NYC Wine & Food Festival 2012 Recap

Last week was the fifth anniversary of Food Network’s New York City Wine & Food Festival, which hosted 130 events over the course of four days of nonstop eating and drinking last week. Here’s the highlights of the four main events I’ve attended.

Blue Moon Burger Bash hosted by Rachel Ray

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StarChefs ICC 2012 and StarChefs/PromPeru’s Dinner at Raymi

Chef Hooni Kim of Danji and his dish Yook Hwe

This year’s StarChefs ICC 2012 was a short one for me personally, as I was only able to attend to the first day of this fun food symposium. That said, I still learned quite a bit from the several hours watching prominent [...]

Just Food: Let Us Eat Local 2012

Scenes at Let Us Eat Local: Centerpiece of local vegetables and flowers, Executive Director of Just Food Jacquie Berger, Gramercy Tavern’s Executive Chef Michael Anthony, and Microgreens passed around for sampling

Last night was the 5th Annual Just Food’s Let Us Eat Local benefit tasting at the Altman Building. There were 42 [...]

Le Fooding 2012: Campfire Sessions #02 at Williamsburg Brooklyn Flea

At Le Fooding’s entrance and the lengthy line

For its fourth year, upstart French culinary group Le Fooding* used Brooklyn as its muse for their five-day long dinners and brunches, taking along the young modern chefs of the United Kingdom and France to cook.

Of their numerous events, I’ve attended their Campfire [...]

The Joy of Sake Preview Party at Blue Ribbon Sushi Izakaya

The Joy of Sake’s Preview Party on Blue Ribbon Sushi Izakaya’s terrace

Last night I attended Joy of Sake‘s preview party at Blue Ribbon Sushi Izakaya. At this party, a selection of 40 gold and silver award-winning sakes from the 2011 U.S. National Sake Appraisal were served.

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Upcoming Events for the Rest of June

I admit, I’m a bit behind posting food events for the month of June since it tends to be the slower time of the summer months (in my personal opinion). Here’s two notable events that I think is worthwhile:

Chelsea Music Festival Website: http://www.chelseamusicfestival.org/ Dates: June 15th to June 23rd, 2012 Check their website for [...]

Recap: The Great Googa Mooga 2012

In case you haven’t read around the Internet by now, The Great Googa Mooga occurred this weekend.

Admittedly, I didn’t stay long enough on the first day (Saturday, May 19th). I was there for an hour or so and had a not-so-good time because of mainly really poor cell phone reception (obviously, this was not [...]

Recap: The New Taste of the Upper West Side 2012 – The Best of the West

This past Saturday was essentially a very busy weekend packed with so many activities to do in New York City. One of the better things to do, especially during the evening was The New Taste of the Upper West Side: 5th Annual The Best of the West. It showcases best restaurants and chefs of the [...]

Launch Party of Sheraton Social Hour

Earlier this week, I was invited to an exclusive party hosted by Sheraton Social Hour at 620 5th Avenue at the heart of Midtown, Manhattan.

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