In just shy of two week's time, the city will be flooded with food talent from around the globe at the annual New York City Wine & Food Festival, the Food Network-powered event that's a whirlwind weekend for the city's food professionals and eating amateurs. For the cost of one swanky meal (and often less), we can eat a button-bursting amount of gourmet goodies prepared by the channel's talent, in addition to notable chefs, producers and other industry folks.
Some of the weekend's festivities have sold out, but there's still a solid lineup of events in which to blow through a week's calories in two hours.
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If it's been ages since you visited NYC's OG food market, swing by the Chelsea Market Live event that's a throwback for more reasons than one: it's hosted by Tia Mowry, Tiffani Thiessen and Haylie Duff (okay so not all throwback). The trio are emcees for the walk-around tasting—fun fact: Food Network HQ is in the same building—with stops at Mokbar, Li-Lac Chocolates, Doughnuttery, Takumi Taco, Dizengoff and Seed + Mill, among others. Don't worry: they're stopping at the booze shops, too.
Tickets $105 // Thursday, October 13th at 8 p.m. // Chelsea Market
Chef and Food Network personality Anne Burrell is set to open a Mediterranean restaurant in Cobble Hill this fall and she'll also be hosting an Apertivo event at this year's fest. In Italy, apertivo are the tasty snacks enjoyed during happy hour, but this casual tasting event isn't limited to just one country. Snack on tapas from Spanish eateries Huertas and Boqueria; nosh on cheese from Murray's Cheese; and down festive bites from Pearl & Ash. Cocktails and wines will be poured as well.
Tickets $85 // Friday, October 14th at 6 p.m. // The Standard High Line Biergarten
New Nordic cuisine continues its upward swing as one of the world's great culinary giants. Get a taste at the Nordic Breakfast at Claus Agern's (he of Noma fame) new fine dining restaurant Agern, prepared by Executive Chef Gunnar Gíslason. Where a regular meal at the eatery could easily run you well beyond $100, this breakfast is an opportunity to discover the wonders of the Scandinavian breakfast—eggs, fish, dairy and porridges—without doing menu math while you eat.
Tickets $100 // Saturday, October 15th at 10:30 a.m. // Agern
The Koreatown Eats late night party is actually a fantastic deal for those who love Korean food and can stay up late enough to eat it. Hosted by authors and experts Deuki Hong and Matt Rodbard, this wild party features K-pop, Karaoke and a parade of delicious Korean eats, from stuffed dates to Gochu Ribs to Kalbi Meatballs and Kimchi Cheese Ramen. Tons of chefs, both Korean and not, will be cooking up foods inspired by the region, plus cocktails and lots of sochu flowing throughout.
Tickets $94 // Saturday October 15th at 10 p.m. // Union Fare
There are two hallmark events at every NYCWFF but the Grand Tasting is the bigger, crazier, oh-my-god-I-can't-eat-anymore event that's not to be missed. There are GTs on both Saturday and Sunday, both of which boast 130,000-square-feet of gastronomic bliss, including tastings, drinkings, talkings, readings and just about every activity associated with food. Well, not every.
Tickets $185 (Saturday and Sunday) // Noon - 6 p.m. on both days // Pier 94
