Joy of Sake
"The Joy of Sake" is a new annual festival celebrating Japan's famous drink. Several of New York City's top restaurants participate.…
Kosherfest
The annual Kosherfest has been held at the Javits Center, displaying kosher products. It hasn't always been held in New York City, but it seems to have settled in at the Javits Center.…
New York City International Pickle Day
New York City International Pickle Day was started by the Food Museum in 2001 and has since been an annual event. The Lower East Side used to have many pickle shops, but most of them are now gone.…
New York Culinary Festival
The first New York Culinary Festival (May 19-21, 2006) looks to herald an annual event. http://www.nyculinaryfestival.com/What is the New York Culinary Festival?It is a celebration of New York City…
Ninth Avenue International Food Festival
The Ninth Avenue International Food Festival has been held each May since 1974, from about 37th to 57th Streets. The festival reflects the international character of this avenue in Manhattan. In my…
Octo-Beer-Fest (Octoberfest + beer)
"OK to beer fest" is a pun on "Oktoberfest" that has been printed on several images. "Oktobeerfest" (or "Okto-beer-fest") has been printed on many images.…
Octobeerfest (Octoberfest + beer)
"OK to beer fest" is a pun on "Oktoberfest" that has been printed on several images. "Oktobeerfest" (or "Okto-beer-fest") has been printed on many images.…
OK-to-beer-fest (Oktoberfest)
"OK to beer fest" is a pun on "Oktoberfest" that has been printed on several images. "Oktobeerfest" (or "Okto-beer-fest") has been printed on many images.…
Okto-Beer-Fest (Oktoberfest + beer)
"OK to beer fest" is a pun on "Oktoberfest" that has been printed on several images. "Oktobeerfest" (or "Okto-beer-fest") has been printed on many images.…
Oktobeerfest (Oktoberfest + beer)
"OK to beer fest" is a pun on "Oktoberfest" that has been printed on several images. "Oktobeerfest" (or "Okto-beer-fest") has been printed on many images.…
Pancakes in the Park
"Pancakes in the Park" is a new festival with a catchy name. NYC ParksPancakes in the ParkSunday, Jun 25, 200611:00 am - 3:00 pmManhattan Come enjoy our old-fashioned pancake breakfast…
Restaurant Week ($19.92…$20.12)
"Restaurant Week" got started in 1992 (although it wasn't called that back then), when restaurants began charging $19.92 for meals. Restaurant Week was less than a week when it…
Singapore Chili Crab Festival
The Singapore Chili Crab Festival began in 2004. http://www.tigerbeer.us/newyork/history.php#Sunday,August 6th, Tiger Beer is proud to present the 3rd Annual Tiger Beer Singapore Chili Crab…
Sorrento Cheese Festival
New York has an annual Italian Cheesse Festival on Mulberry Street. http://www.gothamgazette.com/events/June 17, 2006Sorrento Cheese FestivalThe annual cheese festival in Little Italy features…
Taste of Chinatown
The "Taste of Chinatown" is a recent event. It was held in 2004 and 2005 and appears that it will be held annually. It features mostly Chinese food, of course.…
Taste of the Nation Brooklyn
Brooklyn is part of Share Our Strength's annual "Taste of the Nation" fundraising festival. http://www.gothamist.com/June 13: Taste of the Nation BrooklynGet a taste of the finest…
Taste of the Village
The "Taste of the Village" (Greenwich Village, of course) began in 2003. Greenwich Village has loads of restaurants you can visit every day; the "taste" is just a small taste.…
Taste of Times Square
The "Taste of Times Square" began in 1994 in, well, Times Square. It usually takes place on West 46th Street, between Broadway and Ninth Avenue (including Restaurant Row). The 2006…
Taste of Tribeca & Dine Around Downtown
Two new lower Manhattan food festivals are "Taste of Tribeca" (1994) and "Dine Around Downtown" (1997). Taste of Tribeca was once $15, but is (in 2005) $40 in advance and $45 on…
Turkey Day (Thanksgiving Day)
So much turkey is eaten on Thanksgiving Day tables that the holiday is often called "turkey day." "Turkey-day" was cited in a Boston (MA) newspaper in 1835 and "turkey…