NYC Food Events For the Weekend (and Beyond)

Posted by Carey Jones, December 3, 2009 at 4:15 PM

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Paint the Town Green
Thursday, December 3, 2009, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Sponsored by Slow Foods New York, this fundraiser will benefit the Abib Newborn Garden, a new farm in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Cocktails from bartenders at Clover Club, PDT and Death and Co.. $75 and up, with 100% of payment going to the farm. 53 Wyckoff Street, Brooklyn; event website

Uncork New York
Sunday, December 6, 2009, 2:00 p.m.
City Winery will host a tasting of more than 35 wineries from Long Island, Hudson River, and the Finger Lakes, alongside food from several restaurants (Jimmy's No. 43, Cool Fish) and nibbles from Beth's Farm Kitchen, McCadam Cheese, Red Jacket Orchards, and more . $45 admission. City Winery, 155 Varick; 212-608-0555; event website

Jonathan Safran Foer and Frank Bruni
Monday, December 7, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
The novelist and author of Eating Animals will debate Frank Bruni, former NYT food critic, on the matter of eating animals. Reception and book signing to follow. JCC Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Avenue; 646-505-5708; event website

Global Kitchen: The Silk Road Through Spices
Tuesday, December 8, 6:30 p.m.
As part of the American Museum of Natural History's series on global cuisine, Nirmala Narine, author of Nirmala's Kitchen, will talk about the role of spices throughout history. Tastings, sniffings, and reception included. $20 admission. American Museum of Natural History, 77th Street and Central Park West; 212-769-5200; event website

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