Getting ready to cut up this 300lb behemoth.

Let’s get ready to rumble!!!!!

It’s actually more difficult than it looks.

Nothing like straddling a big piece of fish and hacking it down to size.

Separating the meat…

On to the cutting boards!

That was only the beginning, there’s much more fish to be had.

This year, the Hoboken Feast of the Madonna dei Martiri will be held from September 10 to 13 on Sinatra Drive in Hoboken, NJ.  There’s nothing like stuffing your face with Italian sausage sandwiches and cannolis while enjoying a view of the Manhattan skyline.  Here’s the schedule of events:

Thursday, Sept. 10

5:00 — 7:00: Heroes of the State (H.O.T.S.) — classic cock cover band

7:00 — 10:00: The Benjamins

8:30: Annual pizza-eating contest

Friday, Sept. 11

5:00 — 7:00: Monte’s Pythons — cover band, back by popular demand

7:00 – 11:00: Mirage, one of New Jersey’s most popular Italian-American wedding bands.

Saturday, Sept. 12

12:30 — 1:30: Johnny Maggio sings Sinatra, Bennett, Martin

1:30 — 2:30: R3 Bros., the area’s newest Italian-American sensation

2:30 — 3:30: Aaron Caruso — Unique show with songs from Sergio Franchi, Andrea Bocelli, Jerry Vale, and a special tribute to Mario Lanza

3:30 — 4:30: R3 Bros

4:30 — 5:30: Aaron Caruso

5:30 — 6:30: R3 Bros.

7:00 — 11:00: Oro Puro, “Sensational” Italian show band

8:30: Annual cannoli-eating contest

9:00: Fireworks Extravaganza

Sunday, Sept. 13

12:30 — 3:30: Jersey Kidz, New Jersey’s hottest young rock/power pop band

3:30 — 4:30: Hannah Montana as portrayed by Courtney Searle

4:30 — 5:30: Annual grape-stomp contest: Hoboken Police Dept. vs. Hoboken Fire Dept.

5:30 — 6:30: Krystal, Hoboken’s own rock band

6:30 — 7:30: The Bronx Wanderers — Tribute to Dion, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge and more

8:00 — 9:00: Lee Logan & The Legendary Drifters, singing The Drifters original hits “There Goes My Baby,” “Under The Boardwalk,” “This Magic Moment,” and more

9:00 — 10:00: The Bronx Wanderers

10:00: Grand 50/50 Raffle Drawing

Source

http://www.hobokenitalianfestival.com/

Here’s the way to do Guinness right!

1.  The bartender tilts a Guinness glass and fills it up to the bottom of the harp on the glass, about 3/4 full, by pulling the tap towards the body.  The perfect pour should be exactly 119.5 seconds. No more, no less.

2.  The glass is then set on the table to settle.  Don’t you dare touch the glass!  It’s only half way complete!

3.  Once settled, the bartender fills up the rest of the glass. This is accomplished by pushing the tap backward to control the flow.  The head should just barely rise above the lip of the glass.  Guinness should be served at 42.8 degrees Fahrenheit (6 degrees Celsius).

4.  Pick up your drink, raise the elbow of the drinking hand (like lifting your elbow to flap your arm like a chicken), move the pint towards your lips, block the head of foam with your upper lip and take
in the goodness.

5.  Once finished with the pint, order another.

Second Annual NYC Food Film Festival

• Date: June 14, 2008 (Sat) – June 20th, 2008 (Fri)
• Time: Opening ceremonies start at 8pm on June 14, food starts at 7:00PM (except Weds, June 18th, food starts at 7:30PM)
• Cost: Free admission, food will be available for purchase
• Location: Water Taxi Beach, Long Island City, Queens
• Website: http://www.nycfoodfilmfestival.com/index.html/
• Synopsis: The festival is a multi-sensory experience where filmgoers are able to watch food films then sample the food portrayed in those films.

…and it begins!

Empty stomach, check. Tickets, check.

I’m greeted by smoke and aroma of grilled chicken .

Looked like pork shoulder (aka pork butt) to me, but I’m not too sure.

Saucing up the pulled pork.

My first taste of the day, porchetta. So fatty, so delicious.

Buffalo Alligator.   Tastes just like chicken.  Seriously, if there was chicken in mix, I wouldn’t have been able to tell the meats apart.

Kobe Beef Quesadillas.

Seafood Paella. This is a sit down meal, not a walk in the middle of the crowded street meal.

Almost out of tickets and out of stomach room. Just enough for dessert.

The two last tickets well spent on Bread Pudding w/ Creme Anglaise.

~ Kin

This is a type of event to go with a group of people. When you’re by yourself or with another person, you can get full rather quickly. The worst part is you get so stuffed from just a few dishes that there’s no room left to try anything else! The advantage of going with a group is that everyone gets to sample the food by sharing. I didn’t have any room left for dessert. The crepes, cookies, and pies were all so tempting, but I was at my limit. Bummer.

Let the eating begin!

So that’s where Babe went.

Sausages

Clams on the halfshell

Greek burgers

Crepes

White corn arepa w/ beef, beans, and green sauce

Ribs from Spanky’s

I could use one of these.

This

Plus this

Equals this.

~ Kin