking Contest
Saturday, September 20th, 5 p.m.
The Brooklyn Kitchen hosts their first ever apple (anything but pie) cooking contest. Come and sample the entries for free, or enter your own creation (the $10 entry fee goes to benefit the Greenpoint Reform Church.) Plus, this weekend is their annual sidewalk sale- so there will be a bunch of stuff available for 50% off. 616 Lorimer Street, Brooklyn; event website and contest details
Street Fairs
Saturday, September 20th
7th Avenue from 47th between 57th; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Bleecker Street from 7th to 8th Avenue; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Woodside Avenue from 63rd Street to Roosevelt Avenue, Queens; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday, September 21st
Christopher from 7th Avenue to Christopher Street; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
8th Avenue from 42nd to 57th; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Il Buco Block Party and Pig Roast
Monday, September 22nd, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
It's the return of the Il Buco block party to celebrate the autumn equinox. Chef Ignacio Mattos will slow roast a whole pig, and $20 will get you a big plate of pork. If you can't make it before 6 p.m. they will be serving pig dishes that night in the restaurant. 47 Bond Street, East Village; event website
A Taste of Red Hook
Wednesday, September 24th, 6 to 9 p.m.
Sample food from a whole mess of Red Hook restaurants, including Alma, Defonte's, The Good Fork, and more. Plus the return of Fernando Martinez of the Red Hook soccer fields, with his famous huaraches. Tickets are $100 in advance, $125 at the door. 34 Van Dyke Street, Brooklyn; event website