"A meeting without food should be an email" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Any meeting without food should literally just be an email" was posted on…
"If you carve a pumpkin in September, it’s called premature ejackolantern" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Premature ejackolantern" is a portmanteau…
Cured meats are eaten by some people as a hangover cure. This was posted on X/Twitter by Chase on February 12, 2020, and received over 238,000 likes: "imagine being drunk as a vegan you gotta…
May 4th is Star Wars Day ("May the Fourth be with you") and May 5th is Cinco de Mayo. "May the 4th be with you. May the 5th be Cinco de Mayo" is a joke. "May the 5th be…
"Never trust someone who pours milk in their bowl before the cereal" is a saying that has been printed on several images. Most people pour the cereal in the bowl first, then the milk.…
The word "briefest" has nothing to do with a cheese festival (brie fest), but there are jokes. "*snort* just read briefest as Brie-fest. Like festival of cheese" was posted on…
The Summer Fancy Food Show has been an annual event for the trade since 1955. http://www.specialtyfood.com/do/fancyFoodShow/LocationsAndDatesThe National Association for the Specialty Food Trade is…
Slow Food USA has run an Apple Week in New York City. Historically, and "Apple Day" or "Apple Week" has occurred around Halloween on October 31.…
The "Big Apple Barbecue Block Party" began in 2003 and looks to be an annual event. Barbecue and New York City don't have a long relationship, but in the past few years several…
"Glou glou" is French for "glug glug." A "glou glou wine" is a wine that can be consumer easily in large quantities. "Mussollini's favorite wine glou glou…
The Blues, Barbecue and Fireworks Festival was started by the Hudson River Park Trust in 2000. http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=24819Sunday, Aug 28th,…
"Brooklyn Eats!" began in 1997 with a borough dining guide and a few restaurants providing samples. It's now become a large annual event.…
It's been declared that New Year's Day in New York was once called "Cake Day." I went through several databases of New York material without finding s single citation for…
Since 1998, New York has held a Chocolate Show. The Big Apple becomes a little sweeter -- a Big Bonbon, perhaps? http://www.chocolateshow.com/home.php?titre=6&id_code=26The Chocolate Show in…
The ultra-expensive restaurants of the Time Warner Center (Columbus Circle) organized a first "Circle of Taste" in 2005. This could become an annual charity event.…
City Bakery (3 West 18th Street) has held an annual "Hot Chocolate Festival" since the early 1990s. http://www.hot-chocolate-festival.com/directions.phpThe City Bakery is located at 3…
The Coffee & Tea Festival at the Metropolitan Pavilion is another new food festival. http://www.everything4coffeeandtea.com/Metropolitan Pavilion125 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011…
The Hudson River Foundation has been sponsoring a "Crab Crunch" since 2000. A "crab crunch" is the crab version of a "clam bake" or "fish fry." Westchester…
The Eldridge Street Project celebrates both the Jewish culture of the Lower East Side and the Chinese culture of Chinatown with an annual "Egg Rolls and Egg Creams Block Party." Nice…
The annual Feast With Famous Faces started in 1992. Top chefs prepare signature dishes for charity. (The 2006 event has not been announced on the website as of this posting.)…