#NYCWFF: Grand Tasting
Day 1: The three-day-long Grand Tasting event officially kicked off on the west side of Manhattan. Upon walking into the event at Pier 57, all attendees were greeted with an empty wine glass with the mission, should they choose to accept it, to fill up on a variety of pours from around the globe. From France, to Spain to Italy, every part of the world was covered inside the... Read More
#NYCWFF Trucks & Train hosted by Andrew Zimmern
Ending the amazing 2012 New York City Wine & Food Festival was Trucks & Train, which boasted 25 food trucks that made a giant loop around Pier 36 overlooking the East River, and a performance by Grammy Award-winning band, Train! Highlights included Fun Buns NYC who served up a Pork Belly Bun braised in Taiwanese Spices; Korilla who served their famous Wonderbird... Read More
#NYCWFF Dale’s Dim Sum Party
Chef Dale Talde of TALDE, Thistle Hill Tavern and Pork Slope knows how to throw a bash. The popular Brooklyn chef invited some of his closest culinary friends to help throw “Dale’s Dim Sum Party,” a first-time event for the New York City Wine & Food Festival. Held at the Meatpacking District hotspot Buddakan. The party featured dishes from Musket Room’s chef Matt... Read More
#NYCWFF Whole Foods Market Sandwich Showdown with Food Network’s Sandwich King presented by The Corcoran Group
On Sunday, Whole Foods Market presented the 2nd annual Sandwich Showdown with Food Network’s Sandwich King, Jeff Mauro, Part of Local presented by Corcoran Group. At the event, over 15 of New York’s must-try, mouth-watering creations between bread battled it out for the chance to be crowned #1! From the simple sandwich lover to the most astute culinary aficionado, this sumptuous... Read More
#NYCWFF International Culinary Center presents Master Classes – Macaron Class with Francois Payard
Sunday morning after the meatballs and the madness, the tacos and the tequila, there was dessert perfection with Master Pastry Chef Francois Payard. Festival guests were given the opportunity to spend one-on-one time with Payard at the International Culinary Center for a hands-on macaron class. Payard walked guests through the process of creating his signature confections from... Read More
#NYCWFF Tacos & Tequila with Bobby Flay
Saturday night marked the third annual NYCWFF’s “Tacos & Tequila event,” hosted by Bobby Flay. Taco lovers were out in full force and the chefs did not disappoint! From beef tongue to oxtail to pastrami to bone marrow, the night was full of unique offerings. The Cooking Channel’s Lee Anne Wong had one of the longest lines of the night, receiving tons of praise... Read More
#NYCWFF Brooklyn’s Backyard presented by PURE LEAF™ hosted by Adam Richman
Brooklyn was definitely in full effect on Saturday evening as Travel Channel personality Adam Richman hosted NYCWFF’s Brooklyn Backyard event at One Hanson Place. Richman proved to be a fitting host since he not only loves great food, but is also a Brooklyn native. The nosh was prepared by Brooklyn staples, including a Minced Lemongrass Chicken Lettuce Wrap from Chef Dale... Read More
#NYCWFF Oyster Bash
On Saturday morning (well, early afternoon) we were excited to head to the Biergarten at The Standard for Oyster Bash, hosted by Ben Sargent (star of Cooking Channel’s “Hook, Line & Dinner”). There were more than 15,000 oysters donated for the event! The city’s best seafood restaurants and chefs were present, shucking away and serving up delicious bites for those... Read More
#NYCWFF Fun and Fit in the City
Fun and Fit in the City, hosted by Guy Fieri, was an action-packed event with an abundance of activities for kids and adults alike. Andrew Zimmern started the day with a live cooking demo, followed by Guy Fieri and Rachael Ray battling in a heated school lunch cook-off, where Ray ultimately took top honors. In the afternoon, Food Network personalities Sunny Anderson, Melissa... Read More
#NYCWFF Godiva Chocolatier presents #SWEET! Hosted by Sandra Lee with special guests
After a day of delicious savory items, we couldn’t wait to end the day celebrating in style at GODIVA presents SWEET! In honor of the fifth anniversary of NYCWFF some of the pastry chefs created unique, extravagant celebratory cakes. Duff Goldman‘s towering cake was only one of the many sweet-tooth inducing displays. Not being strangers to the SWEET event, the Bullfrogs... Read More
