One of New York City’s most popular annual outdoor food festivals, Taste of Times Square, presented by the Times Square Alliance, is your chance to sample “tastes” of delicious signature dishes from Times Square’s best restaurants, enjoy classic New York street performers, catch top-notch local entertainment on three stages, and show off your hottest dance moves all evening with help from a swing band and free dancing lessons from Swing46.

Food fanatics and music fans have long known that “Taste of Times Square” represents a great gastronomic and entertainment value, offering an impressive range of top-quality international cuisine for dollars per dish, and a diverse variety of musical morsels for no cost whatsoever.

Event Details

Attended each year by thousands of food fans, Taste of Times Square takes over West 46th Street between Broadway and Ninth Avenue, including historic Restaurant Row, guaranteeing a fun-filled evening of fine food and entertainment. From salmon caviar blinis to ribs to paella, the festival’s offerings reflect the neighborhood’s status as the Crossroads of the World.

“Nowhere else can you find such a diversity of chefs and cuisine from all around the world as you can in Times Square,” says Times Square Alliance President Tim Tompkins, “and it is this that makes dining out in Times Square such an adventure.”

WHEN: Monday, June 8, 2009 from 5pm-8:30pm

WHERE: West 46th Street between Broadway and Ninth Avenue, including historic Restaurant Row.

ADMISSION: Admission to the festivities is free.

FOOD TICKETS

DAY OF EVENT

Taste of Times Square food tickets can be purchased at the event and are redeemable for “tastes” and beverages at each of the booths. The main ticket booth at 46th Street and Broadway opens at 3pm; other booths throughout the neighborhood at 5pm.

PRESALE

Want to avoid the lines? Tickets can also be purchased ahead of time at the Times Square Information Center beginning Friday, May 29th located at 7th Avenue, between 46th and 47th Streets.

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Love Tea? Love Coffee?  How about both?  If you live in the New York City area, this event is for you!  I went last year and I enjoyed trying out different teas and coffees from all over the world.

Event: 4th Annual Coffee And Tea Festival NYC

Date: April 18-19, 2009

Place: Metropolitan Pavilion 125 W. 18th St. New York, NY  10011

Time: April 18, 2009 11am-6pm, April 19, 2009 11am-5pm

Website: www.CoffeeAndTeaFestival.com

Tickets: $20 for a full day pass (buy tickets online in advance and save $5 by using promo code FESTIVAL)

Event Description: OPEN to PUBLIC and TRADE

As seen on the Food Network’s hit show “Unwrapped”

New York City gears up for the 4th Annual Coffee & Tea Festival. This international extravaganza is a two-day festival celebrating everything related to coffee and tea. The event will showcase local and national coffee and tea companies who will provide samples to attendees and will include two days of programming on various topics related to coffee and tea.  Goodie bags for first 1000 each day.

Press Release:

March 23, 2009 – New York, NY. Starfish Junction Productions, producer of Coffee and Tea Festival NYC, is getting ready to pump caffeine into the veins of New York City residents and festival attendees at the 4th Annual Coffee & Tea Festival: NYC. This international extravaganza is being held on Saturday and Sunday, April 18th and 19th, 2009 at the Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18 Street, New York, NY. The event is open to the public and the trade. www.CoffeeAndTeaFestival.com.

Selected as one of the 10 Best New York Events for April 2009, by www.10best.com, “the two day festival will be a celebration of everything related to coffee and tea,” said Lynda Calimano, Event Producer. “It is quite a unique show in that it is open to the public and the trade”, she added. The international lineup of exhibitors is sure to delight all that attend.

Included among the featured exhibitors for the 2009 show: Café La Paz, SerendipiTea, Omoma Coffee, Tay Tea, Tavalon, Jalima Coffee, Harney & Sons Tea, Green Mountain Coffee, Guayaki Yerba Mate, El Pedral Gourmet Coffee, Zen Green Tea Liqueur, Srina Tea, and Starbucks. The show will also feature some extraordinary products including Chip ‘n Dipped all natural cookies, Best Friends Cocoa, Biscottea, and Erica’s Rugelach.

With programming sponsored by Imbibe Magazine, the event offers two days of fun and interactive classes/lectures/demos from well-known industry pros and pioneers. Programming highlights include Coffee Cupping & Tasting hosted by Marcela Zuchovicki of Jalima Coffee; Afternoon Tea: Tips, Terms, and Traditions presented by tea authority, Ms. Ellen Easton; Home Roasting 101 presented by Donny Raus; Turkish Coffee & Culture presented by the Turkish Cultural Center; and two beautiful Korean tea ceremonies performed by Tea Master Yoon Hee Kim, U.S. Director for the Tea Culture Association of Korea and founding director of the Korean Tea Culture Foundation. Chef Melody, the Life Style and Chef/Food Reporter for the Saturday Home Show with Jerry Leen, heard every weekend on WOR Radio 710AM, will teach attendees how to think beyond the cup and incorporate coffee and tea into their favorite recipes.

The entire schedule of events and corresponding times can be found at the event website www.CoffeeAndTeaFestival.com. Attendance at the event programs is included in the nominal, $20 all-day-pass event admission fee.

Goodie bags will be distributed to the first 1000 attendees each day and will include samples from Adagio Teas, Celestial Seasonings, Chopsticks Magazine, Choice Organic Teas, The Tea House Times, Wholesome Sweetners, and others.

Tickets, which include sampling of the international lineup of coffee and tea exhibitors as well as attendance at the classes/seminars/demos, can be purchased at the event website: www.coffeeandteafestival.com.

The 2nd Annual New York Wine Expo is less than a month away.  Wine lovers out there better get your tickets fast.

The Grand Tasting is the centerpiece of the New York Wine Expo. It takes place in the Special Events Hall at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.

You won’t want to miss this opportunity to sample over 600 wines from around the world and meet the winemakers who produce them. Top winemakers and winery principles are on hand to speak directly about their wines and the wine making process as well as answer any questions you may have.

It’s easy to find your favorites as you navigate through the various countries and wine regions grouped together on the show floor. Taste the wines you know and love and find new favorites to add to your repertoire. You will also find the latest wine accessories and food companies at the Grand Tasting.

Your Admission To The New York Wine Expo Includes:

• As you walk into the Grand Tasting, you receive a souvenir glass that is yours to keep.
• You will also receive a 4-color glossy show program outlining all the exhibitors that are present and where to locate them, plus schedules for the guided tastings/seminars along with other show facts.

Grand Tasting

Friday Tickets (2/27/2009, 6PM – 10PM):  $75.00 through February 20, $85.00 at the door

Saturday Tickets (2/28/2009, 2PM-6PM):  $85.00 through February 20, $95.00 at the door

Sunday is reserved for trade only

Purchase tickets here

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

The 3rd Annual Coffee & Tea Festival is coming in a couple of weeks! Check out the details from the website:

Thousands will gather for this New York event in Manhattan’s beautiful Metropolitan Pavilion to celebrate everything related to coffee and tea. The Coffee & Tea Festival: NYC will bring coffee, tea and confectionary vendors together and introduce them to sophisticated enthusiasts. Within the 30,000 Square foot exhibit space, attendees will enjoy:

- Coffee and tea sampling
- Lectures / Classes
- Shopping
- Contests
- Demonstrations
- Art
- Java/Tea Lounge with music & entertainment
- Funds will be raised for the official event charity, Cup for Education

So come join us for the 3rd Annual Coffee & Tea Festival: NYC! Don’t be the only one to miss the gourmet coffees, herbal teas and more offered at this popular New York City event.

Here are the logistics:

• Date: Apr 12, 2008 (Sat) – Apr 13, 2008 (Sun)
• Time: Apr 12: 11am-6pm; Apr 13: 10am-5pm
• Cost: $20.00
• Location: Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011
• Website: www.coffeeandteafestival.com

~ Kin