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NYC Food Industry Meets at New York Restaurant Show 2025
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- Published on Tuesday, 25 February 2025 15:50
- Written by Brad Balfour
New York City is the bustling culinary melting pot of the world, and the New York Restaurant Show is where the industry meets. Running from March 23 to 25 at the Jacob K. Javits Center, the New York Restaurant Show has a massive exhibitor list with hundreds of vendors from food and beverage products, equipment, services, distributors, technology, and more. Discover the future of food in NYC.
The New York Restaurant Show was named one of Trade Show Executive Magazine’s Fastest 50 Growing Trade Shows in the US. The show provides an opportunity for people in the food industry to be seen and connect, whether they’re an independent owner, a quick-serve restaurant operator, chef, caterer, baker, bar or nightclub operator, hospital, hotel, or commercial food service personnel.
For restaurateurs and chefs looking to get a leg up, the NY Restaurant Show also features educational lectures and informative demonstrations as part of a three day education program.
In addition, the one and only acclaimed restaurateur, author and star of “Top Chef,” Tom Colicchio, will headline the Culinary Innovation Theater at 2 pm on Monday, March 24th. The master chef will showcase his culinary expertise and shares insights from his new book, “Why I Cook.” He will offer a glimpse into his thoughts on his plans as a chef, the future of restaurants, and his legacy.
Also, Melba Wilson, acclaimed chef, restaurateur and author, will headline the Culinary Innovation Theater at 2 pm on Tuesday, at the 2025 Restaurant Show. The event features this James Beard nominee, a true Harlem native, who embodies the essence of New York. She is one of the most successful African-American women in the restaurant and catering industries.
To learn more, go to: https://www.newyorkrestaurantshow.com
New York Restaurant Show
March 23 - 25, 2025
Javits Center
Vinexpo America & Summer Fancy Food Show: The Future of Wining & Dining
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- Published on Saturday, 22 June 2024 17:37
- Written by Brad Balfour
New York is the city that wines and dines, and these are the expos that will decide the future of both those activities. Vinexpo America at the Jacob Javits Center runs June 24 to the 25th and showcases the top buyers and sellers of wine and spirits. Featuring over 400 exhibitors from around the world, the show connects visitors with networking opportunities and demonstrations. The special Academy Sessions brings together visitors and top sommeliers for a first look and taste with specialty vineyards from around the world.
Also happening parallel to Vinexpo is the Summer Fancy Food Show. Running June 23 to the 25th, also at the Javits Center, the Summer Fancy Food Show is a celebration of specialty foods and the diverse group of people who make and bring them to market. Organized by the Specialty Food Association, the show features specialized pavilions with focus on areas such as sweets, delis, bakeries, plant-based foods, beverages, and more. When thousands of diverse makers, buyers, brokers, distributors, and other industry professionals come together under one roof, culinary magic happens.
Note: Vinexpo and The Fancy Food Shows are trade-only events. They are not open to the general public.
To learn more, go to: https://vinexpo-america.com/newfronthttps://www.specialtyfood.com/fancy-food-shows/summer/
Vinexpo America
June 24 - 25, 2024
Summer Fancy Food Show
June 23 - 25, 2024
Jacob Javits Center
Beer & Bites at NYC Brewfest
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- Published on Thursday, 20 April 2023 09:39
- Written by Brad Balfour
The world of craft brews and microbreweries has grown exponentially over the years and trying to sort out all of them is a daunting task. The NYC Brewfest is here to help! On April 22 at Manhattan’s Chelsea Industrial (535 West 28th Street), NYC Brewfest features a deluge of brewers including Destination Unknown Beer Co, Lasting Joy Brewery, Catskill Brewery, Montauk Brewing and more. You’ll be able to talk to crafters and brewers at the show and learn more about your favorite beverages. Tasty treats will also be available from Mozzarepas, Chavas Emapanadas, Taste of Poland, and even more eateries.
In addition to this Manhattan Brewfest there will also be events in Jersey City on May 5, Brooklyn on May 13, and Long Island on October 14. Come on down and sip, sup, and socialize at the NYC Brewfest.
To learn more, go to: https://beerfestnewyork.com/
NYC Brewfest
April 22, 2023
Chelsea Industrial
535 West 28th Street
New York, NY 10001
Gambero Rosso's Tre Bicchieri Wine Tasting Coming to NYC
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- Published on Wednesday, 08 March 2023 15:38
- Written by Brad Balfour
Attention wine connoisseurs in the restaurant and food industry, Gambero Rosso's Tre Bicchieri, an industry-only showcase of Italy's top 1% of wines is coming to NYC. Friday, March 10, at the Metropolitan Pavilion (125 W 18th St, New York, NY).
With Italy's highest-rated wines from hundreds of producers featured in the 2023 Vini d'Italia guide, this event is the premier trade-only tasting of Italian wines.
Gambero Rosso is perhaps best known in the United States as the publisher of the annual guide to Italian wines, the Vini d’Italia. Featuring more than just reviews of Italy’s finest wines, Vini d’Italia covers the brilliant, passionate individuals who devote their lives to winemaking. Today, more than 70 expert tasters comprise the team that blind-tastes 45,000+ wines annually, rating them on a scale of one to three glasses (bicchieri).
Tre Bicchieri U.S. Tour will also be coming to Miami, Florida on April 18th, and Austin, Texas on April 20th.
To learn more go to: https://gamberorosso.us/
Tre Bicchieri U.S. Tour
March 10, 2023
Metropolitan Pavilion
125 W 18th Street
New York, NY 10011
