Celebrate the Year of the Dog & Chinese History in NYC During MOCA Fest!

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Published on Tuesday, 23 January 2018 15:33

Written by Brad Balfour

The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), are launching MOCA Fest to ring in the Year of the Dog on the Chinese calendar with events throughout the city.

From the press release:

“The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) announces the launch of MOCA FEST 2018 to welcome the Year of the Dog and the start of year 4716 on the Chinese calendar. From now until March 3, MOCA will feature special Lunar New Year programs, speakers, exhibits, children’s activities, a Family Festival, walking tours of historic Chinatown, exclusive access to MOCA’s Collections, and the return of MOCA’s popular Night Market showcasing cuisine from famed Chinese American chefs.

All proceeds go towards supporting the Museum of Chinese in America, the only national museum in the U.S. dedicated to preserving and honoring the history and achievements of Chinese people in America, and teaching future generations about Chinese American heritage through its educational and outreach programs.

"For anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the historical and cultural foundations behind Lunar New Year, MOCA is the natural destination for finding these answers. We created MOCAFEST 2018 so that visitors of all ages can better appreciate the Lunar New Year holiday and what it means to New York City’s Chinatown, the Chinese American community and the Chinese diaspora as a whole,” said Nancy Yao Maasbach, president of Museum of Chinese in America.”

To learn more, go to: http://www.mocanyc.org/

MOCA Fest 2018
Jan 8 - March 3, 2018

Museum of Chinese in America
215 Centre Street
New York, NY 10013

Taste of the Nation NYC: Hot Dogs & A Good Cause

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Published on Wednesday, 26 April 2017 11:36

Written by Neil Wolfson

Arriving at Taste of the Nation NYC 2017, I was elated to find Walters Hotdogs of Mamaroneck serving from there truck at the entrance.  The venerable art deco pagoda was a regular culinary destination of my misspent youth in Westchester.

While waiting for my dog, I chatted with Danny Meyer, honorary chair of the benefit for the worthy No Kids Hungry charity. The restaurateur was pleased with the turnout and told me that he was awaiting upcoming reviews of his newly relocated  flagship Union Square Cafe.

Inside the multi level space, I feasted on offerings from more than 50 purveyors of food and drink. Standout dishes included a delicious gnochetti with rabbit ragout from Freek's Mill and and a toothsome "eggs and ham" deviled eggs with prosciutto di Parma from restaurant  Pig Bleeker.

Upstairs there was a casino, where the restaurant from the Empire Casino served buttery lobster ravioli and prime beef sliders.

Desserts included amazing strawberry and cream donuts from Underwest Donuts. Nobody left this splendid event hungry.

Experience the Future of Food at Food Loves Tech June 11-12, 2016

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Published on Monday, 06 June 2016 13:29

Written by Brad Balfour

Food Loves Tech — taking place from June 11-12, 2016, at The Waterfront (241 11th Ave at 27th St) — offers the chance to see, smell, touch and taste the technologies that are transforming our food culture. From farm drones and smart ovens to cultured meat and hyper-personalized coffee blends, attendees get to stroll through the food chain oftomorrow, while tasting and sipping from Edible‘s signature roster of local food and drink makers. Launched by the Edible Magazine family — with editions for Brooklyn, East End, Long Island, and Manhattan — embrace the future of flavor.

Enter a portal into the future, when food tech innovators, start-ups and thought leaders join with food aficionados and enthusiasts alike at the intersection of food and technology.

Discover the latest tech shaping our food via interactive installations, conversations and other immersive food experiences, both high tech and low — from 3-D printing and virtual reality to DIY food crafting and alt agriculture.

Partners and participants in this the food tech spectacular  are listed here:

• BeeHex 
• C-Fu Foods 
• Edenworks 
• EXO 
• Farmbot 
• Farmer’s Fridge 
• Gelzen 
• Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
• Grove 
• Home Grown Cricket Farms 
• Ingredient1 
• Juicebot 
• June Oven 
• Loliware 
• Oliso 
• One Hop Kitchen 
• Pryme Vessyl 
• Seedsheet 
• Sir Kensington’s and Smarty Pans
• 6Sensor Labs 
• AeroFarms
• Bartesian  

Featured chefs include José Andrés and Marcus Samuelsson and the Food Team at Google's #makefuturefood competition will be participating as well.

There will be a Food Tech Bazaar with Califia Farms, Eboost, Lavit, Le Fusion and Make My Cake.

Interactive dinner tickets are still available. Day-time tickets start at $35 (use code EDIBLEFLT), with discounts for buying a pair or a foursome. So bring a few friends and join the Edible team at this three-day event.

For more info go to: http://foodlovestech.com/

Food Loves Tech
June 11–12, 2016

The Waterfront
241 11th Ave (at 27th St), NYC